| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 22 Sep 2024 |
The current population of Latin America and the Caribbean is 664,769,265 as of October 14, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Latin America and the Caribbean is projected at 663,466,072, or 663.5 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Latin America and the Caribbean is projected at 658,891,517, or 658.9 million, for the year 2023. Latin America and the Caribbean will add 67 million more before reaching a peak in 2053, with 730.78 million people.
Latin America and the Caribbean account for 8.13 percent of the world population. Its global share was maximum in 2002 (8.45%) and is projected to decrease to 6.03 percent at the end of the century.
Latin America and the Caribbean have a population growth rate of 0.68% for 2024. The population growth peaked in 1961 with an annual growth rate of 2.76%. The population growth rate was above 2% in the period 1950–1985.
The annual increase of Latin America and the Caribbean population in 2024 is 4.52 million. The net increase of the population per year peaked in 1990 with almost 8.29 million.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 661,207,205 | 663,466,072 | 4,517,734 | 0.681 | 8.13 |
| 2025 | 665,724,939 | 667,888,552 | 4,327,226 | 0.648 | 8.11 |
| 2026 | 670,052,165 | 672,135,561 | 4,166,793 | 0.620 | 8.10 |
| 2027 | 674,218,958 | 676,242,123 | 4,046,331 | 0.598 | 8.08 |
| 2028 | 678,265,289 | 680,211,414 | 3,892,250 | 0.572 | 8.06 |
| 2029 | 682,157,539 | 684,041,745 | 3,768,412 | 0.551 | 8.04 |
| 2030 | 685,925,951 | 687,743,397 | 3,634,891 | 0.529 | 8.03 |
| 2031 | 689,560,842 | 691,312,953 | 3,504,223 | 0.507 | 8.01 |
| 2032 | 693,065,065 | 694,747,549 | 3,364,969 | 0.484 | 7.99 |
| 2033 | 696,430,034 | 698,044,237 | 3,228,406 | 0.462 | 7.97 |
| 2034 | 699,658,440 | 701,205,836 | 3,094,793 | 0.441 | 7.95 |
| 2035 | 702,753,233 | 704,227,204 | 2,947,943 | 0.419 | 7.93 |
| 2036 | 705,701,176 | 707,097,628 | 2,792,904 | 0.395 | 7.90 |
| 2037 | 708,494,080 | 709,812,916 | 2,637,671 | 0.372 | 7.88 |
| 2038 | 711,131,751 | 712,378,596 | 2,493,690 | 0.350 | 7.86 |
| 2039 | 713,625,441 | 714,786,713 | 2,322,544 | 0.325 | 7.84 |
| 2040 | 715,947,985 | 717,030,336 | 2,164,703 | 0.302 | 7.81 |
| 2041 | 718,112,688 | 719,105,583 | 1,985,789 | 0.276 | 7.79 |
| 2042 | 720,098,477 | 721,007,171 | 1,817,387 | 0.252 | 7.76 |
| 2043 | 721,915,864 | 722,733,889 | 1,636,049 | 0.226 | 7.74 |
| 2044 | 723,551,913 | 724,286,047 | 1,468,267 | 0.203 | 7.71 |
| 2045 | 725,020,180 | 725,664,821 | 1,289,282 | 0.178 | 7.69 |
| 2046 | 726,309,462 | 726,872,065 | 1,125,206 | 0.155 | 7.66 |
| 2047 | 727,434,668 | 727,916,664 | 963,993 | 0.132 | 7.63 |
