Table 1: Population Sizes (in hundreds of thousands) – Central America and the
Caribbean
Country
1975
1995
2000
2015 a
2
40
63
114
64
989
51
29
3
52
80
163
87
1192
72
35
1
3
3
112
1
84
1
84
26
2
0.5
1
1
13
8
1
4
3
116
1
101
1
102
30
…
…
2
1
14
7
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
1
20
41
60
30
591
25
17
2
34
57
100
57
911
41
26
CARIBBEAN
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
1
2
2
93
1
50
1
49
20
2
0.5
1
1
10
7
1
3
3
110
1
78
1
72
24
2
0.5
1
1
13
8
Sources: ECLAC (1998) Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 1997
UNDP (2002)a Human Development Report 2002
Table 2: Percentage Distribution of Women Aged 15-49 years by Marital/Union
Status According to Age Group – Haiti and Jamaica
Haiti
1994-95
2024
2529
2000
Union Status
1519
3034
3539
4044
4549
1519
3034
3529
4044
4549
Unmarried
83.1 41.3 14.9 5.7
1.9
3.0
1.5
80.6 42.7 20.1 7.5
1.5
2.2
2.0
Living together
6.7 29.6 59.5 68.8 72.5 74.0 67.5 9.8 36.7 60.9 69.6 74.5 71.9 74.4
Not living together
8.3 20.3 16.6 14.6 10.4 6.4
5.3
6.2 13.1 10.7 10.5 9.8
7.8
4.9
Widowed
0.0
0.7
1.6
8.6
0.1
0.5
0.8
4.6
5.8
Divorced/ Seperated
2.0
7.1
7.4 10.6 11.4 11.6 17.1 3.3
7.0
7.5 10.5 10.7 13.5 12.9
All Women
100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1.2
3.7
5.0
2024
2529
1.8
3.5
Jamaica
1993
Union Status
Age Group
1519
2024
2529
3034
1997
3529
4044
4549
1519
3.5 11.9 22.8 29.4 31.2 …
0.3
2024
2529
3034
3539
4044
4549
Married
0.1
Common-Law
6.0 25.0 36.4 33.3 27.8 19.0 …
6.6 23.9 30.4 33.8 30.7 20.0 21.7
Visiting Partner
28.9 45.1 34.8 26.8 25.1 20.3 …
24.0 43.4 39.2 25.8 21.7 12.7 15.2
Boyfriend – Sex
10.8
6.0
2.4
2.3
0.6
0.4 …
10.1
6.2
2.7
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.2
9.6
3.6
0.6
1.0
0.7
0.0 …
11.9
3.0
1.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
Boyfriend – No sex
3.9 12.7 21.8 27.0 42.0 32.9
No steady partner
44.7 16.8 13.4 13.8 16.5 29.1 …
47.2 19.6 13.8 16.7 19.1 23.8 28.8
All Women
100 100 100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
…
Sources: Country Report -Demographic and Health Surveys, Haiti 1994/1995 and 2000
Country Report - Contraceptive Prevalence Survey, Jamaica 1993
Country Report - Reproductive Health Survey, Jamaica, 1997
Table 3: Percentage Distribution of Women Aged 15-49 years by Marital/Union
Status According to Age Group – Dominican Republic and Mexico
Country
Union Status
Single
Married
Common-Law
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1991
1996
15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 45- 15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 4519 24 29 34 39 44 49 19 24 29 34 29 44 49
76.9 39.4 14.7 5.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 71.1 33.9 13.9 5.4 4.5 2.7 1.1
2.4 14.2 27.3 34.3 40.0 35.9 34.6
3.0 14.7 25.4 35.7 32.5 34.6 38.9
15.3 33.8 42.4 13.8 38.5 37.1 35.4 19.4 37.5 45.3 42.8 43.0 40.4 33.9
Widowed
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
2.0
3.9
6.6
0.2
0.0
0.3
0.7
0.7
2.1
3.6
Divorced
0.5
0.5
1.6
3.4
4.0
6.0
4.2
0.2
0.9
1.3
2.7
5.1
3.8
3.9
Separated
4.8 12.0 13.8 12.7 13.7 16.0 18.2
All Women
100
100 100 100 100 100 100
Country
6.1 13.0 13.9 12.7 14.3 16.4 18.6
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Mexico
