|
Country |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 (Prelim.) |
|
Argentina [a] |
6.1 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
7.0 |
9.6 |
11.5 |
18.6 |
|
Bolivia [b] |
5.8 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
11.6 |
10.2 |
9.5 |
7.3 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
|
|
Brazil [c] |
5.3 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
|
Chile [d] |
17.0 |
13.1 |
11.9 |
10.2 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
|
Colombia [e] |
14.1 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
11.3 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
|
Costa Rica [f] |
6.7 |
6.7 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
|
|
Ecuador [g] |
10.4 |
10.7 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
6.1 |
8.5 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
|
El Salvador [a] |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9.4 |
8.4 |
10.0 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
7.5 |
|
Guatemala [h] |
12.0 |
14.0 |
11.4 |
8.8 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
|
Honduras [i] |
11.7 |
12.1 |
11.4 |
8.7 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
7.4 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
|
Mexico [j] |
4.4 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
6.4 |
|
Nicaragua [h] |
n/a |
4.7 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
8.4 |
11.1 |
14.2 |
17.8 |
21.8 |
20.7 |
20.2 |
|
Panama [k] |
15.7 |
12.7 |
14.1 |
21.1 |
20.4 |
20.0 |
16.1 |
14.2 |
12.5 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
|
Paraguay [l] |
5.1 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
|
Peru [m] |
10.1 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
5.9 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
8.8 |
8.2 |
|
Uruguay [n] |
13.1 |
10.7 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
9.3 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
10.7 |
|
Venezuela [o] |
14.3 |
12.1 |
9.9 |
7.9 |
9.7 |
11.0 |
10.1 |
8.0 |
6.6 |
8.7 |
10.3 |
Source: ECLAC and International Labour Organisation on the basis of official figures, 1995.
Notes:
[a] National urban.
[b] National. From 1991 onwards, refers to the capitals of nine departments (37% of total population).
[c] Metropolitan areas of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Salvador and Recife. 1994 figure corresponds to the average for January-September.
[d] Data relate to the metropolitan area of Santiago. As of October 1985, the figures are not strictly comparable with those for preceding periods, owing to changes in the make-up and size of the samples. 1994 figure corresponds to the average for January-October.
[e] Bogota, Barranquilla, Medellin, Cali, Bucaramanga, Manizales, and Pasto. 1994 figure corresponds to the average for March, June and September.
[f] From 1987 onward the figures are not strictly comparable with the data for preceding years owing to change in the methodology for the multi-purpose household surveys.
[g] Up to 1987: Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca; since 1988: total urban; 1994 estimate based on data for July.
[h] Country total.
[i] Country total up to 1985; 1986 - urban labor force survey; 1987 - Central District and San Pedro de Sula and five cities; from 1988 on: national urban; 1993 figure refers to March.
[j] Total urban. 1994 figure corresponds to the January-September average.
[k] Metropolitan region. 1991-1994 - national.
[l] Asuncion, Fernando de la Mora, Lambare and urban areas of Luque and San Lorenzo; 1994 estimate based on figures for the entire country.
[m] Metropolitan Lima.
[n] Montevideo. 1994 figure corresonds to the average for January-October.
[o] 1993-94, national; 1994 figure refers to first six months of the year.
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington D.C. 1996.
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