| 2048 | 728,398,661 | 728,798,615 | 799,907 | 0.110 | 7.61 |
| 2049 | 729,198,568 | 729,507,269 | 617,402 | 0.085 | 7.58 |
| 2050 | 729,815,970 | 730,056,747 | 481,553 | 0.066 | 7.55 |
| 2051 | 730,297,523 | 730,453,900 | 312,753 | 0.043 | 7.53 |
| 2052 | 730,610,276 | 730,692,838 | 165,124 | 0.023 | 7.50 |
| 2053 | 730,775,400 | 730,775,264 | -273 | 0.000 | 7.47 |
| 2054 | 730,775,127 | 730,698,842 | -152,570 | -0.021 | 7.45 |
| 2055 | 730,622,557 | 730,474,642 | -295,829 | -0.040 | 7.42 |
| 2056 | 730,326,728 | 730,104,228 | -445,001 | -0.061 | 7.39 |
| 2057 | 729,881,727 | 729,585,210 | -593,034 | -0.081 | 7.36 |
| 2058 | 729,288,693 | 728,928,751 | -719,884 | -0.099 | 7.34 |
| 2059 | 728,568,809 | 728,133,598 | -870,421 | -0.120 | 7.31 |
| 2060 | 727,698,388 | 727,195,657 | -1,005,463 | -0.138 | 7.28 |
| 2061 | 726,692,925 | 726,127,671 | -1,130,509 | -0.156 | 7.25 |
| 2062 | 725,562,416 | 724,931,399 | -1,262,035 | -0.174 | 7.22 |
| 2063 | 724,300,381 | 723,606,995 | -1,386,772 | -0.192 | 7.19 |
| 2064 | 722,913,609 | 722,160,921 | -1,505,376 | -0.208 | 7.16 |
| 2065 | 721,408,233 | 720,589,569 | -1,637,328 | -0.227 | 7.13 |
| 2066 | 719,770,905 | 718,893,814 | -1,754,183 | -0.244 | 7.10 |
| 2067 | 718,016,722 | 717,084,490 | -1,864,465 | -0.260 | 7.07 |
| 2068 | 716,152,257 | 715,163,505 | -1,977,504 | -0.277 | 7.04 |
| 2069 | 714,174,753 | 713,131,083 | -2,087,340 | -0.293 | 7.01 |
| 2070 | 712,087,413 | 710,988,375 | -2,198,077 | -0.309 | 6.98 |
| 2071 | 709,889,336 | 708,741,422 | -2,295,829 | -0.324 | 6.95 |
| 2072 | 707,593,507 | 706,395,413 | -2,396,188 | -0.339 | 6.91 |
| 2073 | 705,197,319 | 703,947,365 | -2,499,907 | -0.355 | 6.88 |
| 2074 | 702,697,412 | 701,403,932 | -2,586,960 | -0.369 | 6.85 |
| 2075 | 700,110,452 | 698,771,015 | -2,678,873 | -0.383 | 6.82 |
| 2076 | 697,431,579 | 696,049,054 | -2,765,051 | -0.397 | 6.78 |
| 2077 | 694,666,528 | 693,237,713 | -2,857,629 | -0.412 | 6.75 |
| 2078 | 691,808,899 | 690,336,047 | -2,945,705 | -0.427 | 6.72 |
| 2079 | 688,863,194 | 687,350,875 | -3,024,639 | -0.440 | 6.69 |
| 2080 | 685,838,555 | 684,287,677 | -3,101,755 | -0.453 | 6.65 |
| 2081 | 682,736,800 | 681,150,892 | -3,171,817 | -0.466 | 6.62 |
| 2082 | 679,564,983 | 677,950,245 | -3,229,476 | -0.476 | 6.59 |
| 2083 | 676,335,507 | 674,691,980 | -3,287,053 | -0.487 | 6.56 |
| 2084 | 673,048,454 | 671,375,548 | -3,345,812 | -0.498 | 6.52 |
| 2085 | 669,702,642 | 667,998,344 | -3,408,596 | -0.510 | 6.49 |
| 2086 | 666,294,046 | 664,562,144 | -3,463,805 | -0.521 | 6.46 |
| 2087 | 662,830,241 | 661,078,640 | -3,503,202 | -0.530 | 6.43 |
| 2088 | 659,327,039 | 657,557,867 | -3,538,344 | -0.538 | 6.40 |
| 2089 | 655,788,695 | 653,999,123 | -3,579,144 | -0.547 | 6.36 |