1986
Single
15- 20- 25- 30- 35- 40- 4519 24 29 34 39 44 49
80.1 41.2 18.2 9.2 8.5 4.2 4.8
Married
12.3 44.6 64.6 72.9 70.0 74.1 69.5
Union Status
Common-Law
6.1 11.4 11.3
9.8 11.0
7.9 10.0
Widowed
0.0
0.2
0.6
1.9
2.1
6.6
7.6
Divorced
0.0
0.2
0.9
2.2
1.8
0.7
1.9
Separated
1.5
2.6
4.3
4.0
6.9
6.5
6.2
All Women
100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sources: Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Dominican Republic, 1991 and 1996
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Mexico, 1986
Table 4: Proportion of Total Population Aged 65 years and over –Central America
and the Caribbean
Countries
1970
1980
1990
2000
2015
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
3
5
3
6
5
7
6
4
4
7
4
8
8
5
12
8
9
4
8
4
7
7
10
6
7
6
4
8
5
11
10
9
5
8
4
6
8
9
6
6
7
4
…
8
11
14
…
6
…
4
8
…
…
6
…
10
7
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
5
4
8
6
6
3
6
5
6
…
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
5
CARIBBEAN
…
4
11
8
8
3
7
4
7
…
10
6
6
6
4
Sources: ECLAC (2002) Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2000
UNDP (2002) Human Development Report 2002
Table 5: Selected Indicators of Aging – Central America and the Caribbean, 1997
and 2025
Country
Median Age
1997
2025
Aging Index
1997
2025
CENTRAL AMERICA
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
18
24
21
18
18
21
17
24
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
28
26
31
31
26
22
18
18
24
30
22
22
23
27
23
28
32
29
23
26
31
26
33
…
21
19
12
12
17
9
25
…
61
42
22
29
50
26
65
…
…
…
58
…
18
…
15
28
…
…
…
…
34
…
…
…
…
159
…
45
…
23
72
…
…
…
…
112
…
CARIBBEAN
40
35
41
43
39
29
27
25
35
40
32
34
37
38
33
Source: International Programs Center Wall Chart 1998 - Aging in the Americas into the XXI century
Table 6: Gender Differentials in Secondary Enrolment – Central America and the
Caribbean
Country
Percent Enrolled in Secondary
Schools (Percentage)
Male
Female
1980
1995
1980
1995
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
…
44
26
20
29
50
39
58
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
…
…
…
79
…
…
…
14
62
…
…
…
…
73
55
…
48
30
26
29
61
43
65
…
51
23
17
30
46
45
65
…
52
34
24
36
61
50
70
Caribbean
…
…
…
78
…
37
…
24
66
…
…
…
…
67
69
…
…
…
83
…
…
…
13
71
…
…
…
…
…
…
82
…
52
…
23
74
…
…
…
75
58
80
85
Source: Population Reference Bureau (1998) - 1998 Women of Our World
Table 7: Selected Indicators of Tertiary Enrolment – Central America and the
Caribbean
Country
Gross
Tertiary
Enrolment
Rates
Gross
Tertiary
Enrolment
Rates
Females
Enrolled in
Secondary
Schools per
100 Males
2000
2015
1998
4.2
5.1
5.0
3.5
3.4
4.7
3.0
5.5
4.9
7.1
6.1
3.8
4.1
6.8
3.7
7.8
…
5.4
10.4
…
…
6.2
…
3.7
7.2
…
…
5.7
…
6.7
5.0
…
7.7
11.4
…
…
5.6
…
4.1
7.8
…
…
6.8
…
9.6
6.5
Gross Tertiary
Enrolment Ratio
1998
Female
Ratio
Female
Ratio as
a percent
of Male
Ratio
…
…
20
…
…
18
…
…
…
…
123
…
…
93
…
…
…
…
45
22
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
7
…
…
…
228
142
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
138
…
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
…
109
114
91
123
101
118
107
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
Source: UNDP (2002) - Human Development Report 2002.
