Central America Population (2024)

Population now

52,568,295

Male:	25,885,602	(49.24 %)
Female:	26,683,954	(50.76 %)

Births in 2024:	1,264,800
Deaths in 2024:	342,963

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	73.32 years
Female:	79.31 years
Total:	76.32 years
Median Age:	26.18 years

Birth Rate:	19.14
Death Rate:	5.19
Growth Rate:	2.69 %
Fertility Rate:	2.29

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Central America Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	13M	7M	7M	1.01	1.84%	48.00	16.90	6.89	50.03	48.70	51.42	16.22	33.81%	25.32
1961	14M	7M	7M	1.01	1.90%	47.52	16.40	6.86	50.64	49.28	52.06	16.08	34.26%	26.09
1962	14M	7M	7M	1.01	1.95%	47.02	15.92	6.82	51.24	49.86	52.69	15.95	34.70%	26.89
1963	15M	7M	7M	1.01	2.01%	46.50	15.46	6.78	51.84	50.41	53.33	15.83	35.16%	27.71
1964	15M	8M	7M	1.01	2.06%	45.98	15.01	6.73	52.42	50.96	53.95	15.75	35.69%	28.55
1965	15M	8M	8M	1.01	2.12%	45.47	14.58	6.67	52.99	51.48	54.57	15.73	36.13%	29.41
1966	16M	8M	8M	1.01	2.17%	44.98	14.17	6.62	53.55	52.00	55.18	15.67	36.57%	30.28
1967	16M	8M	8M	1.01	2.23%	44.51	13.77	6.55	54.11	52.50	55.79	15.66	37.02%	31.16
1968	17M	8M	8M	1.01	2.29%	44.06	13.39	6.48	54.66	53.01	56.40	15.69	37.47%	32.05
1969	17M	9M	9M	1.01	2.35%	43.65	13.03	6.40	55.21	53.50	57.01	15.75	37.92%	32.96
1970	18M	9M	9M	1.01	2.41%	43.27	12.68	6.33	55.75	53.98	57.62	15.82	38.38%	33.87
1971	18M	9M	9M	1.01	2.48%	42.93	12.35	6.26	56.28	54.45	58.22	15.86	38.79%	34.79
1972	19M	9M	9M	1.01	2.54%	42.62	12.04	6.18	56.79	54.89	58.82	15.93	39.22%	35.72
1973	19M	10M	10M	1.01	2.61%	42.35	11.74	6.11	57.29	55.30	59.40	16.00	39.65%	36.67
1974	20M	10M	10M	1.01	2.67%	42.09	11.47	6.04	57.76	55.68	59.97	16.09	40.05%	37.63
1975	20M	10M	10M	1.01	2.73%	41.83	11.21	5.96	58.21	56.04	60.53	16.17	40.44%	38.60
1976	21M	10M	10M	1.01	2.79%	41.56	10.96	5.89	58.65	56.37	61.09	16.23	40.82%	39.59
1977	21M	11M	11M	1	2.85%	41.27	10.72	5.81	59.07	56.69	61.64	16.29	41.21%	40.61
1978	22M	11M	11M	1	2.91%	40.93	10.48	5.73	59.50	57.00	62.19	16.35	41.59%	41.65
1979	22M	11M	11M	1	2.96%	40.56	10.24	5.65	59.92	57.31	62.74	16.41	41.98%	42.71
1980	23M	11M	11M	1	3.02%	40.12	9.99	5.56	60.36	57.65	63.30	16.48	42.36%	43.79
1981	24M	12M	12M	1	3.08%	39.63	9.72	5.46	60.84	58.03	63.87	16.53	42.75%	44.90
1982	24M	12M	12M	1	3.14%	39.09	9.45	5.36	61.34	58.46	64.45	16.59	43.14%	46.04
1983	25M	12M	12M	1	3.21%	38.52	9.16	5.25	61.87	58.93	65.05	16.66	43.52%	47.19
1984	25M	13M	13M	0.99	3.28%	37.92	8.86	5.14	62.44	59.44	65.66	16.73	43.91%	48.37
1985	26M	13M	13M	0.99	3.36%	37.31	8.55	5.03	63.03	60.00	66.27	16.81	44.35%	49.56
1986	27M	13M	13M	0.99	3.45%	36.72	8.25	4.93	63.64	60.59	66.88	16.90	44.79%	50.76
1987	27M	14M	14M	0.99	3.55%	36.16	7.95	4.82	64.25	61.20	67.49	17.01	45.23%	51.99
1988	28M	14M	14M	0.99	3.65%	35.65	7.67	4.73	64.86	61.81	68.08	17.12	45.67%	53.23
1989	29M	14M	14M	0.99	3.75%	35.16	7.40	4.64	65.45	62.40	68.65	17.22	46.09%	54.50
