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🇵🇷 Population of Puerto Rico

3,242,204
Current Population of Puerto Rico
-3,658
Net population growth this year
373.01
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2024 the population of Puerto Rico reached 3,242,204, of which 1,526,553 people are male and 1,715,650 female. The country has a population density of 373.0101 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.113% for the year. According to the latest data, Puerto Rico is set to increase its population size by -3,658 people next year. Making the total population count of Puerto Rico 3,242,204 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Puerto Rico (1950 - 2024)

Between 1950 and 2024 the population of Puerto Rico grown from 2,229,089 people to 3,242,204. An increase of the population size by 45.45% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 2,229,089 1,121,251 1,107,838 19,386 256.4529 0.87%
1951 2,247,532 1,128,963 1,118,569 17,500 258.5748 0.779%
1952 2,263,654 1,135,585 1,128,069 14,744 260.4296 0.651%
1953 2,277,878 1,141,140 1,136,738 13,705 262.0661 0.602%
1954 2,291,109 1,146,028 1,145,081 12,756 263.5882 0.557%
1955 2,303,486 1,150,396 1,153,090 11,998 265.0122 0.521%
1956 2,314,882 1,154,243 1,160,640 10,794 266.3233 0.466%
1957 2,324,735 1,157,188 1,167,547 8,913 267.4569 0.383%
1958 2,333,209 1,159,237 1,173,972 8,034 268.4318 0.344%
1959 2,342,068 1,161,127 1,180,940 9,683 269.4509 0.413%
1960 2,363,917 1,169,810 1,194,108 34,016 271.9647 1.439%
1961 2,401,171 1,186,891 1,214,280 40,492 276.2507 1.686%
1962 2,441,246 1,205,406 1,235,840 39,657 280.8612 1.624%
1963 2,480,576 1,223,224 1,257,352 39,004 285.3861 1.572%
1964 2,519,039 1,240,303 1,278,736 37,923 289.8113 1.505%
1965 2,556,644 1,256,821 1,299,823 37,285 294.1375 1.458%
1966 2,593,843 1,273,224 1,320,619 37,113 298.4172 1.431%
1967 2,630,514 1,289,649 1,340,865 36,229 302.6362 1.377%
1968 2,665,785 1,305,721 1,360,063 34,313 306.694 1.287%
1969 2,698,423 1,321,015 1,377,408 30,964 310.449 1.147%
1970 2,734,422 1,338,120 1,396,302 41,034 314.5907 1.501%
1971 2,777,968 1,358,607 1,419,361 46,058 319.6006 1.658%
1972 2,824,365 1,380,363 1,444,001 46,735 324.9384 1.655%
1973 2,871,124 1,402,327 1,468,797 46,785 330.3181 1.63%
1974 2,918,194 1,424,477 1,493,717 47,355 335.7334 1.623%
1975 2,966,106 1,447,051 1,519,055 48,467 341.2455 1.634%
1976 3,014,962 1,470,022 1,544,940 49,246 346.8663 1.633%
1977 3,064,445 1,493,234 1,571,211 49,721 352.5593 1.623%
1978 3,114,153 1,516,419 1,597,734 49,694 358.2781 1.596%
1979 3,165,038 1,540,126 1,624,912 52,076 364.1323 1.645%
1980 3,213,680 1,563,053 1,650,627 45,208 369.7285 1.407%
1981 3,256,565 1,583,335 1,673,229 40,562 374.6623 1.246%
1982 3,295,921 1,601,889 1,694,032 38,150 379.1902 1.158%
1983 3,332,645 1,619,229 1,713,416 35,298 383.4152 1.059%
1984 3,367,200 1,635,524 1,731,676 33,811 387.3906 1.004%
1985 3,399,311 1,650,558 1,748,753 30,412 391.085 0.895%
1986 3,428,770 1,664,084 1,764,686 28,505 394.4742 0.831%
1987 3,457,138 1,676,843 1,780,295 28,232 397.7379 0.817%
1988 3,485,070 1,689,372 1,795,697 27,631 400.9514 0.793%
1989 3,512,009 1,701,684 1,810,325 26,248 404.0507 0.747%
1990 3,541,048 1,715,304 1,825,744 31,830 407.3916 0.899%
1991 3,573,670 1,730,560 1,843,110 33,413 411.1447 0.935%
1992 3,606,392 1,745,418 1,860,974 32,031 414.9093 0.888%
1993 3,637,206 1,758,989 1,878,216 29,595 418.4544 0.814%
1994 3,666,078 1,771,522 1,894,556 28,151 421.7762 0.768%
1995 3,693,598 1,783,472 1,910,126 26,888 424.9422 0.728%
1996 3,719,950 1,794,968 1,924,982 25,816 427.974 0.694%
1997 3,745,580 1,806,292 1,939,288 25,444 430.9227 0.679%
1998 3,770,557 1,817,381 1,953,176 24,510 433.7962 0.65%
1999 3,794,476 1,827,989 1,966,487 23,328 436.5481 0.615%
2000 3,809,866 1,834,677 1,975,189 7,452 438.3187 0.196%
2001 3,813,013 1,835,482 1,977,531 -1,158 438.6807 -0.03%
2002 3,810,712 1,833,521 1,977,192 -3,443 438.4161 -0.09%
2003 3,806,043 1,830,452 1,975,591 -5,896 437.8789 -0.155%
2004 3,798,656 1,826,138 1,972,518 -8,877 437.029 -0.234%
2005 3,788,415 1,820,386 1,968,029 -11,606 435.8508 -0.306%
2006 3,776,215 1,813,600 1,962,614 -12,794 434.4472 -0.339%
2007 3,763,088 1,806,269 1,956,819 -13,461 432.9369 -0.358%
2008 3,749,128 1,798,470 1,950,657 -14,459 431.3308 -0.386%
2009 3,735,015 1,790,627 1,944,388 -13,767 429.7071 -0.369%
2010 3,714,836 1,779,725 1,935,111 -26,590 427.3856 -0.716%
2011 3,683,710 1,763,197 1,920,513 -35,662 423.8046 -0.968%
2012 3,646,422 1,743,467 1,902,955 -38,914 419.5147 -1.067%
2013 3,606,769 1,722,618 1,884,151 -40,392 414.9527 -1.12%
2014 3,565,366 1,700,900 1,864,466 -42,413 410.1894 -1.19%
2015 3,521,811 1,677,974 1,843,838 -44,697 405.1785 -1.269%
2016 3,476,008 1,653,869 1,822,139 -46,911 399.9088 -1.35%
2017 3,371,874 1,600,828 1,771,045 -161,357 387.9284 -4.786%
2018 3,290,068 1,558,686 1,731,382 -2,254 378.5168 -0.069%
2019 3,288,028 1,555,932 1,732,096 -1,826 378.2821 -0.056%
2020 3,275,805 1,548,140 1,727,665 -22,620 376.8759 -0.691%
2021 3,253,210 1,535,552 1,717,658 -22,570 374.2763 -0.694%
2022 3,240,968 1,528,276 1,712,693 -1,913 372.868 -0.059%
2023 3,242,022 1,527,574 1,714,448 4,021 372.9892 0.124%
2024 3,242,204 1,526,553 1,715,650 -3,658 373.0101 -0.113%

