Total population in Latin America and the Caribbean (1975 - 2025)

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Latin America and the Caribbean51 years of dataUNdata
Historical Trend

Total population over time

Year-by-Year Data
YearValueChange% Change
2025667.89M persons+4.42M persons+0.67%
2024663.47M persons+4.57M persons+0.69%
2023658.89M persons+4.52M persons+0.69%
2022654.37M persons+3.90M persons+0.60%
2021650.47M persons+3.74M persons+0.58%
2020646.73M persons+4.53M persons+0.71%
2019642.20M persons+5.18M persons+0.81%
2018637.01M persons+5.44M persons+0.86%
2017631.58M persons+5.65M persons+0.90%
2016625.92M persons+5.88M persons+0.95%
2015620.04M persons+6.03M persons+0.98%
2014614.02M persons+6.18M persons+1.02%
2013607.84M persons+6.26M persons+1.04%
2012601.58M persons+6.33M persons+1.06%
2011595.24M persons+6.33M persons+1.08%
2010588.91M persons+6.36M persons+1.09%
2009582.55M persons+6.50M persons+1.13%
2008576.05M persons+6.58M persons+1.16%
2007569.47M persons+6.61M persons+1.17%
2006562.85M persons+6.64M persons+1.19%
2005556.21M persons+6.72M persons+1.22%
2004549.49M persons+6.81M persons+1.25%
2003542.69M persons+6.95M persons+1.30%
2002535.74M persons+7.12M persons+1.35%
2001528.63M persons+7.30M persons+1.40%
2000521.32M persons+7.55M persons+1.47%
1999513.77M persons+7.80M persons+1.54%
1998505.97M persons+7.87M persons+1.58%
1997498.10M persons+7.86M persons+1.60%
1996490.23M persons+7.92M persons+1.64%
1995482.31M persons+7.99M persons+1.68%
1994474.32M persons+8.01M persons+1.72%
1993466.31M persons+8.09M persons+1.77%
1992458.22M persons+8.14M persons+1.81%
1991450.08M persons+8.19M persons+1.85%
1990441.88M persons+8.24M persons+1.90%
1989433.64M persons+8.22M persons+1.93%
1988425.43M persons+8.21M persons+1.97%
1987417.22M persons+8.18M persons+2.00%
1986409.04M persons+8.18M persons+2.04%
1985400.87M persons+8.20M persons+2.09%
1984392.67M persons+8.19M persons+2.13%
1983384.48M persons+8.10M persons+2.15%
1982376.37M persons+7.96M persons+2.16%
1981368.41M persons+7.92M persons+2.20%
1980360.49M persons+7.91M persons+2.24%
1979352.59M persons+7.84M persons+2.27%
1978344.75M persons+7.75M persons+2.30%
1977336.99M persons+7.61M persons+2.31%
1976329.39M persons+7.48M persons+2.32%
1975321.91M persons
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