1990	29M	15M	15M	0.99	3.85%	34.72	7.16	4.56	66.01	62.98	69.19	17.33	46.53%	55.80
1991	30M	15M	15M	0.99	3.94%	34.30	6.94	4.48	66.56	63.52	69.71	17.47	47.00%	57.13
1992	31M	15M	15M	0.98	4.03%	33.87	6.74	4.40	67.07	64.04	70.21	17.60	47.47%	58.47
1993	31M	16M	16M	0.98	4.11%	33.44	6.55	4.32	67.56	64.54	70.68	17.73	48.04%	59.83
1994	32M	16M	16M	0.98	4.16%	32.97	6.39	4.24	68.02	65.00	71.14	17.86	48.65%	61.19
1995	33M	16M	17M	0.98	4.21%	32.47	6.23	4.15	68.47	65.44	71.57	18.00	49.24%	62.56
1996	33M	17M	17M	0.98	4.23%	31.92	6.10	4.06	68.89	65.86	71.99	18.15	49.82%	63.93
1997	34M	17M	17M	0.98	4.25%	31.34	5.97	3.96	69.30	66.26	72.39	18.31	50.39%	65.30
1998	35M	17M	18M	0.98	4.25%	30.73	5.85	3.86	69.69	66.65	72.77	18.48	50.95%	66.67
1999	36M	18M	18M	0.97	4.24%	30.10	5.74	3.77	70.06	67.02	73.14	18.65	51.40%	68.04
2000	36M	18M	18M	0.97	4.21%	29.45	5.65	3.67	70.42	67.37	73.49	18.83	51.83%	69.42
2001	37M	18M	19M	0.97	4.18%	28.80	5.56	3.57	70.75	67.69	73.81	19.04	52.27%	70.78
2002	38M	19M	19M	0.97	4.12%	28.13	5.49	3.47	71.06	67.99	74.12	19.29	52.74%	72.11
2003	38M	19M	20M	0.97	4.06%	27.46	5.43	3.37	71.34	68.26	74.40	19.53	53.20%	73.41
2004	39M	19M	20M	0.97	3.99%	26.81	5.37	3.27	71.60	68.51	74.67	19.78	53.66%	74.70
2005	40M	20M	20M	0.97	3.91%	26.19	5.33	3.18	71.85	68.75	74.93	20.03	54.11%	75.98
2006	40M	20M	21M	0.97	3.83%	25.59	5.30	3.09	72.10	68.98	75.19	20.31	54.57%	77.26
2007	41M	20M	21M	0.97	3.76%	25.04	5.26	3.01	72.35	69.21	75.45	20.59	55.03%	78.54
2008	42M	21M	21M	0.97	3.69%	24.52	5.23	2.94	72.61	69.46	75.72	20.88	55.54%	79.82
2009	42M	21M	22M	0.97	3.62%	24.04	5.20	2.87	72.88	69.71	76.00	21.17	56.04%	81.08
2010	43M	21M	22M	0.97	3.57%	23.61	5.17	2.81	73.15	69.99	76.28	21.47	56.54%	82.34
2011	44M	22M	22M	0.97	3.51%	23.21	5.15	2.75	73.43	70.26	76.57	21.78	57.03%	83.60
2012	44M	22M	23M	0.97	3.46%	22.85	5.12	2.70	73.71	70.54	76.85	22.09	57.51%	84.84
2013	45M	22M	23M	0.97	3.42%	22.52	5.10	2.65	73.98	70.81	77.11	22.40	57.99%	86.09
2014	46M	23M	23M	0.97	3.36%	22.20	5.09	2.61	74.24	71.07	77.37	22.71	58.47%	87.35
2015	46M	23M	24M	0.97	3.31%	21.90	5.08	2.57	74.49	71.33	77.60	23.03	58.95%	88.60
2016	47M	23M	24M	0.97	3.25%	21.60	5.08	2.53	74.72	71.57	77.82	23.35	59.42%	89.85
2017	48M	23M	24M	0.97	3.18%	21.30	5.09	2.50	74.94	71.80	78.03	23.68	59.89%	91.11
2018	48M	24M	25M	0.97	3.13%	21.01	5.09	2.46	75.16	72.04	78.24	24.01	60.35%	92.37
2019	49M	24M	25M	0.97	3.06%	20.71	5.10	2.43	75.37	72.26	78.43	24.38	60.81%	93.61
2020	50M	24M	25M	0.97	2.98%	20.40	5.12	2.40	75.58	72.48	78.62	24.75	61.27%	94.85
2021	50M	25M	26M	0.97	2.99%	20.40	5.11	2.40	75.58	72.48	78.62	25.10	61.73%	96.07
2022	51M	25M	26M	0.97	3.00%	20.42	5.11	2.40	75.58	72.48	78.61	25.46	62.18%	97.39
2023	52M	25M	26M	0.97	2.76%	19.45	5.17	2.32	76.14	73.11	79.14	25.82	62.62%	98.71
2024	52M	26M	27M	0.97	2.69%	19.14	5.19	2.29	76.32	73.32	79.31	26.18	63.06%	100.02