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

  • Puerto Rico has a population of 3,242,204 people, as of July 1, 2024.
  • Puerto Rico's population is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world population.
  • In 2024, Puerto Rico's population will decrease with -3,658 people.
  • In 2024, 11,561 more people will immigrate to Puerto Rico than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Puerto Rico is 45.50 years.
  • In Puerto Rico there are 373.01 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 4.89 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Puerto Rico.
  • In Puerto Rico, 1,526,553 of the total population are male, and 1,715,650 are female.

Future Population of Puerto Rico (2024 - 2100)

Puerto Rico's population is set to decrease in the future from 3,242,204 people to 995,626 people. A decrease of the population size by -55.33% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2024 3,242,204 1,526,553 1,715,650 -3,658 373.0101 -0.113%
2025 3,235,289 1,522,079 1,713,211 -10,171 372.2146 -0.314%
2026 3,222,688 1,514,939 1,707,748 -15,033 370.7648 -0.466%
2027 3,206,105 1,505,974 1,700,131 -18,132 368.857 -0.566%
2028 3,186,516 1,495,654 1,690,861 -21,047 366.6033 -0.661%
2029 3,164,794 1,484,396 1,680,398 -22,397 364.1042 -0.708%
2030 3,140,742 1,472,102 1,668,640 -25,705 361.3371 -0.818%
2031 3,115,198 1,459,191 1,656,007 -25,384 358.3983 -0.815%
2032 3,089,384 1,446,254 1,643,130 -26,243 355.4285 -0.849%
2033 3,062,556 1,432,919 1,629,636 -27,415 352.3419 -0.895%
2034 3,034,642 1,419,153 1,615,489 -28,411 349.1305 -0.936%
2035 3,006,448 1,405,351 1,601,098 -27,977 345.8868 -0.931%
2036 2,978,270 1,391,652 1,586,617 -28,381 342.6449 -0.953%
2037 2,948,932 1,377,476 1,571,456 -30,293 339.2697 -1.027%
2038 2,917,957 1,362,588 1,555,370 -31,658 335.7061 -1.085%
2039 2,886,183 1,347,390 1,538,793 -31,890 332.0505 -1.105%
2040 2,853,786 1,331,970 1,521,815 -32,905 328.3232 -1.153%
2041 2,820,817 1,316,350 1,504,467 -33,032 324.5303 -1.171%
2042 2,787,583 1,300,672 1,486,911 -33,436 320.7067 -1.199%
2043 2,753,954 1,284,882 1,469,072 -33,821 316.8378 -1.228%
2044 2,719,772 1,268,893 1,450,879 -34,544 312.9052 -1.27%
2045 2,684,942 1,252,649 1,432,294 -35,115 308.8981 -1.308%
2046 2,649,247 1,236,034 1,413,213 -36,277 304.7914 -1.369%
2047 2,613,235 1,219,318 1,393,918 -35,746 300.6483 -1.368%
2048 2,577,331 1,202,707 1,374,623 -36,062 296.5176 -1.399%
2049 2,540,709 1,185,790 1,354,919 -37,182 292.3043 -1.463%
2050 2,503,994 1,168,864 1,335,130 -36,247 288.0804 -1.448%
2051 2,467,481 1,152,075 1,315,406 -36,780 283.8795 -1.491%
2052 2,430,912 1,135,290 1,295,623 -36,357 279.6724 -1.496%
