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Definition of per capita in English:

per capita

Translate per capita into Spanish

adverb

(also per caput)

  • For each person; in relation to people taken individually.

    • ‘the state had fewer banks per capita than elsewhere’
    apiece, per person, per capita, to each, for each, from each, individually, respectively

Pronunciation

per capita

/pər ˈkapədə/ /pər ˈkæpədə/

adjective

(also per caput)

  • Relating or applied to each person.

    • ‘lower than average per capita spending’

Pronunciation

per capita

/pər ˈkapədə/ /pər ˈkæpədə/

Origin

Late 17th century Latin, literally ‘by heads’.