Central America Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	53M	26M	27M	0.97	2.61%	18.82	5.21	2.26	76.51	73.54	79.49	26.54	63.51%	101.32
2026	54M	26M	27M	0.97	2.53%	18.52	5.24	2.24	76.70	73.74	79.65	26.89	63.94%	102.61
2027	54M	27M	28M	0.97	2.46%	18.23	5.27	2.22	76.88	73.95	79.81	27.24	64.38%	103.88
2028	55M	27M	28M	0.97	2.38%	17.92	5.30	2.20	77.07	74.16	79.97	27.60	64.82%	105.14
2029	56M	27M	28M	0.97	2.31%	17.62	5.33	2.18	77.26	74.37	80.14	27.96	65.25%	106.39
2030	56M	28M	29M	0.97	2.23%	17.32	5.36	2.16	77.44	74.58	80.30	28.32	65.69%	107.61
2031	57M	28M	29M	0.97	2.16%	17.06	5.40	2.14	77.62	74.78	80.45	28.67	66.12%	108.81
2032	58M	28M	29M	0.97	2.08%	16.79	5.45	2.12	77.80	74.98	80.60	29.03	66.56%	109.99
2033	58M	29M	30M	0.97	2.01%	16.53	5.49	2.11	77.98	75.19	80.76	29.39	66.99%	111.15
2034	59M	29M	30M	0.97	1.94%	16.26	5.54	2.09	78.16	75.39	80.91	29.75	67.43%	112.28
2035	59M	29M	30M	0.97	1.87%	15.99	5.58	2.07	78.34	75.60	81.06	30.11	67.85%	113.40
2036	60M	30M	30M	0.97	1.80%	15.77	5.64	2.06	78.51	75.80	81.21	30.46	68.29%	114.49
2037	61M	30M	31M	0.97	1.73%	15.54	5.70	2.04	78.68	76.00	81.35	30.80	68.71%	115.56
2038	61M	30M	31M	0.97	1.65%	15.31	5.77	2.03	78.85	76.20	81.49	31.15	69.14%	116.61
2039	62M	30M	31M	0.97	1.59%	15.08	5.83	2.01	79.03	76.40	81.64	31.50	69.56%	117.64
2040	62M	31M	31M	0.97	1.53%	14.85	5.88	2.00	79.20	76.60	81.78	31.86	69.98%	118.64
2041	63M	31M	32M	0.97	1.46%	14.66	5.96	1.99	79.37	76.79	81.92	32.18	70.40%	119.62
2042	63M	31M	32M	0.97	1.40%	14.48	6.03	1.97	79.53	76.99	82.05	32.52	70.82%	120.58
2043	64M	31M	32M	0.97	1.34%	14.28	6.11	1.96	79.70	77.18	82.19	32.85	71.23%	121.51
2044	64M	32M	32M	0.97	1.28%	14.09	6.18	1.95	79.86	77.38	82.33	33.19	71.64%	122.41
2045	65M	32M	33M	0.97	1.22%	13.90	6.26	1.94	80.03	77.58	82.47	33.53	72.05%	123.29
2046	65M	32M	33M	0.97	1.17%	13.73	6.34	1.93	80.19	77.76	82.60	33.85	72.45%	124.16
2047	65M	32M	33M	0.98	1.11%	13.57	6.42	1.92	80.35	77.96	82.73	34.17	72.85%	124.99
2048	66M	33M	33M	0.98	1.06%	13.40	6.51	1.91	80.51	78.15	82.86	34.51	73.25%	125.80
2049	66M	33M	34M	0.98	1.01%	13.24	6.59	1.90	80.68	78.34	83.00	34.85	73.65%	126.58
2050	67M	33M	34M	0.98	0.96%	13.07	6.67	1.89	80.84	78.53	83.13	35.19	74.04%	127.34

Highest City Population in Central America (mid 2024)

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Rank	City	Country	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Guatemala City	Guatemala	3,049,890	994,938
2	Panama City	Panama	1,948,221	408,168
3	Tegucigalpa	Honduras	1,538,007	850,848
4	San Jose	Costa Rica	1,446,242	31,430
5	San Salvador	El Salvador	1,112,048	525,990
6	Managua	Nicaragua	1,085,621	973,087
7	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	963,076	801,259
8	Alajuela	Costa Rica	401,931	47,494
9	Heredia	Costa Rica	349,048	21,947

Map of Central America

All Continents

Asia4720M

Africa1450M

Europe744M

North America511M

South America444M

Central America52M

Oceania46M

Caribbean44M

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