Latin America and the Caribbean Population Pyramid 2030
Year
2030Latin America and the Caribbean in 2030
By 2030, the population of Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to reach 687,743,396. Compared with 2020, when the projection stands at 646,729,384, that represents growth of 6.3% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 34.6 years, Latin America and the Caribbean would have a youth dependency ratio of 30.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 |
