Urban population in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 543,313,332 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 408.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 543M | +5.14M | +0.96% |
| 2024 | 538M | +5.21M | +0.98% |
| 2023 | 533M | +5.06M | +0.96% |
| 2022 | 528M | +4.39M | +0.84% |
| 2021 | 524M | +4.28M | +0.83% |
| 2020 | 519M | +5M | +0.97% |
| 2019 | 514M | +5.48M | +1.08% |
| 2018 | 509M | +5.49M | +1.09% |
| 2017 | 503M | +5.86M | +1.18% |
| 2016 | 497M | +6.01M | +1.22% |
| 2015 | 491M | +6.1M | +1.26% |
| 2014 | 485M | +6.16M | +1.28% |
| 2013 | 479M | +6.18M | +1.31% |
| 2012 | 473M | +6.17M | +1.32% |
| 2011 | 467M | +6.15M | +1.34% |
| 2010 | 461M | +6.2M | +1.36% |
| 2009 | 454M | +6.29M | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 448M | +6.36M | +1.44% |
| 2007 | 442M | +6.4M | +1.47% |
| 2006 | 435M | +6.46M | +1.51% |
| 2005 | 429M | +6.64M | +1.57% |
| 2004 | 422M | +6.89M | +1.66% |
| 2003 | 415M | +7.15M | +1.75% |
| 2002 | 408M | +7.41M | +1.85% |
| 2001 | 401M | +7.68M | +1.95% |
| 2000 | 393M | +8.11M | +2.11% |
| 1999 | 385M | +8.51M | +2.26% |
| 1998 | 377M | +8.58M | +2.33% |
| 1997 | 368M | +8.36M | +2.33% |
| 1996 | 360M | +8.12M | +2.31% |
| 1995 | 351M | +7.96M | +2.32% |
| 1994 | 344M | +7.84M | +2.34% |
| 1993 | 336M | +7.85M | +2.39% |
| 1992 | 328M | +7.9M | +2.47% |
| 1991 | 320M | +7.94M | +2.54% |
| 1990 | 312M | +7.94M | +2.61% |
| 1989 | 304M | +7.9M | +2.67% |
| 1988 | 296M | +7.86M | +2.73% |
| 1987 | 288M | +7.82M | +2.79% |
| 1986 | 280M | +7.78M | +2.85% |
| 1985 | 273M | +7.74M | +2.92% |
| 1984 | 265M | +7.74M | +3.01% |
| 1983 | 257M | +7.69M | +3.08% |
| 1982 | 250M | +7.59M | +3.14% |
| 1981 | 242M | +7.56M | +3.22% |
| 1980 | 234M | +7.67M | +3.38% |
| 1979 | 227M | +7.78M | +3.55% |
| 1978 | 219M | +7.8M | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 211M | +7.72M | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 203M | +7.59M | +3.88% |
| 1975 | 196M | +7.45M | +3.95% |
| 1974 | 188M | +7.26M | +4.01% |
| 1973 | 181M | +7.01M | +4.03% |
| 1972 | 174M | +6.71M | +4.01% |
| 1971 | 167M | +6.41M | +3.98% |
| 1970 | 161M | +6.15M | +3.97% |
| 1969 | 155M | +6.01M | +4.04% |
| 1968 | 149M | +5.86M | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 143M | +5.7M | +4.15% |
| 1966 | 137M | +5.54M | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 132M | +5.36M | +4.24% |
| 1964 | 126M | +5.18M | +4.27% |
| 1963 | 121M | +4.99M | +4.29% |
| 1962 | 116M | +4.78M | +4.29% |
| 1961 | 111M | +4.57M | +4.27% |
| 1960 | 107M | — | — |
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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