Northern America Population Pyramid 1960

Northern America
1960
Population: 198,252,648

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Northern America in 1960

The population of Northern America in 1960 was 198,252,648. That is 18.0% more than in 1950, when the population stood at 168,009,338. With a median age of 28.9 years, Northern America had a youth dependency ratio of 52.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 14.6 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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