…
…
…
105
…
140
…
96
112
…
…
…
…
120
122
Table 8a: Gender Differentials in Labour Force Participation Rates – Central
America
COUNTRY
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
GENDER
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
1970
…
…
…
44.9
72.9
16.7
49.8
78.6
20.9
44.6
76.6
11.8
45.4
78.6
12.3
40.4
65.7
15.2
43.5
69.9
17.7
50.3
73.7
26.0
1980
…
…
…
46.2
72.8
19.3
47.4
73.4
22.7
42.2
71.3
12.6
46.2
76.7
15.7
47.8
71.3
24.6
48.8
70.6
27.4
44.0
63.1
24.2
1990
…
…
…
48.8
73.7
23.6
45.2
67.8
24.3
44.4
70.5
17.9
50.0
78.9
21.0
48.9
71.3
27.1
51.5
70.2
33.3
47.4
66.5
28.0
1995
56.6
78.5
35.5
49.9
73.3
26.2
47.3
68.6
27.5
45.7
70.5
20.7
51.1
77.8
24.3
51.1
72.4
30.5
52.3
69.7
35.3
49.4
67.6
31.0
Source: ECLAC (2002) - Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2000
2000
…
…
…
51.0
72.9
28.8
49.6
69.7
31.0
47.3
70.8
23.6
52.4
77.0
27.6
53.0
73.0
33.7
53.9
70.3
37.8
51.0
68.1
36.0
Table 8b: Gender Differentials in Labour Force Participation Rates – Caribbean
COUNTRY
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
GENDER
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
B
M
F
1970
…
…
…
…
…
…
41.9
67.0
15.9
50.2
75.0
24.7
72.7
80.4
65.5
57.3
68.6
46.9
…
…
…
46.5
66.8
26.2
1980
…
…
…
…
…
…
44.0
61.0
26.7
50.6
73.6
26.8
62.7
73.6
52.6
59.3
65.8
53.1
…
…
…
47.1
68.7
32.4
1992
74.3
79.9
69.9
66.2
74.1
59.4
50.8
67.3
34.2
54.4
75.5
32.6
58.8
70.6
47.6
69.1
76.3
62.4
…
…
…
60.0
76.1
44.1
1995
73.9
78.5
69.5
68.2
74.5
62.7
53.8
70.1
37.4
56.1
76.2
35.3
59.0
70.3
48.4
69.0
76.8
61.8
67.9
78.5
58.2
60.2
75.5
44.9
1997
74.9
79.4
70.5
67.5
73.6
62.1
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
…
66.6
74.6
59.0
68.6
78.4
59.7
60.3
74.8
45.9
2000
…
…
…
68.6
74.9
63.0
54.2
69.8
38.7
57.3
76.2
37.6
59.2
69.9
49.1
…
…
…
…
…
…
61.2
75.3
47.0
Sources: International Labour Office (1998) - Digest of Caribbean Labour Statistics
ECLAC (2002) - Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2000
Note: For 2000, the data for Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago were obtained from the respective
Labour Force Surveys.
Table 9: Percentage of Population Living in Urban Areas – Central America and
the Caribbean
Country
1970
1980
1990
2000
2015
48
45
47
38
38
69
53
52
…
47
49
38
41
71
55
54
…
49
52
39
44
74
58
56
35
80
42
72
66
55
33
27
49
68
35
37
34
64
32
35
84
45
75
68
59
34
31
52
…
35
37
41
69
33
36
87
47
78
69
62
36
34
54
…
34
37
48
72
35
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
54
39
39
36
29
59
47
48
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
34
72
37
60
47
39
32
20
42
68
34
40
15
39
29
50
43
44
37
35
66
51
50
Caribbean
35
75
40
68
63
50
33
25
47
68
36
37
27
57
31
Source: ECLAC (2002) - Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2000.