| 2090 | 652,209,551 | 650,403,342 | -3,612,418 | -0.555 | 6.33 |
| 2091 | 648,597,133 | 646,778,678 | -3,636,910 | -0.562 | 6.30 |
| 2092 | 644,960,223 | 643,132,507 | -3,655,431 | -0.568 | 6.27 |
| 2093 | 641,304,792 | 639,460,717 | -3,688,150 | -0.577 | 6.24 |
| 2094 | 637,616,642 | 635,766,056 | -3,701,171 | -0.582 | 6.21 |
| 2095 | 633,915,471 | 632,057,048 | -3,716,846 | -0.588 | 6.18 |
| 2096 | 630,198,625 | 628,336,213 | -3,724,823 | -0.593 | 6.14 |
| 2097 | 626,473,802 | 624,611,409 | -3,724,785 | -0.596 | 6.11 |
| 2098 | 622,749,017 | 620,885,816 | -3,726,402 | -0.600 | 6.08 |
| 2099 | 619,022,615 | 617,164,206 | -3,716,819 | -0.602 | 6.05 |
| 2100 | 615,305,796 | 613,447,218 | -3,717,156 | -0.606 | 6.03 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 165,627,351 | 167,782,158 | 4,309,613 | 2.569 | 6.73 |
| 1951 | 169,936,964 | 172,178,661 | 4,483,395 | 2.604 | 6.79 |
| 1952 | 174,420,359 | 176,742,753 | 4,644,788 | 2.628 | 6.84 |
| 1953 | 179,065,147 | 181,465,138 | 4,799,981 | 2.645 | 6.89 |
| 1954 | 183,865,128 | 186,352,247 | 4,974,237 | 2.669 | 6.94 |
| 1955 | 188,839,365 | 191,408,102 | 5,137,474 | 2.684 | 6.99 |
| 1956 | 193,976,839 | 196,635,241 | 5,316,804 | 2.704 | 7.03 |
| 1957 | 199,293,643 | 202,034,633 | 5,481,979 | 2.714 | 7.08 |
| 1958 | 204,775,622 | 207,597,407 | 5,643,569 | 2.719 | 7.13 |
| 1959 | 210,419,191 | 213,338,419 | 5,838,457 | 2.737 | 7.19 |
| 1960 | 216,257,648 | 219,267,873 | 6,020,450 | 2.746 | 7.27 |
| 1961 | 222,278,098 | 225,391,658 | 6,227,121 | 2.763 | 7.35 |
| 1962 | 228,505,219 | 231,696,476 | 6,382,514 | 2.755 | 7.42 |
| 1963 | 234,887,733 | 238,151,658 | 6,527,849 | 2.741 | 7.46 |
| 1964 | 241,415,582 | 244,733,711 | 6,636,258 | 2.712 | 7.50 |
| 1965 | 248,051,840 | 251,412,629 | 6,721,578 | 2.674 | 7.54 |
| 1966 | 254,773,418 | 258,167,638 | 6,788,439 | 2.630 | 7.58 |
| 1967 | 261,561,857 | 264,985,009 | 6,846,304 | 2.584 | 7.63 |
| 1968 | 268,408,161 | 271,854,375 | 6,892,428 | 2.535 | 7.67 |
| 1969 | 275,300,589 | 278,778,840 | 6,956,501 | 2.495 | 7.70 |
| 1970 | 282,257,090 | 285,740,932 | 6,967,685 | 2.439 | 7.73 |
| 1971 | 289,224,775 | 292,776,297 | 7,103,044 | 2.426 | 7.77 |
| 1972 | 296,327,819 | 299,924,709 | 7,193,779 | 2.399 | 7.80 |
| 1973 | 303,521,598 | 307,173,856 | 7,304,516 | 2.378 | 7.83 |
| 1974 | 310,826,114 | 314,507,389 | 7,362,549 | 2.341 | 7.87 |
| 1975 | 318,188,663 | 321,910,243 | 7,443,160 | 2.312 | 7.91 |
| 1976 | 325,631,823 | 329,387,956 | 7,512,267 | 2.281 | 7.95 |
| 1977 | 333,144,090 | 336,994,370 | 7,700,560 | 2.285 | 7.99 |
| 1978 | 340,844,650 | 344,747,767 | 7,806,234 | 2.264 | 8.03 |
| 1979 | 348,650,884 | 352,587,367 | 7,872,966 | 2.233 | 8.07 |
| 1980 | 356,523,850 | 360,493,167 | 7,938,634 | 2.202 | 8.11 |
