Highlighted indicators
Currently, 81.2% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean live in urban areas.
Source: UNDESA- Data 2018
By 2050 89% of the population in Latin America and the Caribbean will live in urban areas.
Source: UNDESA- Data 2018
Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the largest proportion of the population concentrated in megacities: of the total population of the region in 2018, 14.2% resided in the six cities with 10 million inhabitants or more.
Action areas
The Big Push for Sustainability
Documents
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Social Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023: labour inclusion as a key axis of inclusive social development
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Assessment of the economic costs of vehicle traffic congestion in the Caribbean: a case study of Trinidad and Tobago
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Financing for climate change mitigation in cities: statements made at the 2023 Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of Ministers and High-level Authorities on Housing and Urbanism in Latin America and the Caribbean (MINURVI)
Dissemination resources
News
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Towards Sustainable Urban Water Management in Latin America and the Caribbean
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ECLAC holds a successful course on "Urban Economics: What do we need to know to improve the management of cities?
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Countries ratify the importance of pursuing inclusive and sustainable urban development at the XXXII MINURVI General Assembly