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

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# Region Population
(2023)
Yearly
Change
Net
Change
Density
(P/Km²)
Area
(Km²)
Migrants
(net)
Fert.
Rate
Med.
Age
Urban
Pop %
World
Share
1 South America 439,719,008 0.66 % 2,902,40125 17,461,112 -19,081 1.79 32 86.4 % 5.5 %
2 Central America 180,643,728 0.88 % 1,583,36974 2,452,270 -84,017 1.9 28 80.5 % 2.2 %
3 Caribbean 44,634,385 0.55 % 242,278198 225,996 -58,702 2.019 32 74.7 % 0.6 %

World Population by Region in 1950

#RegionPopulation
(1950)
World
Share
1 Asia 1,379,048,370 55.2 %
2 Europe 549,721,718 22 %
3 Africa 227,549,258 9.1 %
4 Latin America and the Caribbean 168,335,846 6.7 %
5 Northern America 162,089,353 6.5 %
6 Oceania 12,577,612 0.5 %

World Population by Region in 2050

#RegionPopulation
(2050)
World
Share
1 Asia 5,292,947,571 54.5 %
2 Africa 2,485,135,539 25.6 %
3 Latin America and the Caribbean 749,168,715 7.7 %
4 Europe 703,007,486 7.2 %
5 Northern America 421,397,985 4.3 %
6 Oceania 57,834,465 0.6 %