2053 2,394,874 1,118,788 1,276,086 -35,719 275.5263 -1.492%
2054 2,358,960 1,102,366 1,256,593 -36,111 271.3943 -1.531%
2055 2,323,129 1,085,999 1,237,130 -35,550 267.2721 -1.53%
2056 2,287,282 1,069,640 1,217,642 -36,144 263.148 -1.58%
2057 2,251,184 1,053,168 1,198,015 -36,053 258.9949 -1.602%
2058 2,214,932 1,036,623 1,178,309 -36,450 254.8242 -1.646%
2059 2,179,042 1,020,258 1,158,784 -35,329 250.6952 -1.621%
2060 2,143,639 1,004,130 1,139,508 -35,478 246.6221 -1.655%
2061 2,108,542 988,145 1,120,397 -34,716 242.5842 -1.646%
2062 2,073,853 972,350 1,101,504 -34,661 238.5934 -1.671%
2063 2,039,935 956,920 1,083,015 -33,177 234.691 -1.626%
2064 2,006,473 941,700 1,064,773 -33,746 230.8413 -1.682%
2065 1,973,003 926,466 1,046,537 -33,195 226.9906 -1.683%
2066 1,939,881 911,384 1,028,496 -33,048 223.1801 -1.704%
2067 1,906,996 896,398 1,010,598 -32,721 219.3967 -1.716%
2068 1,874,819 881,742 993,078 -31,634 215.6948 -1.687%
2069 1,843,330 867,402 975,928 -31,344 212.072 -1.7%
2070 1,812,187 853,211 958,976 -30,942 208.4891 -1.707%
2071 1,781,624 839,289 942,335 -30,184 204.9728 -1.694%
2072 1,751,390 825,513 925,876 -30,285 201.4944 -1.729%
2073 1,721,344 811,812 909,532 -29,805 198.0378 -1.732%
2074 1,691,436 798,157 893,280 -30,012 194.5969 -1.774%
2075 1,661,746 784,588 877,158 -29,368 191.1811 -1.767%
2076 1,632,435 771,182 861,253 -29,255 187.8088 -1.792%
2077 1,603,416 757,893 845,523 -28,782 184.4703 -1.795%
2078 1,574,786 744,764 830,023 -28,477 181.1765 -1.808%
2079 1,546,219 731,632 814,588 -28,658 177.8899 -1.853%
2080 1,517,758 718,522 799,236 -28,263 174.6156 -1.862%
2081 1,489,643 705,541 784,102 -27,967 171.381 -1.877%
2082 1,461,706 692,604 769,102 -27,907 168.1669 -1.909%
2083 1,433,988 679,734 754,254 -27,529 164.978 -1.92%
2084 1,406,497 666,939 739,558 -27,454 161.8151 -1.952%
2085 1,379,101 654,150 724,952 -27,338 158.6633 -1.982%
2086 1,351,816 641,376 710,440 -27,232 155.5242 -2.015%
2087 1,324,698 628,656 696,042 -27,005 152.4042 -2.039%
2088 1,297,737 615,982 681,755 -26,916 149.3025 -2.074%
2089 1,270,851 603,318 667,532 -26,856 146.2093 -2.113%
2090 1,244,166 590,734 653,432 -26,515 143.1392 -2.131%
2091 1,217,770 578,274 639,496 -26,276 140.1024 -2.158%
2092 1,191,614 565,920 625,694 -26,035 137.0932 -2.185%
2093 1,165,732 553,707 612,025 -25,730 134.1155 -2.207%
2094 1,140,141 541,644 598,497 -25,452 131.1713 -2.232%
2095 1,114,892 529,753 585,139 -25,046 128.2665 -2.247%
2096 1,090,062 518,077 571,984 -24,615 125.4097 -2.258%
2097 1,065,679 506,634 559,045 -24,149 122.6046 -2.266%
2098 1,041,785 495,454 546,332 -23,640 119.8556 -2.269%
2099 1,018,415 484,545 533,871 -23,099 117.167 -2.268%
2100 995,626 473,933 521,692 -22,481 114.545 -2.258%

