🇵🇷 Population of Puerto Rico

3,260,314
Current Population of Puerto Rico
9,288
Net population growth this year
375.09
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Puerto Rico reached 3,260,314, of which 1,535,961 people are male and 1,724,352 female. The country has a population density of 375.0936 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.285% for the year. According to the latest data, Puerto Rico is set to increase its population size by 7,689 people next year. Making the total population count of Puerto Rico 3,268,802 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Puerto Rico (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Puerto Rico grown from 2,229,742 people to 3,260,314. An increase of the population size by 46.22% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 2,229,742 1,121,608 1,108,134 20,692 256.5281 0.928%
1951 2,250,405 1,130,468 1,119,937 20,635 258.9054 0.917%
1952 2,269,211 1,138,489 1,130,722 16,976 261.0689 0.748%
1953 2,284,810 1,144,835 1,139,975 14,222 262.8636 0.622%
1954 2,298,008 1,149,789 1,148,220 12,175 264.382 0.53%
1955 2,309,782 1,153,850 1,155,932 11,373 265.7366 0.492%
1956 2,320,567 1,157,320 1,163,247 10,196 266.9773 0.439%
1957 2,329,614 1,159,789 1,169,825 7,898 268.0182 0.339%
1958 2,336,795 1,161,120 1,175,675 6,464 268.8443 0.277%
1959 2,343,690 1,161,968 1,181,722 7,326 269.6376 0.313%
1960 2,365,072 1,170,461 1,194,610 35,437 272.0975 1.498%
1961 2,404,223 1,188,561 1,215,662 42,866 276.6018 1.783%
1962 2,446,290 1,208,055 1,238,235 41,269 281.4416 1.687%
1963 2,486,863 1,226,516 1,260,347 39,875 286.1094 1.603%
1964 2,526,147 1,244,109 1,282,039 38,694 290.629 1.532%
1965 2,564,270 1,260,997 1,303,273 37,552 295.015 1.464%
1966 2,601,197 1,277,302 1,323,896 36,302 299.2633 1.396%
1967 2,636,741 1,293,117 1,343,624 34,786 303.3526 1.319%
1968 2,670,526 1,308,473 1,362,052 32,783 307.2395 1.228%
1969 2,701,800 1,323,155 1,378,646 29,767 310.8376 1.102%
1970 2,737,618 1,340,137 1,397,482 41,869 314.9584 1.529%
1971 2,782,018 1,361,021 1,420,997 46,930 320.0665 1.687%
1972 2,829,184 1,383,164 1,446,020 47,401 325.4928 1.675%
1973 2,876,681 1,405,401 1,471,280 47,594 330.9573 1.655%
1974 2,924,358 1,427,686 1,496,672 47,759 336.4424 1.633%
1975 2,972,267 1,450,130 1,522,137 48,059 341.9543 1.617%
1976 3,020,456 1,472,742 1,547,715 48,320 347.4984 1.6%
1977 3,068,870 1,495,435 1,573,435 48,508 353.0683 1.581%
1978 3,117,169 1,517,927 1,599,242 48,089 358.625 1.543%
1979 3,166,208 1,540,710 1,625,497 49,990 364.2669 1.579%
1980 3,214,568 1,563,465 1,651,102 46,729 369.8306 1.454%
1981 3,259,445 1,584,782 1,674,664 43,026 374.9937 1.32%
1982 3,301,071 1,604,588 1,696,484 40,226 379.7827 1.219%
1983 3,339,381 1,622,786 1,716,594 36,393 384.1901 1.09%
1984 3,374,446 1,639,343 1,735,103 33,739 388.2244 1.0%
1985 3,406,279 1,654,205 1,752,074 29,926 391.8867 0.879%
1986 3,434,981 1,667,379 1,767,602 27,479 395.1889 0.8%
1987 3,461,929 1,679,564 1,782,365 26,416 398.2891 0.763%
1988 3,487,970 1,691,211 1,796,758 25,665 401.285 0.736%
1989 3,513,735 1,702,700 1,811,035 25,867 404.2494 0.736%
1990 3,543,776 1,716,269 1,827,506 34,213 407.7054 0.965%
1991 3,578,450 1,732,097 1,846,353 35,135 411.6946 0.982%
1992 3,612,629 1,747,669 1,864,960 33,224 415.6269 0.92%
1993 3,645,017 1,762,230 1,882,786 31,552 419.3531 0.866%
1994 3,675,749 1,775,770 1,899,979 29,911 422.8887 0.814%
1995 3,704,946 1,788,529 1,916,418 28,485 426.2479 0.769%
1996 3,732,811 1,800,765 1,932,046 27,245 429.4537 0.73%
1997 3,759,518 1,812,564 1,946,954 26,168 432.5262 0.696%
1998 3,785,238 1,824,011 1,961,227 25,273 435.4853 0.668%
1999 3,810,115 1,835,158 1,974,956 24,479 438.3473 0.642%
2000 3,827,108 1,842,603 1,984,505 9,509 440.3024 0.248%
2001 3,832,131 1,844,316 1,987,815 536 440.8802 0.014%
2002 3,830,773 1,842,918 1,987,855 -3,251 440.7241 -0.085%
2003 3,825,628 1,839,664 1,985,965 -7,039 440.1321 -0.184%
2004 3,817,037 1,834,707 1,982,330 -10,144 439.1437 -0.266%
2005 3,805,559 1,828,297 1,977,262 -12,812 437.8232 -0.337%
2006 3,791,559 1,820,625 1,970,934 -15,188 436.2125 -0.401%
2007 3,775,440 1,811,904 1,963,536 -17,050 434.358 -0.452%
2008 3,757,619 1,802,316 1,955,303 -18,591 432.3078 -0.495%
2009 3,738,940 1,792,291 1,946,649 -18,769 430.1587 -0.502%
2010 3,717,922 1,781,031 1,936,891 -23,266 427.7407 -0.626%
2011 3,691,614 1,767,120 1,924,494 -29,350 424.714 -0.795%
2012 3,657,988 1,749,668 1,908,320 -37,902 420.8454 -1.036%
2013 3,615,018 1,727,669 1,887,349 -48,038 415.9017 -1.329%
2014 3,560,010 1,699,784 1,860,226 -61,977 409.5732 -1.741%
2015 3,497,335 1,668,025 1,829,310 -63,374 402.3625 -1.812%
2016 3,432,740 1,635,110 1,797,630 -65,815 394.931 -1.917%
2017 3,366,408 1,601,215 1,765,194 -66,850 387.2996 -1.986%
2018 3,319,269 1,576,160 1,743,109 -27,428 381.8763 -0.826%
2019 3,292,886 1,560,755 1,732,131 -25,337 378.8411 -0.769%
2020 3,271,564 1,547,842 1,723,723 -17,307 376.388 -0.529%
2021 3,256,028 1,537,985 1,718,043 -13,767 374.6005 -0.423%
2022 3,252,407 1,534,140 1,718,267 6,526 374.184 0.201%
2023 3,260,314 1,535,961 1,724,352 9,288 375.0936 0.285%

