Central America Population (LIVE)

retrieving data...
Central America Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Countries in Central America

Country Population
(2025)
Mexico 130,861,007
Guatemala 18,406,359
Honduras 10,825,703
Nicaragua 6,916,140
El Salvador 6,338,193
Costa Rica 5,129,910
Panama 4,515,577
Belize 417,072
  • The current population of Central America is 184,698,902 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Central America population is equivalent to 2.25% of the total world population.
  • Central America ranks number 2 in Latin America and the Caribbean among subregions ranked by Population.
  • The population density in Central America is 76 per Km² (196 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 2,452,270 Km² (946,826 sq. miles).
  • 81% of the population is urban (149,898,134 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Central America is 28.5 years.

Population of Central America (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Central America's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Central America
Rank
2025 185,160,699 0.95% 1,750,739 −145,568 28.5 1.95 76 81% 149,898,134 2.25% 8,231,613,070 2
2024 183,409,960 0.99% 1,791,886 −140,255 28.1 1.97 75 80.5% 147,708,697 2.25% 8,161,972,572 2
2023 181,618,074 1% 1,796,965 −137,425 27.8 1.99 74 80.1% 145,499,210 2.24% 8,091,734,930 2
2022 179,821,109 0.85% 1,513,378 −138,617 27.4 2.01 73 79.7% 143,271,376 2.24% 8,021,407,192 2
2020 176,794,353 1.06% 1,809,100 −206,612 26.8 2.07 72 78.5% 138,767,686 2.24% 7,887,001,292 2
2015 167,748,853 1.36% 2,189,705 −409,502 25.1 2.26 68 75.9% 127,304,303 2.25% 7,470,491,872 2
2010 156,800,326 1.5% 2,244,232 −157,160 23.7 2.46 64 73.8% 115,705,357 2.23% 7,021,732,148 2
2005 145,579,166 1.51% 2,104,669 −475,402 22.3 2.66 59 71.6% 104,263,961 2.21% 6,586,970,132 2
2000 135,055,823 1.76% 2,254,359 −556,232 20.9 2.95 55 70.2% 94,800,624 2.19% 6,171,702,993 2
1995 123,784,029 1.99% 2,327,190 −495,413 19.6 3.31 50 68.8% 85,138,899 2.15% 5,758,878,982 2
1990 112,148,081 2.13% 2,244,768 −423,487 18.3 3.71 46 66.5% 74,614,825 2.10% 5,327,803,110 2
1985 100,924,239 2.27% 2,142,101 −542,509 17.1 4.3 41 64.4% 64,973,333 2.07% 4,868,943,465 2
1980 90,213,734 2.64% 2,203,297 −398,877 15.9 4.92 37 61.9% 55,870,190 2.03% 4,447,606,236 2
1975 79,197,251 2.94% 2,134,000 −308,554 15.3 5.77 32 58.7% 46,484,880 1.95% 4,070,735,277 2
1970 68,527,249 3.2% 1,999,757 −207,032 15.1 6.46 28 54.8% 37,570,564 1.85% 3,694,683,794 2
1965 58,528,464 3.21% 1,711,898 −96,331 15.2 6.79 24 51.4% 30,104,864 1.76% 3,334,533,703 2
1960 49,968,976 2.99% 1,368,194 −99,241 15.5 6.79 20 47.8% 23,884,391 1.66% 3,015,470,894 2
1955 43,128,005 2.77% 1,102,461 −77,891 16.2 6.75 18 43.7% 18,863,054 1.57% 2,740,213,792 2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Central America Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Central America's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Central America
Rank
2030 193,320,314 0.87% 1,631,923 −143,665 30.3 1.87 79 83% 160,492,657 2.26% 8,569,124,911 2
2035 200,544,148 0.74% 1,444,767 −137,993 32.2 1.82 82 85% 170,367,938 2.26% 8,885,210,181 2
2040 206,714,505 0.61% 1,234,071 −139,190 34 1.79 84 86.8% 179,413,670 2.25% 9,177,190,203 2
2045 211,682,761 0.48% 993,651 −131,563 35.8 1.77 86 88.6% 187,530,840 2.24% 9,439,639,668 2
2050 215,385,141 0.35% 740,476 −126,860 37.6 1.75 88 90.4% 194,627,365 2.23% 9,664,378,587 2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Central America Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Central America delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Central America (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Central America, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Central America’s Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Central America in the list of all regions worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

See also