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per capita adverb [ pəː ˈkapɪtə ]

• for each person; in relation to people taken individually.
• "the state had fewer banks per capita than elsewhere"

per capita adjective

• relating or applied to each person.
• "lower than average per capita spending"
Origin: late 17th century: Latin, literally ‘by heads’.


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