Latin America and the Caribbean Population Pyramid 1990
Year
1990Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990
The population of Latin America and the Caribbean in 1990 was 441,884,656. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 22.6%, up from 360,493,167 in 1980.
With a median age of 21.7 years, Latin America and the Caribbean had a youth dependency ratio of 61.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.8 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





