Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Caribbean

Urban population in the Caribbean in 2025 — 30,098,524 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 281%.

2025 30.1M people +0.66% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 30.1M people2025
Period minimum 7.9M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Caribbean, 1960–2025010M20M30M40M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 7,899,912 people1962: 8,458,314 people1964: 9,122,758 people1966: 9,831,294 people1968: 10,547,571 people1970: 11,272,327 people1972: 12,083,965 people1974: 12,935,650 people1976: 13,791,998 people1978: 14,596,229 people1980: 15,312,794 people1982: 15,990,066 people1984: 16,748,371 people1986: 17,494,516 people1988: 18,321,672 people1990: 19,202,692 people1992: 20,050,424 people1994: 20,855,775 people1996: 21,715,878 people1998: 22,606,703 people2000: 23,458,668 people2002: 24,310,265 people2004: 25,099,499 people2006: 25,875,772 people2008: 26,641,093 people2010: 27,276,281 people2012: 27,749,155 people2014: 28,190,779 people2016: 28,585,204 people2018: 28,860,998 people2020: 29,266,012 people2022: 29,503,253 people2024: 29,900,127 people2025: 30,098,524 people
Change over the period: +22.2M (+281%) Average annual rate: 2.08 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Caribbean

Caribbean 30.1M people
World 4.75B people
Urban population — Caribbean, by year Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 30.1M +198,397 +0.66%
2024 29.9M +212,184 +0.71%
2023 29.69M +184,690 +0.63%
2022 29.5M +91,734 +0.31%
2021 29.41M +145,507 +0.5%
2020 29.27M +181,324 +0.62%
2019 29.08M +223,690 +0.78%
2018 28.86M +111,070 +0.39%
2017 28.75M +164,724 +0.58%
2016 28.59M +192,551 +0.68%
2015 28.39M +201,874 +0.72%
2014 28.19M +208,034 +0.74%
2013 27.98M +233,590 +0.84%
2012 27.75M +241,289 +0.88%
2011 27.51M +231,585 +0.85%
2010 27.28M +288,429 +1.07%
2009 26.99M +346,759 +1.3%
2008 26.64M +374,781 +1.43%
2007 26.27M +390,540 +1.51%
2006 25.88M +401,955 +1.58%
2005 25.47M +374,318 +1.49%
2004 25.1M +386,055 +1.56%
2003 24.71M +403,179 +1.66%
2002 24.31M +413,271 +1.73%
2001 23.9M +438,326 +1.87%
2000 23.46M +433,953 +1.88%
1999 23.02M +418,012 +1.85%
1998 22.61M +437,286 +1.97%
1997 22.17M +453,539 +2.09%
1996 21.72M +444,936 +2.09%
1995 21.27M +415,167 +1.99%
1994 20.86M +401,853 +1.96%
1993 20.45M +403,498 +2.01%
1992 20.05M +414,756 +2.11%
1991 19.64M +432,976 +2.25%
1990 19.2M +442,148 +2.36%
1989 18.76M +438,872 +2.4%
1988 18.32M +418,965 +2.34%
1987 17.9M +408,191 +2.33%
1986 17.49M +390,829 +2.29%
1985 17.1M +355,316 +2.12%
1984 16.75M +376,897 +2.3%
1983 16.37M +381,408 +2.39%
1982 15.99M +350,628 +2.24%
1981 15.64M +326,644 +2.13%
1980 15.31M +346,121 +2.31%
1979 14.97M +370,444 +2.54%
1978 14.6M +393,414 +2.77%
1977 14.2M +410,817 +2.98%
1976 13.79M +424,854 +3.18%
1975 13.37M +431,494 +3.34%
1974 12.94M +431,885 +3.45%
1973 12.5M +419,800 +3.47%
1972 12.08M +400,148 +3.42%
1971 11.68M +411,490 +3.65%
1970 11.27M +364,146 +3.34%
1969 10.91M +360,610 +3.42%
1968 10.55M +358,603 +3.52%
1967 10.19M +357,674 +3.64%
1966 9.83M +356,880 +3.77%
1965 9.47M +351,656 +3.85%
1964 9.12M +340,569 +3.88%
1963 8.78M +323,875 +3.83%
1962 8.46M +294,885 +3.61%
1961 8.16M +263,517 +3.34%
1960 7.9M

About the indicator

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.