Latin America & Caribbean Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Latin America & Caribbean rural population for 2023 was 120,415,677, a 0.62% decline from 2022.
  • Latin America & Caribbean rural population for 2022 was 121,167,310, a 0.66% decline from 2021.
  • Latin America & Caribbean rural population for 2021 was 121,971,004, a 0.61% decline from 2020.
  • Latin America & Caribbean rural population for 2020 was 122,720,080, a 0.48% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
World 3,422,928,507
South Asia 1,234,617,651
East Asia & Pacific 881,128,740
Sub-Saharan Africa 708,996,518
OECD members 253,665,277
Latin America & Caribbean 120,415,677
European Union 109,165,675
Euro Area 77,195,067
North America 63,210,418
Latin America & Caribbean Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 120,415,677 18.13 -0.62%
2022 121,167,310 18.38 -0.66%
2021 121,971,004 18.62 -0.61%
2020 122,720,080 18.87 -0.48%
2019 123,317,084 19.11 -0.36%
2018 123,756,981 19.35 -0.30%
2017 124,125,890 19.59 -0.29%
2016 124,486,222 19.83 -0.28%
2015 124,829,736 20.09 -0.26%
2014 125,157,319 20.35 -0.24%
2013 125,456,130 20.61 -0.21%
2012 125,716,118 20.88 -0.18%
2011 125,948,987 21.15 -0.19%
2010 126,193,451 21.43 -0.23%
2009 126,486,335 21.71 -0.20%
2008 126,739,444 21.99 -0.19%
2007 126,983,823 22.28 -0.17%
2006 127,196,811 22.58 -0.13%
2005 127,360,689 22.88 -0.08%
2004 127,463,473 23.18 -0.05%
2003 127,532,139 23.49 -0.05%
2002 127,599,234 23.81 -0.01%
2001 127,614,182 24.14 -0.06%
2000 127,694,287 24.50 -0.35%
1999 128,146,996 24.95 -0.29%
1998 128,523,643 25.40 -0.28%
1997 128,884,361 25.87 -0.23%
1996 129,175,408 26.35 -0.12%
1995 129,328,081 26.81 -0.12%
1994 129,482,849 27.30 -0.07%
1993 129,568,289 27.80 0.02%
1992 129,541,615 28.29 0.05%
1991 129,480,144 28.78 0.05%
1990 129,411,929 29.31 -0.01%
1989 129,426,938 29.87 -0.02%
1988 129,455,180 30.44 0.01%
1987 129,445,353 31.02 0.04%
1986 129,392,633 31.62 0.08%
1985 129,295,189 32.22 0.11%
1984 129,156,429 32.85 0.17%
1983 128,942,773 33.48 0.21%
1982 128,670,069 34.11 0.20%
1981 128,418,326 34.77 0.18%
1980 128,184,915 35.46 0.26%
1979 127,858,227 36.17 0.34%
1978 127,424,442 36.89 0.39%
1977 126,931,238 37.61 0.42%
1976 126,406,129 38.33 0.45%
1975 125,834,567 39.05 0.51%
1974 125,194,437 39.78 0.58%
1973 124,477,638 40.50 0.62%
1972 123,712,869 41.23 0.61%
1971 122,959,949 41.99 0.65%
1970 122,164,993 42.75 0.72%
1969 121,287,637 43.50 0.78%
1968 120,352,049 44.27 0.84%
1967 119,348,548 45.03 0.92%
1966 118,260,758 45.80 1.00%
1965 117,088,594 46.56 1.08%
1964 115,837,622 47.33 1.02%
1963 114,662,830 48.15 1.09%
1962 113,429,239 48.97 1.13%
1961 112,159,935 49.78 1.18%
1960 110,846,975 50.58 %