Latin America & Caribbean Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2023 was 543,707,545, a 1.04% increase from 2022.
  • Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2022 was 538,107,827, a 0.96% increase from 2021.
  • Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2021 was 532,975,718, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
  • Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2020 was 527,780,393, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
World 4,600,280,070
East Asia & Pacific 1,499,472,430
OECD members 1,131,340,376
South Asia 703,931,878
Latin America & Caribbean 543,707,545
Sub-Saharan Africa 532,901,299
European Union 340,311,203
North America 311,865,727
Euro Area 273,162,331
Latin America & Caribbean Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 543,707,545 81.87 1.04%
2022 538,107,827 81.62 0.96%
2021 532,975,718 81.38 0.98%
2020 527,780,393 81.13 1.12%
2019 521,943,639 80.89 1.18%
2018 515,835,432 80.65 1.22%
2017 509,634,845 80.41 1.29%
2016 503,146,460 80.17 1.33%
2015 496,525,353 79.91 1.36%
2014 489,854,175 79.65 1.39%
2013 483,150,473 79.39 1.42%
2012 476,387,252 79.12 1.46%
2011 469,524,671 78.85 1.49%
2010 462,643,953 78.57 1.41%
2009 456,215,612 78.29 1.47%
2008 449,611,195 78.01 1.50%
2007 442,953,513 77.72 1.55%
2006 436,193,125 77.42 1.59%
2005 429,345,391 77.12 1.64%
2004 422,401,468 76.82 1.68%
2003 415,412,489 76.51 1.74%
2002 408,305,152 76.19 1.81%
2001 401,043,709 75.86 1.90%
2000 393,557,252 75.50 2.08%
1999 385,538,315 75.05 2.14%
1998 377,457,821 74.60 2.21%
1997 369,285,722 74.13 2.27%
1996 361,099,246 73.65 2.30%
1995 352,973,775 73.19 2.39%
1994 344,746,561 72.70 2.44%
1993 336,541,527 72.20 2.47%
1992 328,437,425 71.71 2.53%
1991 320,338,755 71.22 2.62%
1990 312,157,472 70.69 2.70%
1989 303,940,453 70.13 2.74%
1988 295,841,710 69.56 2.79%
1987 287,800,092 68.98 2.84%
1986 279,848,185 68.38 2.91%
1985 271,940,828 67.78 2.99%
1984 264,057,385 67.15 3.05%
1983 256,236,133 66.52 3.11%
1982 248,510,846 65.89 3.16%
1981 240,895,000 65.23 3.27%
1980 233,258,489 64.54 3.40%
1979 225,586,410 63.83 3.47%
1978 218,018,969 63.11 3.53%
1977 210,593,144 62.39 3.54%
1976 203,394,605 61.67 3.56%
1975 196,407,877 60.95 3.61%
1974 189,558,873 60.22 3.66%
1973 182,861,279 59.50 3.71%
1972 176,317,131 58.77 3.78%
1971 169,887,008 58.01 3.84%
1970 163,608,217 57.25 3.88%
1969 157,504,259 56.50 3.94%
1968 151,528,157 55.73 4.02%
1967 145,676,325 54.97 4.08%
1966 139,959,463 54.20 4.16%
1965 134,364,759 53.44 4.24%
1964 128,899,768 52.67 4.41%
1963 123,460,573 51.85 4.45%
1962 118,204,913 51.03 4.48%
1961 113,140,419 50.22 4.48%
1960 108,291,516 49.42 %