Population — all countries

Population — Central America

Population in Central America in 2025 — 185,160,699 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 270.6%.

2025 185M people +0.95% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 185M people2025
Period minimum 49.97M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Central America, 1960–2025050M100M150M200M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49,968,978 people1962: 53,185,620 people1964: 56,680,700 people1966: 60,440,006 people1968: 64,419,971 people1970: 68,527,250 people1972: 72,718,120 people1974: 77,018,682 people1976: 81,374,342 people1978: 85,790,005 people1980: 90,213,733 people1982: 94,423,076 people1984: 98,732,906 people1986: 103,128,375 people1988: 107,599,591 people1990: 112,148,081 people1992: 116,817,718 people1994: 121,465,375 people1996: 126,084,992 people1998: 130,615,182 people2000: 135,055,823 people2002: 139,331,996 people2004: 143,501,031 people2006: 147,683,373 people2008: 152,173,004 people2010: 156,800,326 people2012: 161,395,797 people2014: 165,766,698 people2016: 169,626,746 people2018: 173,310,397 people2020: 176,794,352 people2022: 179,821,110 people2024: 183,409,961 people2025: 185,160,699 people
Change over the period: +135M (+270.55%) Average annual rate: 2.04 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 185M people
World 8.22B people
Population — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 185M +1.75M +0.95%
2024 183M +1.79M +0.99%
2023 182M +1.8M +1%
2022 180M +1.58M +0.89%
2021 178M +1.44M +0.82%
2020 177M +1.66M +0.95%
2019 175M +1.83M +1.05%
2018 173M +1.84M +1.07%
2017 171M +1.84M +1.09%
2016 170M +1.88M +1.12%
2015 168M +1.98M +1.2%
2014 166M +2.14M +1.31%
2013 164M +2.23M +1.38%
2012 161M +2.28M +1.43%
2011 159M +2.32M +1.48%
2010 157M +2.31M +1.5%
2009 154M +2.31M +1.52%
2008 152M +2.29M +1.53%
2007 150M +2.2M +1.49%
2006 148M +2.1M +1.45%
2005 146M +2.08M +1.45%
2004 144M +2.08M +1.47%
2003 141M +2.09M +1.5%
2002 139M +2.12M +1.55%
2001 137M +2.15M +1.59%
2000 135M +2.2M +1.66%
1999 133M +2.24M +1.71%
1998 131M +2.25M +1.76%
1997 128M +2.28M +1.8%
1996 126M +2.3M +1.86%
1995 124M +2.32M +1.91%
1994 121M +2.32M +1.95%
1993 119M +2.33M +1.99%
1992 117M +2.34M +2.04%
1991 114M +2.33M +2.08%
1990 112M +2.29M +2.09%
1989 110M +2.26M +2.1%
1988 108M +2.25M +2.13%
1987 105M +2.22M +2.15%
1986 103M +2.2M +2.18%
1985 101M +2.19M +2.22%
1984 98.73M +2.17M +2.25%
1983 96.56M +2.14M +2.26%
1982 94.42M +2.09M +2.26%
1981 92.34M +2.12M +2.35%
1980 90.21M +2.2M +2.5%
1979 88.02M +2.23M +2.6%
1978 85.79M +2.23M +2.66%
1977 83.56M +2.19M +2.69%
1976 81.37M +2.18M +2.75%
1975 79.2M +2.18M +2.83%
1974 77.02M +2.16M +2.89%
1973 74.86M +2.14M +2.94%
1972 72.72M +2.11M +2.99%
1971 70.61M +2.08M +3.04%
1970 68.53M +2.06M +3.1%
1969 66.46M +2.04M +3.17%
1968 64.42M +2.01M +3.23%
1967 62.41M +1.97M +3.25%
1966 60.44M +1.91M +3.27%
1965 58.53M +1.85M +3.26%
1964 56.68M +1.78M +3.24%
1963 54.9M +1.71M +3.22%
1962 53.19M +1.65M +3.2%
1961 51.54M +1.57M +3.13%
1960 49.97M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.