Statements that can be derived from Puerto Rico's population data

  • Puerto Rico has a population of 3,260,314 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Puerto Rico's population is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Puerto Rico's population will grow with 9,288 people.
  • In 2023, 19,835 more people will immigrate to Puerto Rico than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Puerto Rico is 44.40 years.
  • In Puerto Rico there are 375.09 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 6.64 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Puerto Rico.
  • In Puerto Rico, 1,535,961 of the total population are male, and 1,724,352 are female.

Future Population of Puerto Rico (2023 - 2100)

Puerto Rico's population is set to decrease in the future from 3,260,314 people to 1,274,146 people. A decrease of the population size by -42.86% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 3,260,314 1,535,961 1,724,352 9,288 375.0936 0.285%
2024 3,268,802 1,538,237 1,730,565 7,689 376.0702 0.235%
2025 3,275,310 1,539,735 1,735,575 5,327 376.819 0.163%
2026 3,279,210 1,540,157 1,739,053 2,471 377.2675 0.075%
2027 3,280,157 1,539,338 1,740,820 -575 377.3766 -0.018%
2028 3,277,996 1,537,196 1,740,801 -3,748 377.1279 -0.114%
2029 3,271,656 1,533,207 1,738,449 -8,932 376.3985 -0.273%
2030 3,259,722 1,526,678 1,733,044 -14,937 375.0255 -0.458%
2031 3,242,061 1,517,539 1,724,523 -20,383 372.9937 -0.629%
2032 3,219,728 1,506,284 1,713,444 -24,285 370.4242 -0.754%
2033 3,194,891 1,493,943 1,700,948 -25,388 367.5668 -0.795%
2034 3,169,240 1,481,323 1,687,916 -25,915 364.6157 -0.818%
2035 3,143,193 1,468,618 1,674,575 -26,178 361.6191 -0.833%
2036 3,116,945 1,455,913 1,661,033 -26,317 358.5993 -0.844%
2037 3,090,506 1,443,211 1,647,294 -26,563 355.5575 -0.86%
2038 3,063,872 1,430,510 1,633,362 -26,703 352.4934 -0.872%
2039 3,037,059 1,417,807 1,619,253 -26,923 349.4086 -0.886%
2040 3,010,093 1,405,102 1,604,991 -27,011 346.3061 -0.897%
2041 2,982,999 1,392,412 1,590,587 -27,176 343.189 -0.911%
2042 2,955,760 1,379,720 1,576,041 -27,301 340.0553 -0.924%
2043 2,928,255 1,366,966 1,561,289 -27,710 336.8908 -0.946%
2044 2,900,369 1,354,089 1,546,281 -28,061 333.6826 -0.968%
2045 2,872,174 1,341,114 1,531,059 -28,331 330.4387 -0.986%
2046 2,843,718 1,328,078 1,515,640 -28,581 327.1649 -1.005%
2047 2,815,020 1,314,970 1,500,050 -28,815 323.8633 -1.024%
2048 2,786,081 1,301,773 1,484,309 -29,062 320.5339 -1.043%
2049 2,756,931 1,288,504 1,468,427 -29,238 317.1803 -1.061%
2050 2,727,624 1,275,186 1,452,439 -29,375 313.8086 -1.077%
2051 2,698,235 1,261,843 1,436,392 -29,404 310.4274 -1.09%
2052 2,668,780 1,248,488 1,420,292 -29,507 307.0386 -1.106%
