Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 39.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 39.6% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 39.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.1% | — |
| 1961 | 23.5% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 24.8% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 25.3% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 27.3% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 29.5% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 29.8% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 30.6% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 31.5% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 32.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 32.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.1% | 23.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 27.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.6% | 32.0% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.3% | 33.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.3% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 36.7% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.6% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More climate change data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Urban population 510.21 million (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6817 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.814 units per person (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 626.81 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 26.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 39.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.