Table 10a: Percentage of Households Below the Poverty Line by Area– Central
America and the Caribbean
Country
(Reference Years)
Early 1990s
Late 1990s
2000 +
Entire Country
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexicoa
Nicaragua
Panama
(1990, 1997)
(1997)
(1998)
(1990, 1999)
(1991, 1995, 2000)
(1994, 1996, 2000)
(1993, 1998)
(1991, 1997)
26.2
…
…
80.5
34.7
45.1
73.6
42.8
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexicoa
Nicaragua
Panama
(1990, 1997)
(1997)
(1998)
(1990, 1999)
(1991, 1995, 2000)
(1994, 1996, 2000)
(1993, 1998)
(1991, 1997)
22.7
…
…
59.2
34.7
18.6
58.3
37.9
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexicoa
Nicaragua
Panama
(1990, 1997)
(1997)
(1998)
(1990, 1999)
(1991, 1995, 2000)
(1994, 1996, 2000)
(1993, 1998)
(1991, 1997)
27.7
…
…
74.4
23.3
…
73.0
45.9
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexicoa
Nicaragua
Panama
(1990, 1997)
(1997)
(1998)
(1990, 1999)
(1991, 1995, 2000)
(1994, 1996, 2000)
(1993, 1998)
(1991, 1997)
27.3
…
…
88.0
48.5
56.5
82.7
50.6
22.5
55.5
60.5
79.7
19.0
52.1
64.0
33.2
…
…
…
…
13.0
41.1
…
…
Metropolitan Areas
18.8
29.8
37.5
64.4
19.0
9.7
68.9
27.9
…
…
…
…
13.0
7.9
…
…
Other Urban Areas
20.1
56.6
55.1
78.8
15.0
…
64.0
37.3
…
…
…
…
9.2
…
…
…
Rural Areas
24.8
69.2
70.0
86.3
26.9
62.5
77.0
41.9
…
…
…
…
18.5
54.7
…
…
Sources: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica (2002) – Jamaica Survey of
Living Conditions 2001
ECLAC (2002) - Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2000
Note #1: While the data for Jamaica were obtained from PIOJ and STATIN (2002), the data for the
other countries were obtained from ECLAC (2002)
Note #2: The Early 1990s refer to1990-1994. The late 1990s refer to 1995-1999. 2000+ refer to 20002002. For any given country, the highest poverty rate for a given period is reported. The corresponding
reference years are also presented in the reference year column.
a. In the case of Mexico, the data under Metropolitan Areas relate to all urban areas in Mexico.
Table 10b: Percentage of Households Below the Poverty Line – Caribbean
Countries in the 1990s
Country
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
Poverty Rate
12.0
5.0
8.0
34.6
33.0
20.6
20.0
65.0
34.2
…
15.0
25.1
17.0
21.2
43.2
Source: World Bank (1996) – Poverty Reduction and Human Resource Development in the Caribbean
(See Statistical Appendix, Table 2)
Table 11: Selected Indicators on HIV/AIDS – Central America and the Caribbean
Country
Adults 15-49
Living with
HIV/AIDS
1999
(Percentage)
Adults 15-49
Living with
HIV/AIDS
End of 2001
(Percentage)
AIDS
Orphans
(thousands)
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
2.0
0.5
0.6
1.4
1.9
0.3
0.2
1.5
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
…
4.1
1.2
0.0
…
2.8
…
5.2
0.7
…
…
…
…
1.1
3.0
2.0
0.6
0.6
1.0
1.6
0.3
0.2
1.5
<1
<1
1
4
4
5
<1
1
Caribbean
…
3.5
1.3
0.1
…
2.7
…
6.1
1.2
…
…
…
…
2.5
2.7
…
<1
<1
<1
…
7
…
49
<1
…
…
…
…
<1
<1
