What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The highest recorded value was 0.8151 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4859 units per person in 1960.

How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, per capita?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Name: Urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Urban population, per capita was 0.8151 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.8151 units per person

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

1st

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.8151 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.4859 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.8151 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.8151 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4859 units per person, in 1960.

That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.4859 units per person	—
1961	0.4931 units per person	+1.5%
1962	0.5005 units per person	+1.5%
1963	0.5079 units per person	+1.5%
1964	0.5155 units per person	+1.5%
1965	0.5232 units per person	+1.5%
1966	0.5311 units per person	+1.5%
1967	0.5391 units per person	+1.5%
1968	0.5472 units per person	+1.5%
1969	0.5553 units per person	+1.5%
1970	0.5634 units per person	+1.5%
1971	0.5719 units per person	+1.5%
1972	0.5807 units per person	+1.5%
1973	0.5899 units per person	+1.6%
1974	0.5992 units per person	+1.6%
1975	0.6085 units per person	+1.6%
1976	0.6177 units per person	+1.5%
1977	0.6267 units per person	+1.5%
1978	0.6353 units per person	+1.4%
1979	0.6432 units per person	+1.3%
1980	0.6504 units per person	+1.1%
1981	0.6569 units per person	+1.0%
1982	0.6631 units per person	+0.9%
1983	0.669 units per person	+0.9%
1984	0.6747 units per person	+0.8%
1985	0.6802 units per person	+0.8%
1986	0.6856 units per person	+0.8%
1987	0.6907 units per person	+0.8%
1988	0.6958 units per person	+0.7%
1989	0.7007 units per person	+0.7%
1990	0.7055 units per person	+0.7%
1991	0.7103 units per person	+0.7%
1992	0.7149 units per person	+0.6%
1993	0.7193 units per person	+0.6%
1994	0.7237 units per person	+0.6%
1995	0.7283 units per person	+0.6%
1996	0.7331 units per person	+0.7%
1997	0.7383 units per person	+0.7%
1998	0.7439 units per person	+0.8%
1999	0.7493 units per person	+0.7%
2000	0.7541 units per person	+0.6%
2001	0.7583 units per person	+0.6%
2002	0.7622 units per person	+0.5%
2003	0.7657 units per person	+0.5%
2004	0.7688 units per person	+0.4%
2005	0.7716 units per person	+0.4%
2006	0.7741 units per person	+0.3%
2007	0.7764 units per person	+0.3%
2008	0.7787 units per person	+0.3%
2009	0.7808 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.783 units per person	+0.3%
2011	0.785 units per person	+0.3%
2012	0.787 units per person	+0.3%
2013	0.7892 units per person	+0.3%
2014	0.7913 units per person	+0.3%
2015	0.7935 units per person	+0.3%
2016	0.7958 units per person	+0.3%
2017	0.798 units per person	+0.3%
2018	0.7999 units per person	+0.2%
2019	0.802 units per person	+0.3%
2020	0.8042 units per person	+0.3%
2021	0.8062 units per person	+0.3%
2022	0.8082 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	0.5199 units per person	0.4859 units per person	0.5553 units per person	10
1970s	0.6036 units per person	0.5634 units per person	0.6432 units per person	10
1980s	0.6767 units per person	0.6504 units per person	0.7007 units per person	10
1990s	0.7266 units per person	0.7055 units per person	0.7493 units per person	10
2000s	0.7691 units per person	0.7541 units per person	0.7808 units per person	10
2010s	0.7925 units per person	0.783 units per person	0.802 units per person	10
2020s	0.8095 units per person	0.8042 units per person	0.8151 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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 81.5% (2025)
Urban population 531.01 million (2025)
Population, total 651.47 million (2025)
Population growth 0.7% (2025)
Urban population, per square kilometre 26.12 units per square kilometre (2023)

All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Urban population, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.8151 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The highest recorded value was 0.8151 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4859 units per person in 1960.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for urban population, per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.