Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.6771 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.6771 units per person for population ages 15-64, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.6771 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5305 units per person, in 1964.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5347 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5331 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.5318 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5309 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5305 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5306 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.531 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5317 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5328 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5342 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5358 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5377 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5397 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.5418 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5442 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5467 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5492 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5518 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5545 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5572 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.56 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5628 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5657 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5685 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5712 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5738 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5764 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5791 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5817 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5845 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5875 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5906 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5938 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5971 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6003 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6037 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6071 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6106 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6142 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6177 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6213 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6248 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6284 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6319 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6354 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6389 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6423 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6456 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6489 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.652 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.655 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6577 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6602 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6625 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6645 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6662 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6678 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6693 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6704 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6714 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6726 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.674 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6752 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.676 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6766 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.6771 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5321 units per person | 0.5305 units per person | 0.5347 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5459 units per person | 0.5358 units per person | 0.5572 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5724 units per person | 0.56 units per person | 0.5845 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6023 units per person | 0.5875 units per person | 0.6177 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6369 units per person | 0.6213 units per person | 0.652 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6645 units per person | 0.655 units per person | 0.6714 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6753 units per person | 0.6726 units per person | 0.6771 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 7 Cayman Islands 0.7443 units per person compare
- 8 Singapore 0.741 units per person compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 0.7332 units per person compare
- 10 Jamaica 0.7314 units per person compare
- 11 Bhutan 0.7301 units per person compare
- 12 Oman 0.7299 units per person compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 0.7279 units per person compare
More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.6771 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6771 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5305 units per person in 1964.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.