Population — all countries

Population — Puerto Rico

Population in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 3,184,835 people. Ranked 134 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 35.1%.

2025 3.18M people −0.55% vs 2024
World rank 134of 217
Period maximum 3.83M people2004
Period minimum 2.36M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Puerto Rico, 1960–20252M2.5M3M3.5M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,358,000 people1962: 2,450,322 people1964: 2,554,066 people1966: 2,624,995 people1968: 2,662,064 people1970: 2,718,000 people1972: 2,817,256 people1974: 2,939,299 people1976: 3,043,854 people1978: 3,129,421 people1980: 3,206,000 people1982: 3,277,453 people1984: 3,344,190 people1986: 3,409,554 people1988: 3,473,898 people1990: 3,537,000 people1992: 3,585,176 people1994: 3,649,237 people1996: 3,724,655 people1998: 3,781,101 people2000: 3,810,605 people2002: 3,823,701 people2004: 3,826,878 people2006: 3,805,214 people2008: 3,760,866 people2010: 3,724,465 people2012: 3,661,045 people2014: 3,585,017 people2016: 3,480,432 people2018: 3,290,690 people2020: 3,281,591 people2022: 3,220,148 people2024: 3,202,521 people2025: 3,184,835 people
Change over the period: +826,835 (+35.07%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico 3.18M people
World 8.22B people
Caribbean computed 43.64M people
High-income countries computed 1.39B people
Population — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.18M −17,686 −0.55%
2024 3.2M −1,273 −0.04%
2023 3.2M −16,354 −0.51%
2022 3.22M −42,583 −1.31%
2021 3.26M −18,860 −0.57%
2020 3.28M −21,100 −0.64%
2019 3.3M +12,001 +0.36%
2018 3.29M −120,147 −3.52%
2017 3.41M −69,595 −2%
2016 3.48M −54,735 −1.55%
2015 3.54M −49,850 −1.39%
2014 3.59M −46,410 −1.28%
2013 3.63M −29,618 −0.81%
2012 3.66M −32,419 −0.88%
2011 3.69M −31,001 −0.83%
2010 3.72M −15,945 −0.43%
2009 3.74M −20,456 −0.54%
2008 3.76M −22,129 −0.58%
2007 3.78M −22,219 −0.58%
2006 3.81M −16,148 −0.42%
2005 3.82M −5,516 −0.14%
2004 3.83M +783 +0.02%
2003 3.83M +2,394 +0.06%
2002 3.82M +4,927 +0.13%
2001 3.82M +8,169 +0.21%
2000 3.81M +10,524 +0.28%
1999 3.8M +18,980 +0.5%
1998 3.78M +21,671 +0.58%
1997 3.76M +34,775 +0.93%
1996 3.72M +41,552 +1.13%
1995 3.68M +33,866 +0.93%
1994 3.65M +33,740 +0.93%
1993 3.62M +30,321 +0.85%
1992 3.59M +23,066 +0.65%
1991 3.56M +25,110 +0.71%
1990 3.54M +31,350 +0.89%
1989 3.51M +31,752 +0.91%
1988 3.47M +32,048 +0.93%
1987 3.44M +32,296 +0.95%
1986 3.41M +32,554 +0.96%
1985 3.38M +32,810 +0.98%
1984 3.34M +33,052 +1%
1983 3.31M +33,685 +1.03%
1982 3.28M +34,901 +1.08%
1981 3.24M +36,552 +1.14%
1980 3.21M +37,912 +1.2%
1979 3.17M +38,667 +1.24%
1978 3.13M +40,731 +1.32%
1977 3.09M +44,836 +1.47%
1976 3.04M +49,854 +1.67%
1975 2.99M +54,701 +1.86%
1974 2.94M +60,513 +2.1%
1973 2.88M +61,530 +2.18%
1972 2.82M +55,066 +1.99%
1971 2.76M +44,190 +1.63%
1970 2.72M +33,850 +1.26%
1969 2.68M +22,086 +0.83%
1968 2.66M +16,390 +0.62%
1967 2.65M +20,679 +0.79%
1966 2.62M +30,995 +1.19%
1965 2.59M +39,934 +1.56%
1964 2.55M +49,536 +1.98%
1963 2.5M +54,208 +2.21%
1962 2.45M +50,600 +2.11%
1961 2.4M +41,722 +1.77%
1960 2.36M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.