World region · 39 countries profiled
Generation Alpha & Beta
in Latin America
Both cohorts across 39 countries, aggregated — with the fertility, schooling and connectivity figures that explain the totals, and the country-by-country detail underneath.
Latin America has approximately 119.9 million Generation Alpha people across 39 profiled countries — about 6.2% of the global cohort — with a population-weighted fertility rate of 1.8 and a median age of 32. Its child population is shrinking, projected -17.7% by 2040.
6.2% of the global Alpha cohort, across 39 countries.
Smaller than the Alpha cohort of 119.9 million.
All of them Generation Beta.
Median age 32, fertility 1.8.
Countries with a growing child population
Countries with a shrinking child population
Under 15, population-weighted
Child population to 2040 (−17.7%)
Latin America against the world average
Regional figures are population-weighted, so a country of 230 million counts for more than one of 5 million. An unweighted average of the same countries would look very different and would mean very little.
Split by direction
Growing child populations
Shrinking child populations
Country by country
All 39 countries in Latin America
| Country | Gen Alpha | Share of pop. | Under 15 | Fertility | Median age | School starts | To 2040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 44m | 20.7% | 20% | 1.55 | 34 | 6 | ↓ −24% |
| Colombia | 11m | 20.8% | 22% | 1.6 | 32 | 5 | ↓ −22% |
| Argentina | 11m | 23.9% | 24% | 1.9 | 32 | 5 | ↓ −14% |
| Peru | 8m | 23.5% | 25% | 2 | 31 | 6 | ↓ −11% |
| Venezuela | 7m | 25% | 26% | 2.2 | 30 | 6 | ↓ −12% |
| Guatemala | 6m | 33.3% | 33% | 2.3 | 23 | 6 | ↓ −4% |
| Chile | 4m | 20% | 19% | 1.2 | 36 | 6 | ↓ −25% |
| Ecuador | 4m | 22.2% | 26% | 2 | 29 | 6 | ↓ −10% |
| Haiti | 4m | 30.8% | 31% | 2.6 | 24 | 6 | → −3% |
| Honduras | 3m | 30.4% | 30% | 2.4 | 25 | 6 | → +1% |
| Bolivia | 3m | 23.1% | 29% | 2.4 | 26 | 6 | ↓ −6% |
| Dominican Republic | 3m | 25.9% | 26% | 2.2 | 29 | 6 | ↓ −11% |
| Nicaragua | 2m | 28.2% | 28% | 2.2 | 26 | 6 | ↓ −6% |
| Paraguay | 2m | 28.2% | 28% | 2.4 | 27 | 6 | ↓ −5% |
| Cuba | 2m | 14.7% | 15% | 1.5 | 42 | 6 | ↓ −22% |
| El Salvador | 2m | 25% | 24% | 1.7 | 28 | 7 | ↓ −15% |
| Panama | 1m | 23.9% | 25% | 2.1 | 31 | 6 | ↓ −5% |
| Costa Rica | 947k | 18.2% | 18% | 1.3 | 36 | 6 | ↓ −21% |
| Uruguay | 605k | 17.8% | 18% | 1.4 | 37 | 6 | ↓ −19% |
| Jamaica | 518k | 18.5% | 18% | 1.3 | 33 | 6 | ↓ −24% |
| Puerto Rico | 362k | 11.3% | 11% | 0.9 | 46 | 6 | ↓ −27% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 265k | 17.6% | 17% | 1.5 | 38 | 5 | ↓ −20% |
| Guyana | 243k | 28.9% | 29% | 2.3 | 27 | 6 | ↓ −9% |
| Suriname | 163k | 25.3% | 25% | 2.2 | 29 | 6 | ↓ −4% |
| Belize | 113k | 26.3% | 26% | 2 | 27 | 5 | ↓ −6% |
| Bahamas | 71k | 17.5% | 18% | 1.4 | 36 | 5 | ↓ −9% |
| Barbados | 48k | 17.1% | 17% | 1.7 | 40 | 5 | ↓ −10% |
| St Lucia | 31k | 17.2% | 17% | 1.4 | 35 | 5 | ↓ −15% |
| Curaçao | 27k | 14.6% | 15% | 1.1 | 39 | 6 | ↓ −20% |
| Grenada | 22k | 19% | 19% | 1.4 | 35 | 5 | ↓ −20% |
| St Vincent and the Grenadines | 21k | 20.9% | 21% | 1.7 | 35 | 5 | ↓ −23% |
| Aruba | 18k | 16.5% | 17% | 1.6 | 42 | 6 | ↓ −12% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 17k | 17.5% | 17% | 1.6 | 37 | 5 | ↓ −8% |
| Cayman Islands | 12k | 16% | 16% | 1.5 | 39 | 5 | ↑ +7% |
| Dominica | 12k | 17.6% | 18% | 1.5 | 37 | 5 | ↓ −15% |
| St Kitts and Nevis | 9k | 18.3% | 18% | 1.5 | 37 | 5 | ↓ −18% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8k | 16% | 16% | 1.4 | 40 | 6 | ↓ −4% |
| Sint Maarten | 7k | 14.8% | 15% | 1.4 | 42 | 6 | ↑ +11% |
| British Virgin Islands | 6k | 14.1% | 14% | 1.1 | 39 | 5 | ↓ −13% |
Frequently asked
How many Gen Alpha people are in Latin America?
Approximately 119.9 million across the 39 countries profiled in the region, about 6.2% of the global Generation Alpha cohort.
How many Gen Beta children will be born in Latin America?
About 97.6 million between 2025 and 2039, at roughly 19,305 births a day today.
What is the fertility rate in Latin America?
The population-weighted average is 1.8 children per woman, against a replacement level of 2.1 and a world average of about 2.2.
Is the child population in Latin America growing or shrinking?
It is shrinking. Of 39 countries, 2 have a growing under-15 population and 35 a shrinking one.
Which country in Latin America has the most Gen Alpha?
Brazil, with about 44 million.
The other regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
490.4 million Generation Alpha
South Asia
463.1 million Generation Alpha
East Asia & Pacific
414.8 million Generation Alpha
Middle East & North Africa
182.2 million Generation Alpha
Europe & Central Asia
146.5 million Generation Alpha
North America
99 million Generation Alpha
Oceania
6.2 million Generation Alpha
AlphaBetaMinds (2026). Generation Alpha and Generation Beta in Latin America. Retrieved from https://alphabetaminds.com/regions/latin-america