Sources: United Nations (2001) – HIV/AIDS: Population Impact and Policies 2001
Population Reference Bureau (2002) – 2002 World Population Data Sheet
Table 12: Total Fertility Rates (per woman) – Central America and the Caribbean
Country
Early 1970s
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
6.3
4.3
6.1
6.5
7.1
6.5
6.8
4.9
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
…
4.1
3.0
3.5
6.6
5.6
4.3
5.8
5.0
2.7
5.4
6.3
6.1
3.6
4.9
Early1990s
Early 2000s
Central America
4.8
3.3
4.6
5.3
5.3
3.8
5.5
3.0
3.7
2.5
3.5
4.6
4.4
2.9
4.1
2.6
Caribbean
1.7
2.2
1.8
1.9
2.6
3.6
4.9
6.4
2.6
2.0
2.7
3.8
2.8
2.4
2.6
2.4
2.1
1.8
1.5
1.8
3.1
2.4
4.7
2.4
1.9
2.4
2.0
2.3
1.7
2.5
Sources: Population Reference Bureau (1991) - 1991 World Population Data Sheet
Population Reference Bureau (2002) - 2002 World Population Data Sheet
ECLAC (1995) - Digest of Selected Demographic and Social Indicators 1960-1994
ECLAC (1998) – Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 1997 Edition
Note: The data for 1990s were drawn from the 1991 World Population Data Sheet of the Population
Reference Bureau while the data for the 2000s were drawn from the 2002 World Population Data Sheet
of the Population Reference Bureau. The data for Central American countries (including Jamaica,
Guyana and the Netherlands Antilles) in the 1970s were drawn from ECLAC’s Statistical Yearbook for
Latin America and the Caribbean 1997 Edition. The corresponding data for Caribbean countries were
obtained from the Digest of Selected Demographic and Social Indicators 1960-1994.
Table 13: Total Fertility Rate by Education and Year, Dominican Republic, Haiti,
Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua (Women Aged 40-49 years)
Country
Haitia
Dominican Republic
Year
1980-82
Without Education
Primary incomplete
Primary Complete
Primary
Primary 1-3
Primary 1-4
Primary 4-6
Primary 5-8
Secondary
Secondary and more
Higher/ University
1983-1985 1988-1991
6.5
5.3
5.1
4.3
2.8
2.9
2.2
2.1
5.2
1996
1994
2000
4.3
6.1
6.4
4.8
5.1
2.5
2.5
4.3
3.4
3.5
2.8
2.6
1.9
2.6
Country
Trinidad and Tobagoa
Year
1981-1983
1984-1987
4.2
3.9
2.9
2.3
3.6
3.5
3.2
2.3
Primary incomplete
Primary Complete
Secondary – Less than 5 O Level Subjects
Secondary – At Least 5 O Level Subjects
Country
Year
Without Education
Primary incomplete
Primary Complete
Primary
Primary 1-3
Primary 1-4
Primary 4-6
Primary 5-8
Secondary
Secondary and more
Higher/ University
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
1995
1984-1986
1998
7.1
6.1
5.7
3.7
6.1
5.1
5.2
4.1
2.7
2.7
2.5
1.8
1.5
Sources: Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Dominican Republic, 1991 and 1996
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Mexico, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Trinidad and Tobago, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala, 1995
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Haiti, 1994/1995 and 2000
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Nicaragua, 1998
a.