| 1981 | 364,462,484 | 368,410,521 | 7,896,074 | 2.143 | 8.13 |
| 1982 | 372,358,558 | 376,371,994 | 8,026,872 | 2.133 | 8.16 |
| 1983 | 380,385,430 | 384,476,547 | 8,182,235 | 2.128 | 8.19 |
| 1984 | 388,567,665 | 392,668,978 | 8,202,626 | 2.089 | 8.21 |
| 1985 | 396,770,291 | 400,865,352 | 8,190,122 | 2.043 | 8.23 |
| 1986 | 404,960,413 | 409,041,734 | 8,162,642 | 1.996 | 8.25 |
| 1987 | 413,123,055 | 417,217,347 | 8,188,585 | 1.963 | 8.26 |
| 1988 | 421,311,640 | 425,425,704 | 8,228,127 | 1.934 | 8.27 |
| 1989 | 429,539,767 | 433,640,834 | 8,202,134 | 1.892 | 8.28 |
| 1990 | 437,741,901 | 441,884,656 | 8,285,510 | 1.875 | 8.29 |
| 1991 | 446,027,411 | 450,078,868 | 8,102,914 | 1.800 | 8.31 |
| 1992 | 454,130,325 | 458,219,791 | 8,178,932 | 1.785 | 8.32 |
| 1993 | 462,309,257 | 466,312,645 | 8,006,776 | 1.717 | 8.34 |
| 1994 | 470,316,033 | 474,323,149 | 8,014,232 | 1.690 | 8.36 |
| 1995 | 478,330,265 | 482,311,061 | 7,961,591 | 1.651 | 8.38 |
| 1996 | 486,291,856 | 490,233,949 | 7,884,186 | 1.608 | 8.39 |
| 1997 | 494,176,042 | 498,098,890 | 7,845,696 | 1.575 | 8.41 |
| 1998 | 502,021,738 | 505,972,765 | 7,902,054 | 1.562 | 8.42 |
| 1999 | 509,923,792 | 513,769,077 | 7,690,569 | 1.497 | 8.44 |
| 2000 | 517,614,361 | 521,323,344 | 7,417,965 | 1.423 | 8.45 |
| 2001 | 525,032,326 | 528,625,860 | 7,187,068 | 1.360 | 8.45 |
| 2002 | 532,219,394 | 535,741,248 | 7,043,707 | 1.315 | 8.45 |
| 2003 | 539,263,101 | 542,687,949 | 6,849,695 | 1.262 | 8.45 |
| 2004 | 546,112,796 | 549,493,921 | 6,762,249 | 1.231 | 8.45 |
| 2005 | 552,875,045 | 556,212,184 | 6,674,278 | 1.200 | 8.44 |
| 2006 | 559,549,323 | 562,854,900 | 6,611,155 | 1.175 | 8.44 |
| 2007 | 566,160,478 | 569,468,002 | 6,615,049 | 1.162 | 8.43 |
| 2008 | 572,775,527 | 576,049,103 | 6,547,152 | 1.137 | 8.42 |
| 2009 | 579,322,679 | 582,545,348 | 6,445,338 | 1.106 | 8.40 |
| 2010 | 585,768,017 | 588,907,843 | 6,279,653 | 1.066 | 8.39 |
| 2011 | 592,047,670 | 595,242,688 | 6,390,035 | 1.074 | 8.37 |
| 2012 | 598,437,705 | 601,576,921 | 6,278,432 | 1.044 | 8.35 |
| 2013 | 604,716,137 | 607,837,500 | 6,242,726 | 1.027 | 8.34 |
| 2014 | 610,958,863 | 614,015,236 | 6,112,747 | 0.996 | 8.32 |
| 2015 | 617,071,610 | 620,042,609 | 5,941,998 | 0.958 | 8.30 |
| 2016 | 623,013,608 | 625,922,644 | 5,818,072 | 0.930 | 8.28 |
| 2017 | 628,831,680 | 631,575,434 | 5,487,509 | 0.869 | 8.26 |
| 2018 | 634,319,189 | 637,012,160 | 5,385,943 | 0.846 | 8.24 |
| 2019 | 639,705,132 | 642,195,536 | 4,980,808 | 0.776 | 8.22 |
| 2020 | 644,685,940 | 646,729,384 | 4,086,888 | 0.632 | 8.20 |
| 2021 | 648,772,828 | 650,465,290 | 3,384,924 | 0.520 | 8.18 |
| 2022 | 652,157,752 | 654,366,790 | 4,418,076 | 0.675 | 8.16 |
| 2023 | 656,575,828 | 658,891,517 | 4,631,377 | 0.703 | 8.14 |