Urban population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Urban population was 81.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 81.4%, 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 in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 81.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.5% | 48.1% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 55.8% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.5% | 64.8% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.6% | 70.5% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 75.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 78.2% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 80.3% | 81.4% | 6 |
More climate change data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 626.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 510.21 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 39.6% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 306.76 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 2.5% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 24.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 22.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 19.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Urban population in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 81.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1960.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 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 & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.