Latin America and the Caribbean Population Pyramid 1989
Year
1989Latin America and the Caribbean in 1989
In 1989, Latin America and the Caribbean had a total population of 433,640,834 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 23.0%, up from 352,587,367 in 1979.
The median age was 21.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 62.5 children under 15 and 7.7 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Latin America and the Caribbean had on average 2.59 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 69.6 years in 2023: 71.5 for women and 67.8 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
16,939,632 immigrants live in Latin America and the Caribbean.
| Venezuela | 6,806,117 |
| Colombia | 1,510,607 |
| United States of America | 1,244,780 |
| Haiti | 993,632 |
| Paraguay | 588,777 |
48,170,467 people born in Latin America and the Caribbean live in other countries.
| United States of America | 26,406,454 |
| Spain | 4,101,340 |
| Colombia | 2,972,873 |
| Peru | 1,737,912 |
| Argentina | 1,574,294 |