2053 2,639,240 1,235,107 1,404,133 -29,572 303.6401 -1.12%
2054 2,609,704 1,221,730 1,387,975 -29,499 300.2421 -1.13%
2055 2,580,223 1,208,388 1,371,835 -29,464 296.8503 -1.142%
2056 2,550,755 1,195,056 1,355,699 -29,472 293.4601 -1.155%
2057 2,521,314 1,181,725 1,339,589 -29,411 290.0729 -1.167%
2058 2,491,908 1,168,410 1,323,498 -29,400 286.6898 -1.18%
2059 2,462,477 1,155,080 1,307,398 -29,462 283.3038 -1.196%
2060 2,433,045 1,141,735 1,291,311 -29,402 279.9177 -1.208%
2061 2,403,650 1,128,398 1,275,252 -29,388 276.5359 -1.223%
2062 2,374,260 1,115,045 1,259,214 -29,393 273.1546 -1.238%
2063 2,344,852 1,101,663 1,243,189 -29,421 269.7713 -1.255%
2064 2,315,477 1,088,281 1,227,196 -29,330 266.3917 -1.267%
2065 2,286,178 1,074,912 1,211,266 -29,268 263.0209 -1.28%
2066 2,256,890 1,061,536 1,195,354 -29,308 259.6514 -1.299%
2067 2,227,582 1,048,135 1,179,448 -29,307 256.2796 -1.316%
2068 2,198,289 1,034,715 1,163,572 -29,280 252.9095 -1.332%
2069 2,169,018 1,021,291 1,147,727 -29,262 249.5419 -1.349%
2070 2,139,722 1,007,835 1,131,888 -29,329 246.1715 -1.371%
2071 2,110,380 994,336 1,116,043 -29,357 242.7956 -1.391%
2072 2,081,060 980,828 1,100,233 -29,281 239.4225 -1.407%
2073 2,051,742 967,301 1,084,442 -29,355 236.0495 -1.431%
2074 2,022,406 953,744 1,068,662 -29,318 232.6744 -1.45%
2075 1,993,085 940,170 1,052,915 -29,324 229.3011 -1.471%
2076 1,963,760 926,572 1,037,188 -29,326 225.9273 -1.493%
2077 1,934,450 912,965 1,021,485 -29,294 222.5552 -1.514%
2078 1,905,165 899,345 1,005,820 -29,276 219.186 -1.537%
2079 1,875,913 885,717 990,196 -29,228 215.8206 -1.558%
2080 1,846,670 872,074 974,596 -29,258 212.4563 -1.584%
2081 1,817,427 858,404 959,023 -29,228 209.0919 -1.608%
2082 1,788,216 844,730 943,486 -29,193 205.7313 -1.633%
2083 1,759,020 831,038 927,982 -29,200 202.3723 -1.66%
2084 1,729,830 817,325 912,505 -29,180 199.014 -1.687%
2085 1,700,627 803,580 897,046 -29,227 195.6542 -1.719%
2086 1,671,428 789,811 881,617 -29,171 192.2949 -1.745%
2087 1,642,238 776,027 866,211 -29,208 188.9367 -1.779%
2088 1,613,055 762,224 850,832 -29,157 185.5793 -1.808%
2089 1,583,932 748,438 835,494 -29,089 182.2288 -1.837%
2090 1,554,890 734,681 820,210 -28,995 178.8875 -1.865%
2091 1,525,969 720,966 805,003 -28,847 175.5602 -1.89%
2092 1,497,152 707,292 789,860 -28,788 172.2448 -1.923%
2093 1,468,455 693,670 774,784 -28,607 168.9432 -1.948%
2094 1,439,938 680,132 759,807 -28,425 165.6625 -1.974%
2095 1,411,648 666,697 744,950 -28,157 162.4077 -1.995%
2096 1,383,605 653,382 730,223 -27,928 159.1814 -2.019%
2097 1,355,781 640,172 715,609 -27,720 155.9803 -2.045%
2098 1,328,221 627,088 701,133 -27,400 152.8096 -2.063%
2099 1,301,003 614,164 686,838 -27,037 149.6782 -2.078%
2100 1,274,146 601,412 672,734 -26,676 146.5884 -2.094%

