Subregions in Latin America and the Caribbean by population (2024)

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# Region Population
(2024)
Yearly
Change
Net
Change
Density
(P/Km²)
Area
(Km²)
Migrants
(net)
Fert.
Rate
Med.
Age
Urban
Pop %
World
Share
1 South America 435,611,302 0.6 % 2,587,12725 17,461,112 -153,094 1.7 33 88.1 % 5.3 %
2 Central America 183,409,960 0.99 % 1,791,88675 2,452,270 -140,255 1.968 28 80.5 % 2.2 %
3 Caribbean 44,444,810 0.44 % 195,543197 225,996 -89,595 1.97 32 75.9 % 0.5 %

World Population by Region in 1950

#RegionPopulation
(1950)
World
Share
1 Asia 1,368,075,415 54.9 %
2 Europe 548,867,473 22 %
3 Africa 227,776,419 9.1 %
4 Northern America 168,009,338 6.7 %
5 Latin America and the Caribbean 167,782,158 6.7 %
6 Oceania 12,582,044 0.5 %

World Population by Region in 2050

#RegionPopulation
(2050)
World
Share
1 Asia 5,280,378,401 54.6 %
2 Africa 2,466,647,618 25.5 %
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 730,056,747 7.6 %
4 Europe 703,027,759 7.3 %
5 Northern America 426,579,885 4.4 %
6 Oceania 57,688,178 0.6 %