| Población (en milles de habitantes) | ||||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Mundo | 5.263.586 | 5.674.381 | 6.070.586 | 6.148.063 | 6.224.978 | 6.301.463 | 6.377.646 | 6.474.064 | 6.571.940 | 6.671.296 |
| América Latina | 441.526 | 481.097 | 520.231 | 527.948 | 535.626 | 543.246 | 550.800 | 560.537 | 570.446 | 580.531 |
| Sudamérica | 296.170 | 322.014 | 347.343 | 352.347 | 357.329 | 362.277 | 367.185 | 373.474 | 379.870 | 386.376 |
| Centro América | 111.449 | 123.208 | 135.214 | 137.585 | 139.941 | 142.275 | 144.590 | 147.661 | 150.798 | 154.001 |
| Caribe | 33.907 | 35.875 | 37.674 | 38.016 | 38.356 | 38.694 | 39.025 | 39.446 | 39.871 | 40.301 |
| Sudamérica | Población (en milles de habitantes) | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Argentina | 32.527 | 34.768 | 37.074 | 37.529 | 37.981 | 38.428 | 38.871 | 38.747 | 39.241 | 39.741 |
| Bolivia | 6.669 | 7.482 | 8.317 | 8.481 | 8.645 | 8.808 | 8.973 | 9.182 | 9.413 | 9.649 |
| Brasil | 148.809 | 160.545 | 171.796 | 174.029 | 176.257 | 178.470 | 180.654 | 186.405 | 189.545 | 192.737 |
| Chile | 13.100 | 14.210 | 15.224 | 15.419 | 15.613 | 15.805 | 15.996 | 16.295 | 16.560 | 16.829 |
| Colombia | 34.970 | 38.542 | 42.120 | 42.826 | 43.526 | 44.222 | 44.914 | 45.600 | 46.524 | 47.467 |
| Ecuador | 10.264 | 11.404 | 12.420 | 12.616 | 12.810 | 13.003 | 13.192 | 13.228 | 13.483 | 13.742 |
| Guyana | 731 | 741 | 759 | 762 | 764 | 765 | 767 | 751 | 752 | 754 |
| Paraguay | 4.219 | 4.829 | 5.470 | 5.604 | 5.740 | 5.878 | 6.018 | 6.158 | 6.347 | 6.541 |
| Peru | 21.753 | 23.837 | 25.952 | 26.362 | 26.767 | 27.167 | 27.567 | 27.968 | 28.501 | 29.044 |
| Suriname | 402 | 409 | 425 | 429 | 432 | 436 | 439 | 449 | 452 | 456 |
| Uruguay | 3.106 | 3.218 | 3.342 | 3.366 | 3.391 | 3.415 | 3.439 | 3.463 | 3.490 | 3.516 |
| Venezuela | 19.502 | 21.888 | 24.277 | 24.752 | 25.226 | 25.699 | 26.170 | 26.749 | 27.412 | 28.091 |
| Centro América | Población (en milles de habitantes) | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Costa Rica | 3.076 | 3.475 | 3.929 | 4.013 | 4.094 | 4.173 | 4.250 | 4.327 | 4.444 | 4.565 |
| El Salvador | 5.110 | 5.669 | 6.209 | 6.313 | 6.415 | 6.515 | 6.614 | 6.881 | 7.040 | 7.203 |
| Guatemala | 8.749 | 9.976 | 11.423 | 11.728 | 12.036 | 12.347 | 12.661 | 12.599 | 12.969 | 13.349 |
| Honduras | 4.868 | 5.636 | 6.457 | 6.619 | 6.781 | 6.941 | 7.099 | 7.205 | 7.436 | 7.674 |
| Mexico | 83.225 | 91.143 | 98.933 | 100.456 | 101.965 | 103.457 | 104.931 | 107.029 | 109.070 | 111.150 |
| Nicaragua | 3.824 | 4.426 | 5.073 | 5.204 | 5.335 | 5.466 | 5.597 | 5.487 | 5.646 | 5.810 |
| Panama | 2.411 | 2.670 | 2.950 | 3.007 | 3.064 | 3.120 | 3.177 | 3.232 | 3.305 | 3.380 |
| Caribe | Población (en milles de habitantes) | |||||||||
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Cuba | 10.628 | 10.964 | 11.202 | 11.238 | 11.271 | 11.300 | 11.328 | 11.269 | 11.314 | 11.360 |
| Haiti | 6.914 | 7.485 | 8.005 | 8.111 | 8.218 | 8.326 | 8.437 | 8.528 | 8.661 | 8.796 |
| Trinidad y Tobago | 1.215 | 1.261 | 1.289 | 1.294 | 1.298 | 1.303 | 1.307 | 1.305 | 1.311 | 1.318 |
| Rep. Dominicana | 7.058 | 7.685 | 8.353 | 8.485 | 8.616 | 8.745 | 8.872 | 8.895 | 9.049 | 9.206 |
| Jamaica | 2.369 | 2.472 | 2.580 | 2.603 | 2.627 | 2.651 | 2.676 | 2.651 | 2.672 | 2.693 |
| fuente: FAO, 2007 | ||||||||||