Estimated fertility for women 15-49
Table 14: Median Age at First Birth by Education (Women Aged 40-49) in
Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua
Country
Dominican Republic
Year
1991
Haiti
1996
1994/95
2000
Age Group
40-44
45-49
40-44
45-49
40-44
45-49
40-44
45-49
Without Education
Primary incomplete
Primary Complete
Primary
Primary 1-3
Primary 1-4
Primary 4-6
Primary 5-8
Secondary
Secondary and more
Higher/ University
17.9
19.8
19.0
19.2
21.9
21.8
20.4
22.1
23.0
22.9
21.8
22.5
24.2
24.3
24.9
26.9
18.8
19.2
19.0
19.7
19.9
22.6
19.4
20.5
20.3
24.0
21.0
24.9
26.9
24.1
28.0
26.0
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Year
1987
Age Group
40-44
45-49
Primary Incomplete
Primary Complete
Secondary – Less than 5 O Level Subjects
Secondary – At Least 5 O Level Subjects
19.4
20.4
22.8
25.5
19.1
20.3
23.0
24.0
Country
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
1995
1987
1998
Year
Age Group
40-44
45-49
40-44
45-49
40-44
45-49
Without Education
Primary Incomplete
Primary Complete
Primary
Primary 1-3
Primary 1-4
Primary 4-6
Primary 5-8
Secondary
Secondary and more
Higher/ University
19.6
20.2
18.4
20.6
22.8
19.7
20.3
22.9
17.6
18.8
20.0
20.5
19.0
19.1
19.5
19.9
21.9
22.5
24.3
24.3
23.1
22.9
24.0
26.8
27.9
25.2
Sources: Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Dominican Republic, 1991 and 1996
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Mexico, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Trinidad and Tobago, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala, 1995
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Haiti, 1994/1995 and 2000
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Nicaragua, 1998
Table 15: Median Age at First Union by Education and Actual Age (Females Aged
20-49) in Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua
Country
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
1991
1996
Year
Age Group
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-29 40-44 45-49
Without Education
15.8
16.3
16.3
18.0
16.4
17.4
15.8
16.3
16.3
18.0
17.3
16.5
Primary 1-4
17.2
16.5
16.8
17.2
17.0
17.3
17.2
16.5
16.8
17.2
16.9
17.9
18.1
17.9
18.0
18.5
18.6
17.9
18.1
17.9
18.0
18.5
18.7
19.1
a
21.2
21.0
20.9
20.8
18.3
a
21.0
21.0
20.9
22.5
a
a
A
25.6
23.6
24.8
22.6
a
19.8
19.4
18.8
24.1
a
Primary 4-6
Primary 5-8
Secondary
Secondary and more
Higher/ University
Country
Year
Guatemala
Mexico
1995
1986
Age Group
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
Without Education
18.5
…
18.0
18.7
19.2
18.4 119.7
Primary Incomplete
…
19.1
19.1
20.2
20.6
20.3
Primary Complete
…
20.8
20.8
22.5
22.8
22.9
…
24.2
23.5
24.1
24.0
25.2
Primary
Secondary
18.7
18.7
18.9
19.6
20.2
19.8
19.8
19.6
19.9
20.0
20.5
a
22.2
22.7
22.4
23.1
22.9
Secondary and more
Higher/ University
a
A
26.1
23.0
26.8
27.9
Sources: Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Dominican Republic, 1991 and 1996
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Mexico, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Trinidad and Tobago, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala, 1995
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Haiti, 1994/1995 and 2000
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Nicaragua, 1998
a
b
Less than 50% of the women in that group had a union
Less than 25 women in that group had a union
Table 15: Median Age at First Union by Education and Actual Age (Females Aged
20-49) in Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua Concluded
Country
Year
Nicaragua
Trinidad and Tobago