Population Density of Puerto Rico

Today, Puerto Rico has a population density of 373.0101 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 256.4529 people/km² since the 1950 to 373.0101 people/km² in 2024. In the future, Puerto Rico is projected to reach a population density of 114.545 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 -0.113% as of July 1, 2024. This is a decrease by 0.054 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2024, the population growth rate of Puerto Rico will decrease to -0.113%. 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 -2.258% by the year 2100.

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

Year Growth Rate
1950 0.87%
1960 1.439%
1970 1.501%
1980 1.407%
1990 0.899%
2000 0.196%
2010 -0.716%
2020 -0.691%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.818%
2040 -1.153%
2050 -1.448%
2060 -1.655%
2070 -1.707%
2080 -1.862%
2090 -2.131%
2100 -2.258%
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Life Expectancy of Puerto Rico

Today, Puerto Rico has an average life expectancy of 81.9018 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 60.3681 years since the 1950 to 81.9018 years in 2024. In the future, Puerto Rico is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 91.0403 years of age, by the year 2100.

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

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 60,368
1960 68,627
1970 70,351
1980 73,101
1990 72,827
2000 75,514
2010 78,717
2020 80,009
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 82,900
2040 84,303
2050 85,545
2060 86,685
2070 87,823
2080 88,916
2090 89,989
2100 91,040
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Migration to and from Puerto Rico

In 2024 Puerto Rico will see net migrations of 11,561 people. This means that 11,561 more people will immigrate to Puerto Rico than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Puerto Rico was 16,704.

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

Year Net Migration
1950 -44,985
1960 -26,328
1970 -6,440
1980 -5,094
1990 -6,865
2000 -19,394
2010 -30,960
2020 -7,410
Year Net Migration
2030 -7,330
2040 -6,983
2050 -5,041
2060 -4,521
2070 -2,337
2080 -826
2090 -70
2100 190
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Births in Puerto Rico

In 2024, Puerto Rico will see 19,051 babies be born. That is an increase when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Puerto Rico in 2022, when the country saw 18,619 new borns.

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

Year Births
1950 87,390
1960 76,171
1970 67,526
1980 73,030
1990 66,470
2000 59,510
2010 42,286
2020 18,771
Year Births
2030 18,879
2040 15,240
2050 10,584
2060 8,644
2070 7,349
2080 5,691
2090 4,893
2100 4,529
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Deaths in Puerto Rico

In 2024, 34,273 people will die in Puerto Rico. That is a decrease of Puerto Rico's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 37,234 deaths.

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

Year Deaths
1950 23,019
1960 15,823
1970 20,050
1980 22,737
1990 27,778
2000 32,668
2010 37,911
2020 33,990
Year Births
2030 37,269
2040 41,155
2050 41,781
2060 39,597
2070 35,963
2080 33,125
2090 31,340
2100 27,199
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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 65.8141 years of age, by the year 2100.

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

Year Median Age
1950 17.1222
1960 17.3678
1970 20.2704
1980 23.5467
1990 27.43
2000 31.3216
2010 36.1066
2020 44.3131
Year Median Age
2030 47.7374
2040 51.0932
2050 54.693
2060 59.1571
2070 63.6706
2080 67.2373
2090 67.9343
2100 65.8141
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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 1.3531 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 5.2064
1960 4.5933
1970 3.1672
1980 2.6979
1990 2.2909
2000 2.0411
2010 1.6191
2020 0.9344
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 0.9707
2040 1.0546
2050 1.1257
2060 1.1885
2070 1.2404
2080 1.2843
2090 1.3217
2100 1.3531
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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 68.1409. Today, Puerto Rico has a much better infant mortality rate of 4.8922 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 0.9745 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 68.1409
1960 39.9639
1970 29.3935
1980 21.8389
1990 18.4967
2000 9.8815
2010 7.0945
2020 5.4344
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 4.1485
2040 3.2745
2050 2.6379
2060 2.1401
2070 1.7385
2080 1.4351
2090 1.1826
2100 0.9745
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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 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

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

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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