Urban population in Central America in 2025 — 138,934,265 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 500.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 139M | +1.82M | +1.33% |
| 2024 | 137M | +1.84M | +1.36% |
| 2023 | 135M | +1.82M | +1.36% |
| 2022 | 133M | +1.64M | +1.25% |
| 2021 | 132M | +1.53M | +1.17% |
| 2020 | 130M | +1.77M | +1.38% |
| 2019 | 129M | +1.89M | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 127M | +1.81M | +1.45% |
| 2017 | 125M | +1.79M | +1.45% |
| 2016 | 123M | +1.78M | +1.47% |
| 2015 | 121M | +1.83M | +1.53% |
| 2014 | 119M | +1.91M | +1.63% |
| 2013 | 118M | +1.95M | +1.69% |
| 2012 | 116M | +1.93M | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 114M | +1.94M | +1.74% |
| 2010 | 112M | +1.9M | +1.73% |
| 2009 | 110M | +1.89M | +1.76% |
| 2008 | 108M | +1.87M | +1.76% |
| 2007 | 106M | +1.8M | +1.72% |
| 2006 | 104M | +1.74M | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 102M | +1.84M | +1.83% |
| 2004 | 101M | +1.97M | +1.99% |
| 2003 | 98.68M | +2.05M | +2.12% |
| 2002 | 96.63M | +2.12M | +2.24% |
| 2001 | 94.51M | +2.13M | +2.31% |
| 2000 | 92.38M | +2.12M | +2.35% |
| 1999 | 90.25M | +2.13M | +2.41% |
| 1998 | 88.13M | +2.11M | +2.45% |
| 1997 | 86.02M | +2.09M | +2.49% |
| 1996 | 83.93M | +2.06M | +2.51% |
| 1995 | 81.87M | +2.01M | +2.51% |
| 1994 | 79.86M | +1.96M | +2.52% |
| 1993 | 77.9M | +1.96M | +2.57% |
| 1992 | 75.95M | +1.95M | +2.64% |
| 1991 | 73.99M | +1.94M | +2.69% |
| 1990 | 72.06M | +1.9M | +2.71% |
| 1989 | 70.15M | +1.88M | +2.75% |
| 1988 | 68.28M | +1.87M | +2.82% |
| 1987 | 66.41M | +1.85M | +2.86% |
| 1986 | 64.56M | +1.83M | +2.92% |
| 1985 | 62.73M | +1.81M | +2.97% |
| 1984 | 60.92M | +1.79M | +3.03% |
| 1983 | 59.13M | +1.77M | +3.08% |
| 1982 | 57.36M | +1.74M | +3.12% |
| 1981 | 55.62M | +1.74M | +3.23% |
| 1980 | 53.88M | +1.76M | +3.38% |
| 1979 | 52.12M | +1.77M | +3.51% |
| 1978 | 50.35M | +1.75M | +3.61% |
| 1977 | 48.6M | +1.73M | +3.69% |
| 1976 | 46.87M | +1.71M | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 45.16M | +1.71M | +3.93% |
| 1974 | 43.45M | +1.7M | +4.06% |
| 1973 | 41.75M | +1.68M | +4.18% |
| 1972 | 40.08M | +1.64M | +4.28% |
| 1971 | 38.43M | +1.61M | +4.38% |
| 1970 | 36.82M | +1.58M | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 35.23M | +1.56M | +4.64% |
| 1968 | 33.67M | +1.53M | +4.75% |
| 1967 | 32.15M | +1.48M | +4.82% |
| 1966 | 30.67M | +1.42M | +4.86% |
| 1965 | 29.25M | +1.35M | +4.86% |
| 1964 | 27.89M | +1.28M | +4.83% |
| 1963 | 26.61M | +1.22M | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 25.39M | +1.16M | +4.77% |
| 1961 | 24.23M | +1.08M | +4.68% |
| 1960 | 23.15M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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