SANTIAGO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The population of Latin America and the Caribbean reached 663 million in 2024, 3.8 percent short of the figure projected in 2000, according to a report released by the Chile-based Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Thursday. Jose...
Latin America comprises around 20 countries, which can be subdivided into four regions based on their geographical position: North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. As of 2023, Latin America accounts for about 8.14 percent of the global population, and is home to 656 ...
Latin AmericaDeveloping countriesHealth surveysFertilityBirth controlInfant mortalityChild nutritionMaternal health careData from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 1986 and 1989 in eight Latin American countries--Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guate...
Population Dynamics in Latin America.Presents information on population dynamics in Latin America during the 20th and 21st centuries. Early population change; Demographic transition; Mortality and fertility trends; Age structure. INSETS: Defining Latin America;Ethnic and Racial Diversity in Latin America;...
The past half-century has seen enormous changes in the demographic makeup of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In the 1950s, LAC had a small population of about 160 million people, less than today's population of Brazil. Two-thirds of Latin Americans lived in rural areas. Families ...
Choose a region: Central and South America Home to an online populationof more than 543.39 million people in 2022, Latin America & the Caribbean is the fifth largest regional social media market worldwide, with more than 306.76 million users of these platforms solely in the subregion of South...
www.nature.com/scientificdata OPEN SUBJECT CATEGORIES » Geography » Malaria » Sustainability » Environmental sciences High-resolution gridded population datasets for Latin America and the Caribbean in 2010, 2015, and 2020 Alessandro Sorichetta1,2, Graeme M. Hornby3, Forrest R. Stevens4, ...
Population Growth and Agricultural Development in Latin America: CommentNo abstract is available for this item.doi:10.2307/1237404Del FitchettAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics
A new report by the World Wildlife Fund shows an alarming drop in the population of wild animals around the globe over the last fifty years. The situation is at its worst in Latin America and the Caribbean with a decline of 94 percent seen since 1970. For more, check...
Accelerated urban growth is one of the main impediments to rapid development in Latin America. Birth rates are closely tied to development and improved living standards in urban areas induce migration to cities. The Brazilian urban population exceeded 70% of the total population in 1980 while rural...