Latin America and Caribbean
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
666,592,570 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$11,095 per person
Life expectancy at birth
75.8 years
Consumer price inflation
2.1%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population growth | 0.66% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population aged 65 and over | 10.2% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Population aged 0 to 14 | 22.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration | -401,848 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 2.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Personal remittances received | 2.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| Employment in agriculture | 12.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Employment in industry | 20.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Employment in services | 66.8% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$7.40 trillion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$20,287 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$10,634 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 3.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 18.9% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| Education spending | 3.8% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (gross) | 104.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Tertiary education enrolment (gross) | 58.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth, women | 78.7 years years | 2024 | World Bank |
| Life expectancy at birth, men | 72.9 years years | 2024 | World Bank |
| Health spending share of GDP | 7.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 83.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 117 per 100 people per 100 people | 2025 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 20.5 per 100 people per 100 people | 2025 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 30.3% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 17.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 26.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Imports share of GDP | 26.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Trade as a share of GDP | 49.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 17.3 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 316,282,631 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 98.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 90.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 34.2% | 2020 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 3,510.6 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Greenhouse gas emissions per person | 5.3 t CO2e per person t CO2e per person | 2024 | World Bank |
| CO2 emissions per person | 2.68 t CO2 per person t CO2 per person | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| Forest area | 46.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 23.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 17.4 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Basic drinking water access | 97.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 79.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Basic sanitation access | 90.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Agriculture share of GDP | 6.8% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Cereal yield | 4,828 kg per hectare kg per hectare | 2024 | World Bank |
| Agricultural land | 32.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Extreme poverty rate | 4.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) | 8.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) | 24.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 14.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 27.6% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.68% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 583 per million people per million people | 2014 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 118,409 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 19.7 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 36.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
https://data.pispace.eu/countries/latin-america-and-caribbean