What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 32.79 units per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 11.19 units per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population, total, per square kilometre?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & Caribbean: Population, total, per square kilometre was 32.79 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32.79 units per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.7%

Rank

41st

of 47 groups

All-time high

32.79 units per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

11.19 units per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 32.79 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 32.79 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.19 units per square kilometre, in 1961.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961 to 2023.
Year	units per square kilometre	Change
1961	11.19 units per square kilometre	—
1962	11.51 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1963	11.83 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1964	12.16 units per square kilometre	+2.8%
1965	12.49 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1966	12.83 units per square kilometre	+2.7%
1967	13.16 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1968	13.51 units per square kilometre	+2.6%
1969	13.85 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1970	14.2 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1971	14.55 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1972	14.9 units per square kilometre	+2.5%
1973	15.27 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1974	15.63 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1975	16 units per square kilometre	+2.4%
1976	16.37 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1977	16.75 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1978	17.14 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1979	17.52 units per square kilometre	+2.3%
1980	17.92 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1981	18.31 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1982	18.71 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1983	19.11 units per square kilometre	+2.2%
1984	19.52 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1985	19.93 units per square kilometre	+2.1%
1986	20.33 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1987	20.74 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1988	21.15 units per square kilometre	+2.0%
1989	21.56 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
1990	21.97 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
1991	22.37 units per square kilometre	+1.9%
1992	22.78 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
1993	23.18 units per square kilometre	+1.8%
1994	23.58 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1995	23.98 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1996	24.37 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1997	24.76 units per square kilometre	+1.6%
1998	25.19 units per square kilometre	+1.7%
1999	25.58 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2000	25.95 units per square kilometre	+1.5%
2001	26.32 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2002	26.67 units per square kilometre	+1.4%
2003	27.02 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
2004	27.36 units per square kilometre	+1.3%
2005	27.69 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
2006	28.02 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
2007	28.35 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
2008	28.68 units per square kilometre	+1.2%
2009	29 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2010	29.32 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2011	29.64 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2012	29.95 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2013	30.27 units per square kilometre	+1.1%
2014	30.58 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
2015	30.88 units per square kilometre	+1.0%
2016	31.17 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
2017	31.45 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
2018	31.72 units per square kilometre	+0.9%
2019	31.98 units per square kilometre	+0.8%
2020	32.18 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2021	32.37 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2022	32.56 units per square kilometre	+0.6%
2023	32.79 units per square kilometre	+0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.5 units per square kilometre	11.19 units per square kilometre	13.85 units per square kilometre	9
1970s	15.83 units per square kilometre	14.2 units per square kilometre	17.52 units per square kilometre	10
1980s	19.73 units per square kilometre	17.92 units per square kilometre	21.56 units per square kilometre	10
1990s	23.77 units per square kilometre	21.97 units per square kilometre	25.58 units per square kilometre	10
2000s	27.51 units per square kilometre	25.95 units per square kilometre	29 units per square kilometre	10
2010s	30.7 units per square kilometre	29.32 units per square kilometre	31.98 units per square kilometre	10
2020s	32.48 units per square kilometre	32.18 units per square kilometre	32.79 units per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

38 Viet Nam 320.18 units per square kilometre compare
39 Guam 308.34 units per square kilometre compare
40 El Salvador 304.52 units per square kilometre compare
41 Cayman Islands 304.32 units per square kilometre compare
42 United States Virgin Islands 299.76 units per square kilometre compare
43 Saint Lucia 293.91 units per square kilometre compare
44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 283.25 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More climate change data for Latin America & Caribbean

Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6655 % change on previous year (2025)
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9558 % change on previous year (2025)
Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Urban population, per capita 0.8151 units per person (2025)
Urban population 81.5% (2025)
Urban population 543.31 million (2025)
Population, total 666.59 million (2025)
Population growth 0.7% (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?: Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 32.79 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The highest recorded value was 32.79 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 11.19 units per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for population, total, per square kilometre?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Population, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.