Latin America & Caribbean Urban Population 1960-2023
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 2021 was 532,978,690, a 0.98% increase from 2020.
- Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2020 was 527,782,335, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
- Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2019 was 521,945,599, a 1.18% increase from 2018.
- Latin America & Caribbean urban population for 2018 was 515,837,393, a 1.22% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| World |
4,454,152,526 |
| East Asia & Pacific |
1,457,042,236 |
| OECD members |
1,115,203,157 |
| South Asia |
672,362,364 |
| Latin America & Caribbean |
532,978,690 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
494,081,001 |
| European Union |
336,283,387 |
| North America |
306,343,265 |
| Euro Area |
266,563,346 |
| Latin America & Caribbean Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
532,978,690 |
81.38 |
0.98% |
| 2020 |
527,782,335 |
81.13 |
1.12% |
| 2019 |
521,945,599 |
80.89 |
1.18% |
| 2018 |
515,837,393 |
80.65 |
1.22% |
| 2017 |
509,636,804 |
80.41 |
1.29% |
| 2016 |
503,147,437 |
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 |
% |
