Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate was -0.494 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean stood at -0.494 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 325.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 3.9 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -0.494 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.74 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 3.12 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 1988 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 1989 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.25 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1992 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.7 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.927 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8337 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.755 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7149 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6851 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6144 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4894 % change on previous year | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3951 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3129 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2188 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1684 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1289 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0967 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0343 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0298 % change on previous year | -187.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0711 % change on previous year | +138.3% |
| 2022 | -0.1781 % change on previous year | +150.4% |
| 2023 | -0.351 % change on previous year | +97.0% |
| 2024 | -0.4687 % change on previous year | +33.5% |
| 2025 | -0.494 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -187.1% | 0.0343 % change on previous year | -0.0298 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -150.4% | -0.0711 % change on previous year | -0.1781 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -138.3% | -0.0298 % change on previous year | -0.0711 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | -97.0% | -0.1781 % change on previous year | -0.351 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -64.5% | 0.0967 % change on previous year | 0.0343 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.98 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.35 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.7149 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3144 % change on previous year | 0.0343 % change on previous year | 0.6851 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2655 % change on previous year | -0.494 % change on previous year | -0.0298 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 38 Spain 3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Gabon 3.39 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Ethiopia 3.32 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Tanzania 3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Zambia 3.3 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Cameroon 3.28 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0389 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean was -0.494 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.494 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 325.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 20-24, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population ages 20-24, male World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 20-24, male. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.