1998
1987
Age Group
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49
Without Education
16.3
16.4
16.3
16.5
16.3
17.6
Primary Incomplete
19.0
18.9
17.1
17.6
17.7
17.7
Primary Complete
18.2
19.1
18.9
19.2
19.3
18.7
19.7
20.3
20.4
20.8
21.2
21.0
b
22.2
22.5
21.4
24.8
23.0
Primary 1-3
16.4
16.7
17.0
17.2
17.7
18.1
Primary 4-6
16.9
17.0
16.8
17.8
18.1
185
Secondary – Less
than 5 O Levels
Secondary – At
Least 5 O Levels
Secondary
Secondary and more
19.3
19.2
19.6
20.2
20.6
21.5
a
A
23.1
22.8
21.2
22.3
Sources: Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Dominican Republic, 1991 and 1996
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Mexico, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Trinidad and Tobago, 1987
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala, 1995
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Haiti, 1994/1995 and 2000
Country Report - Demographic and Health Surveys, Nicaragua, 1998
a
b
Less than 50% of the women in that group had a union
Less than 25 women in that group had a union
Table 16: Percentage of Households Headed by Females – Central America and the
Caribbean
Country
Early 1990s
Early 2000s
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
22
20
27
20
20
38
17
24
22
…
[27.9] (18.6)
[31.4] (24.5)
[24.3] (17.7)
[30.3] (20.7)
[31.4] (19.3)
[19.4] (15.8)
[34.5] (18.5)
[27.4] (20.8)
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
42
36
48
28a
37
25
43
39
38
34
44
40
39
28
28
…
…
…
…
…
26.8
…
42.7
44.7
…
…
42.8
…
…
…
Source: ECLAC (2000) Latin America and the Caribbean – Selected Gender-Sensitive Indicators:
Demographic Bulletin #70
St. Bernard (2001) – See bibliography
Table 17: Average Household Size – Central America and the Caribbean
Country
Early 1970s
Early 1990s
Early 2000s
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
5.2
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.7
4.9
…
4.9
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
4.3
4.2
4.0
4.5
4.6
5.3
4.7
…
4.3
5.1
4.0
4.6
5.1
4.6
5.4
5.0
4.3
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.0
…
4.4
…
…
…
5.3b
…
…
5.5b
…
Caribbean
3.2
3.8
3.3
4.0
3.6
4.5
3.9
4.5a
3.9
4.1a
3.4
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.7
…
…
…
…
…
4.3b
…
4.7b
3.4c
…
…
3.2d
…
…
…
Source: ECLAC (1995) - Digest of Selected Demographic and Social Statistics 1960-1994
United Nations (1995) – The World’s Women 1995: Trends and Statistics
Country Reportb - Demographic and Health Surveys, Dominican Republic, 1996
Country Reportb - Demographic and Health Surveys, Guatemala, 1995
Country Reportb - Demographic and Health Surveys, Haiti, 1994/1995 and 2000
Country Reportb - Demographic and Health Surveys, Nicaragua, 1998
Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica (2002)c – Jamaica Survey of
Living Conditions 2001
Government Statistics Department (2002)d – 2001Population and Housing Census: Preliminary
Report
a Data refer to a year between 1980-1984
b Latest available DHS data 1996-2001
c. Data are based upon Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (the 2001 figure)
d. Population and Housing Census 2000
Note: For the early 1970s and early 1990s, the data for the Anglophone Caribbean (including Belize)
were obtained from the Digest of Selected Demographic and Social Indicators 1960-1994. The
corresponding data for the Hispanic and Francophone Caribbean (including the Netherlands Antilles)
were obtained from The World’s Women – Trends and Statistics 1995. For the early 2000s, the data were
drawn from sources labelled b to d above.
