Latin America and the Caribbean Population Pyramid 2031
Year
2031Latin America and the Caribbean in 2031
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Latin America and the Caribbean at 691,312,953 in 2031. Ten years before, in 2021, the projected population is 650,465,290 — 6.3% lower.
With a projected median age of 35.0 years, Latin America and the Caribbean would have a youth dependency ratio of 29.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 18.0 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 |
