Synonyms of per capita

per capita

adverb

(ˌ)pər-ˈka-pə-tə 

as in a shot

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

• a shot
• each
• per
• a pop
• a throw
• apiece
• all
• separately
• apart
• respectively
• individually
• independently
• singly
• discretely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• together
• collectively
• altogether
• aggregately

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of per capita

Tensions started rising after police department leaders sought funding to hire more officers to meet the national standard for officers per capita, firefighter union spokesperson Frank Rutkowski said. —Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026

In Iran, where the GDP per capita in 2024 hovered around $5,120 a year according to the World Bank, that’s a fortune. —Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026

Metrics used in the rankings ranged from candy and chocolate stores per capita to the city’s Christian population, WalletHub said. —Don Sweeney april 1, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026

In second place, WalletHub noted that San Diego ranks tenth nationwide for healthy restaurants, has the thirteenth-lowest share of obese adults, the eleventh-largest number of weight-loss centers, the seventh-most farmers' markets per capita, and the sixth-most hiking trails per capita. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026