Table 18: Percentage of Female Headed Households by Type of Household and Area
of Residence: Central America (1999)
Single Person
Households
Nuclear Two
Parent
Nuclear one
Parent
Extended
Composite Family
51.9
36.4
3.80
2.50
9.8
86.9
41.4
29.5
44.6
37.9
4.20
3.60
88.1
82.4
44.3
34.6
51.8
35.9
1.20
0.30
88.7
89.2
34.1
22.6
37.5
47.7
2.50
1.20
91.1
86
40.8
9.6
42.8
42
0.90
0.60
90
83.6
32.4
24.1
44.6
32.2
4.80
1.90
90.2
81
46.5
27
34
25
5.00
2.40
85.8
78
36.4
28.3
47.4
32
3.20
1.60
86.7
66.1
41.9
31.6
Costa Rica
Urban
Rural
El Salvador
Urban
Rural
Guatemala
Urban
Rural
Honduras
Urban
Rural
Mexico
Urban
Rural
Nicaragua
Urban
Rural
Panama
Urban
Rural
Dominican Republic
Urban
Rural
Source: ECLAC (2000) Latin America and the Caribbean – Selected Gender-Sensitive Indicators:
Demographic Bulletin #70
Table 19: Percentage of Female Headed Households by Poverty Level
Households
Indigent
Poor not indigent
Not Poor
Costa Rica
1990
1994
1997
1999
22.7
24
26.8
27.9
35.9
42
51
55.8
24.6
27
35.5
38.5
21.2
22
24
24.9
El Salvador
1995
1997
1999
30.8
30.2
31.4
38.2
35.8
35.5
31.3
33.2
35.5
29
27.8
29.2
Guatemala
1989
1998
21.9
24.3
23.1
24.2
21
21.9
21.7
25.3
Honduras
1990
1994
1997
1999
26.6
25
29.2
30.3
35.4
28
31.9
32.2
21.2
25
27.2
30.4
21.4
21
27.5
28.1
Mexico
1989
1994
1996
1998
15.7
17
17.5
19
13.9
11
17.1
18
14
16
14.7
16
16.7
18
18.9
20
Nicaragua
1993
1998
34.9
34.5
39.9
39.2
33.8
36.4
31.7
29.6
Panama
1990
1994
1997
1999
26
25
27.5
27.4
33.7
35
36.5
44.6
29
25
28.8
28
23.5
24
26.2
25.8
Dominican Republic
1997
31.4
49.9
31.4
28.5
Source: ECLAC (2000) Latin America and the Caribbean – Selected Gender-Sensitive Indicators:
Demographic Bulletin #70
Table 20: Percentage of Female Headed Households that were not poor (Urban
Area)
Not Poor
Costa Rica
1990
1994
1997
1999
72.6
76.2
74.4
75
El Salvador
1995
1997
1999
56.5
56.5
61.5
Guatemala
1989
1998
51.5
63.8
Honduras
1990
1994
1997
1999
28.5
25
31.1
31.9
Mexico
1989
1994
1996
1998
69.9
74.7
67.3
73.7
Nicaragua
1993
1998
36.1
34.9
Panama
1990
1994
1997
1999
60
71.7
71.9
74.7
Dominican Republic
1997
62.0
(51.4)
(45.5)
(50.3)
(39.4)
(36.8)
(34.9)
Source: ECLAC (2000) Latin America and the Caribbean – Selected Gender-Sensitive Indicators:
Demographic Bulletin #70
Note: The figures in parentheses represent the proportion that was indigent
Table 21: International Migration and Remittances: Selected Indicators – Central
America and the Caribbean
Country
Average
Annual Net
Migration
Average
Annual Net
Migration
Rate
Workers
Remittances
as a percent of
GDP
(in thousands)
1995-2000
Rate per 1000
population
1995-2000
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
-1
20
-8
-30
-4
-310
-12
-3
-2.3
5.3
-1.3
-2.8
-0.7
-3.3
-2.5
-1.0
2.9
0.6
13.3
3.0
6.9
1.1
13.2
0.2
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
St Kitts and Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent/ Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
…
0
0
-20
…
-11
…
-21
-19
…
…
-1
…
-4
-8
…
0.0
-0.9
-1.8
…
-1.4
…
-2.7
-7.4
…
…
-7.0
…
-3.1
-10.6
…
…
3.2
…
…
6.8
…
…
10.9
…
…
…
…
0.7
…
Source: United Nations (2003) - International Migration 2002 (Wall Chart)
Table 22: Percent of Females who had ever Heard of AIDS by Place of Residence
Country
Dominican Republic (1996)
Guatemala (1995)
Haiti (1994)
Nicaragua (1997)
Urban
Rural
100
89
100
98
99
57
97
91
Source: United Nations (2002) – HIV/AIDS Awareness and Behaviour