Urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Urban population, per capita was 0.8151 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.8151 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.8151 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4887 units per person, in 1960.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 2nd out of 47 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.
Urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4887 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4957 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5029 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.5102 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5177 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5253 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.533 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5409 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5488 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5568 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5648 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5732 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5819 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.591 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6096 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6188 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6364 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6444 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6515 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6581 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6643 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6704 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6761 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6817 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6871 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6924 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6976 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7026 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7075 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7123 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7169 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7214 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7257 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7302 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.735 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7402 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7457 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.751 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7557 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7598 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7635 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7669 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.77 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7727 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.775 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7773 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7795 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7816 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7837 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7857 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7877 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7898 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7919 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.794 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7962 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7983 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8023 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8044 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8063 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8083 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8104 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8127 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8151 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.522 units per person | 0.4887 units per person | 0.5568 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6048 units per person | 0.5648 units per person | 0.6444 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6782 units per person | 0.6515 units per person | 0.7026 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7286 units per person | 0.7075 units per person | 0.751 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7702 units per person | 0.7557 units per person | 0.7816 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.793 units per person | 0.7837 units per person | 0.8023 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8095 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.8151 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 1 Bahrain 1 units per person compare
- 1 Bermuda 1 units per person compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 1 units per person compare
- 1 Gibraltar 1 units per person compare
- 1 Hong Kong, China 1 units per person compare
- 1 Kuwait 1 units per person compare
- 1 Macau, China 1 units per person compare
- 1 Saint Martin (French Part) 1 units per person compare
- 1 Monaco 1 units per person compare
- 1 Naoero 1 units per person compare
- 1 Singapore 1 units per person compare
- 1 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1 units per person compare
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 81.5% (2025)
- Urban population 543.31 million (2025)
- Population, total 666.59 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 26.57 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Urban population, per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.8151 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8151 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4887 units per person in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for urban population, per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.