What is the highest population, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.

What is the lowest population, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population, total, per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is population, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Population, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: Population, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population, total, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.3%

Rank

26th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.0029 units per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP for population, total, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0029 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1962	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1963	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1964	0.0023 units per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1965	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1966	0.0021 units per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1967	0.0021 units per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1968	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1969	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1970	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1971	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1972	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1973	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1974	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1975	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1976	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1977	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1978	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1979	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1980	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-15.4%
1981	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1982	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1983	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1984	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1985	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1986	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1987	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1988	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1989	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1990	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1991	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1992	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1993	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1994	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1995	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1996	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1997	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1998	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1999	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2000	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2001	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2002	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2003	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2004	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2005	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2006	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2007	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2008	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2009	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2010	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2011	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
2012	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2013	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2014	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2015	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
2016	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2017	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2018	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2019	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2020	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	+20.4%
2021	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2022	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2023	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2024	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
2025	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	-3.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0023 units per US$ of GDP	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	0.0029 units per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

23 Sudan 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP compare
24 Mali 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
25 Uganda 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
26 Nigeria 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
28 Zambia 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP compare
29 Timor-Leste 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 262 places →

More climate change data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
Population, total, annual growth rate 0.6817 % change on previous year (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 81.4% (2025)
Urban population 510.21 million (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, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Population, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest population, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for population, total, per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is population, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.