Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population, total, per square kilometre was 32.23 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 32.23 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 32.23 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.76 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.76 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.06 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 11.38 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 11.69 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 12.02 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 12.34 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 12.68 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 13.01 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 13.35 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 13.68 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 14.03 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 14.37 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 14.73 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 15.09 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 15.45 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 15.82 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 16.19 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 16.57 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 16.96 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 17.35 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 17.74 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 18.14 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 18.54 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 18.94 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 19.34 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 19.75 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 20.15 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 20.55 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 20.96 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 21.36 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.76 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 22.17 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 22.57 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 22.96 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 23.36 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 23.75 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 24.14 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 24.57 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 24.95 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 25.33 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 25.7 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 26.05 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 26.4 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 26.74 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 27.07 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 27.4 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 27.73 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 28.06 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 28.39 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 28.71 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.03 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 29.35 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 29.66 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.98 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.28 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 30.58 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.87 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.14 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 31.4 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.61 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 31.8 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 32 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.23 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.03 units per square kilometre | 10.76 units per square kilometre | 13.35 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.29 units per square kilometre | 13.68 units per square kilometre | 16.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.14 units per square kilometre | 17.35 units per square kilometre | 20.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.16 units per square kilometre | 21.36 units per square kilometre | 24.95 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.89 units per square kilometre | 25.33 units per square kilometre | 28.39 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1 units per square kilometre | 28.71 units per square kilometre | 31.4 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.91 units per square kilometre | 31.61 units per square kilometre | 32.23 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 45 Kuwait 272.36 units per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6898 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9853 % 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 531.01 million (2025)
- Population, total 651.47 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 32.23 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.23 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.76 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.