Central America - Demographics

Demographics

See also: Ethnic groups in Central America and Demographics of Latin America

Countries of Central America

Name of territory, with flag	Area (km²)	Population (July 2009 est.)	Population density (per km²)	Capital	Official language	HDI
Belize	700422966000000000022,966	7005307000000000000307,000	700113000000000000013	Belmopan	English	0.694 High
Costa Rica	700451100000000000051,100	70064196000000000004,196,000	700182000000000000082	San José	Spanish	0.744 High
El Salvador	700421040000000000021,040	70066163000000000006,163,000	7002292000000000000292	San Salvador	Spanish	0.674 Medium
Guatemala	7005108890000000000108,890	700714027000000000014,027,000	7002129000000000000129	Guatemala City	Spanish	0.574 Medium
Honduras	7005112090000000000112,090	70067466000000000007,466,000	700167000000000000067	Tegucigalpa	Spanish	0.625 Medium
Nicaragua	7005130373000000000130,373	70065743000000000005,743,000	700144000000000000044	Managua	Spanish	0.589 Medium
Panama	700478200000000000078,200	70063454000000000003,454,000	700144000000000000044	Panama City	Spanish	0.768 High
Total	7005523780000000000523,780	700741356000000000041,356,000	700180000000000000080	-	-

Largest metropolitan areas in Central America

City	Country	Population	Census Year	% of National population
Guatemala City	Guatemala	3,700,000	2010	26%
San Salvador	El Salvador	2,415,217	2009	39%
Managua	Nicaragua	2,408,000	2012	42%
San Jose	Costa Rica	1,715,485	2006	37%
San Pedro Sula	Honduras	1,542,364	2010	21%
Tegucigalpa	Honduras	1,324,000	2010	18%
Panamá	Panama	1,272,672	2010	37%