per capita
adverb or adjective
per cap·i·ta (ˌ)pər-ˈka-pə-tə 
1
: per unit of population : by or for each person
the highest income per capita of any state in the union
2
: equally to each individual
Synonyms
- all
- apiece
- each
- per
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Interestingly, looking at the global domestic product (GDP) per capita of the areas rated, being in a wealthy area doesn’t guarantee a better digital infrastructure or security. 
Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2022 In 2020, all of Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for a per capita carbon footprint of around just 0.1 tons, in contrast to 17 tons in Australia, 18.5 in Canada and 15.5 in the US. Paul Hockenos, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 By 2019, thanks to consistently strong local film performances and enviably high per capita attendance rates, South Korea was the world’s fourth-largest box office market — ahead of many more populous countries. Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 When the first Gen Zers were born in 1997, China’s economy was just starting to boom, and the country had a per capita GDP of $781. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 North Korea is now believed to be preparing for its seventh nuclear test; its per capita income was estimated at $1,083 in 2021. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Notably, occupancy levels at the company’s U.S. hotels surged to about 90%, while revenues from theme parks more than doubled, as attendance grew 93% versus last year with per capita spending also growing 10% versus last year. Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Living standards in the U.S., measured by per capita gross domestic product, are five times greater than in China, and the gap is unlikely to close soon. Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Though the country grows a comparatively small amount—13 million pounds annually compared to Brazil’s five billion pounds—Panamanian coffee lovers consume more coffee per capita today than most coffee-producing countries. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2022 In 2020, all of Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for a per capita carbon footprint of around just 0.1 tons, in contrast to 17 tons in Australia, 18.5 in Canada and 15.5 in the US. Paul Hockenos, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 By 2019, thanks to consistently strong local film performances and enviably high per capita attendance rates, South Korea was the world’s fourth-largest box office market — ahead of many more populous countries. Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022 When the first Gen Zers were born in 1997, China’s economy was just starting to boom, and the country had a per capita GDP of $781. Grady Mcgregor, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2022 North Korea is now believed to be preparing for its seventh nuclear test; its per capita income was estimated at $1,083 in 2021. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022 Notably, occupancy levels at the company’s U.S. hotels surged to about 90%, while revenues from theme parks more than doubled, as attendance grew 93% versus last year with per capita spending also growing 10% versus last year. Trefis Team, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Living standards in the U.S., measured by per capita gross domestic product, are five times greater than in China, and the gap is unlikely to close soon. Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Though the country grows a comparatively small amount—13 million pounds annually compared to Brazil’s five billion pounds—Panamanian coffee lovers consume more coffee per capita today than most coffee-producing countries. Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin, by heads
First Known Use
1682, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Kids Definition
per capita
adverb or adjective
per cap·i·ta pər-ˈka-pə-tə
: by or for each person
What is the per capita income?
Legal Definition
per capita
adverb or adjective
per cap·i·ta pər-ˈka-pə-tə
1
: equally to each individual
all property to pass to the descendants per capita
—used of a method of distributing an especially intestate estate compare per stirpes Note: Per capita distribution of an estate provides each descendant with an equal share of the estate's assets regardless of the degree of his or her kinship. Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc., all receive equal shares.
2
: per unit of population : by or for each individual
a high per capita tax burden
per capita
adverb
as in each
for each one we expect the students to receive less funding per capita this year due to a marked increase in the school-age population Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- each
- a shot
- per
- a pop
- all
- apiece
- a throw
- separately
- apart
- respectively
- individually
- independently
- singly
- discretely
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- together
- collectively
- altogether
- aggregately