Population Density of Puerto Rico

Today, Puerto Rico has a population density of 375.0936 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 256.5281 people/km² since the 1950 to 375.0936 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Puerto Rico is projected to reach a population density of 146.5884 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Puerto Rico's Population

The population growth rate of Puerto Rico currently stands at 0.285% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.084 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Puerto Rico will decrease to 0.285%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Puerto Rico's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -2.094% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 0.928%
1960 1.498%
1970 1.529%
1980 1.454%
1990 0.965%
2000 0.248%
2010 -0.626%
2020 -0.529%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.458%
2040 -0.897%
2050 -1.077%
2060 -1.208%
2070 -1.371%
2080 -1.584%
2090 -1.865%
2100 -2.094%
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Life Expectancy of Puerto Rico

Today, Puerto Rico has an average life expectancy of 79.9394 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 60.5124 years since the 1950 to 79.9394 years in 2023. In the future, Puerto Rico is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 90.1258 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 60,512
1960 68,934
1970 71,048
1980 73,226
1990 73,890
2000 75,977
2010 78,010
2020 78,040
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 81,356
2040 82,980
2050 84,330
2060 85,567
2070 86,740
2080 87,890
2090 89,017
2100 90,125
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Migration to and from Puerto Rico

In 2023 Puerto Rico will see net migrations of 19,835 people. This means that 19,835 more people will immigrate to Puerto Rico than emigrate from the country this year. An increase of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Puerto Rico was 16,702.

Net Migration for Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -44,979
1960 -28,261
1970 -7,771
1980 -8,196
1990 -8,238
2000 -22,489
2010 -33,742
2020 -7,408
Year Net Migration
2030 -1,510
2040 -5,939
2050 -5,001
2060 -5,001
2070 -5,001
2080 -5,001
2090 -5,001
2100 -5,001
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Births in Puerto Rico

In 2023, Puerto Rico will see 26,093 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Puerto Rico in 2022, when the country saw 26,058 new borns.

Births Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 87,951
1960 79,890
1970 69,182
1980 76,150
1990 68,945
2000 61,423
2010 42,225
2020 26,790
Year Births
2030 26,038
2040 20,741
2050 17,239
2060 15,091
2070 12,492
2080 10,317
2090 8,618
2100 6,912
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Deaths in Puerto Rico

In 2023, 36,641 people will die in Puerto Rico. That is an increase of Puerto Rico's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 36,230 deaths.

Deaths Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 22,289
1960 16,197
1970 19,540
1980 21,226
1990 26,492
2000 29,425
2010 31,746
2020 36,682
Year Births
2030 39,463
2040 41,808
2050 41,620
2060 39,489
2070 36,826
2080 34,566
2090 32,607
2100 28,589
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Median Age in Puerto Rico

The median age of Puerto Rico has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Puerto Rico will reach 63.188 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.1057
1960 17.3538
1970 20.2339
1980 23.5376
1990 27.4042
2000 31.1673
2010 36.0756
2020 43.617
Year Median Age
2030 45.1793
2040 48.0312
2050 51.4985
2060 55.3009
2070 58.4824
2080 60.4395
2090 61.8575
2100 63.188
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Fertility Rate in Puerto Rico

The fertility rate of Puerto Rico has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Puerto Rico will reach 1.5362 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 5.2223
1960 4.7963
1970 3.2425
1980 2.8148
1990 2.378
2000 2.1071
2010 1.6172
2020 1.2916
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.3136
2040 1.3754
2050 1.4184
2060 1.4538
2070 1.482
2080 1.5118
2090 1.52
2100 1.5362
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Infant Mortality Rate in Puerto Rico

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Puerto Rico while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Puerto Rico has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 75.0771. Today, Puerto Rico has a much better infant mortality rate of 6.6394 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Puerto Rico is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.2636 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Puerto Rico Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 75.0771
1960 43.0049
1970 30.5767
1980 22.8061
1990 17.2614
2000 10.2209
2010 7.1557
2020 10.9545
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 5.3575
2040 4.151
2050 3.34
2060 2.7194
2070 2.222
2080 1.8314
2090 1.5213
2100 1.2636
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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