Latin America and the Caribbean Population Pyramid 1996
Year
1996Latin America and the Caribbean in 1996
As of 1996, Latin America and the Caribbean counted 490,233,949 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1986, the population was 409,041,734; it has grown by 19.8% since.
The median age was 23.2 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 55.7 children under 15 and 8.4 people aged 65 or over. 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 |





