per capita

Definitions

For each person; in relation to people taken individually.

By or for each individual member of a population.

Examples

The country has one of the highest per capita income levels in the world.

We need to calculate the per capita consumption of water to manage our resources effectively.

Despite its small size, the nation produces a significant amount of waste per capita.

Synonyms

per head per person individually for each per individual each apiece

Antonyms

collectively in total aggregate overall as a whole cumulatively grossly