Rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Rural population, per square kilometre was 6.28 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 6.28 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 6.53 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.63 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.63 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.71 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 5.78 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 5.86 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.93 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 5.99 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 6.05 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 6.1 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.15 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.2 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 6.23 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.25 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.27 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.27 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.27 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.27 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 6.26 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.26 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.26 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 6.27 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 6.29 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.31 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.33 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6.35 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 6.38 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.4 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 6.42 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 6.44 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.45 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.47 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.48 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.5 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.51 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.52 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.53 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 6.52 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 6.5 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.47 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.44 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 6.41 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.39 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.37 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.36 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.36 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.36 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.37 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.38 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6.39 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.4 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.41 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.42 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.43 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.43 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.43 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.43 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.42 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 6.41 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.39 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.36 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 6.33 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.31 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.28 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 units per square kilometre | 5.63 units per square kilometre | 6.15 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.25 units per square kilometre | 6.2 units per square kilometre | 6.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.36 units per square kilometre | 6.27 units per square kilometre | 6.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.49 units per square kilometre | 6.44 units per square kilometre | 6.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.38 units per square kilometre | 6.36 units per square kilometre | 6.41 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 units per square kilometre | 6.39 units per square kilometre | 6.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 units per square kilometre | 6.28 units per square kilometre | 6.36 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 36 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 80 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 El Salvador 77.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Malta 75.53 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Sao Tome and Principe 75.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Guatemala 75.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Isle of Man 70.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Nepal 69.3 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.186 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.28 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.