Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Puerto Rico

Urban population in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 3,004,589 people. Ranked 124 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 187.6%.

2025 3M people −0.46% vs 2024
World rank 124of 217
Period maximum 3.61M people2002
Period minimum 1.04M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Puerto Rico, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,044,782 people1962: 1,128,623 people1964: 1,240,269 people1966: 1,349,878 people1968: 1,444,897 people1970: 1,542,546 people1972: 1,658,304 people1974: 1,788,317 people1976: 1,911,419 people1978: 2,028,898 people1980: 2,150,238 people1982: 2,287,490 people1984: 2,442,571 people1986: 2,611,875 people1988: 2,789,490 people1990: 2,968,564 people1992: 3,129,974 people1994: 3,292,685 people1996: 3,445,868 people1998: 3,553,026 people2000: 3,597,345 people2002: 3,606,586 people2004: 3,603,175 people2006: 3,575,516 people2008: 3,528,123 people2010: 3,492,017 people2012: 3,432,708 people2014: 3,362,076 people2016: 3,265,455 people2018: 3,089,915 people2020: 3,085,077 people2022: 3,030,516 people2024: 3,018,503 people2025: 3,004,589 people
Change over the period: +1.96M (+187.58%) Average annual rate: 1.64 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Puerto Rico 3M people
World 4.75B people
Caribbean computed 30.1M people
High-income countries computed 1.12B people
Urban population — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3M −13,914 −0.46%
2024 3.02M +1,252 +0.04%
2023 3.02M −13,265 −0.44%
2022 3.03M −38,248 −1.25%
2021 3.07M −16,313 −0.53%
2020 3.09M −17,867 −0.58%
2019 3.1M +13,029 +0.42%
2018 3.09M −111,367 −3.48%
2017 3.2M −64,173 −1.97%
2016 3.27M −50,486 −1.52%
2015 3.32M −46,135 −1.37%
2014 3.36M −43,107 −1.27%
2013 3.41M −27,525 −0.8%
2012 3.43M −30,277 −0.87%
2011 3.46M −29,032 −0.83%
2010 3.49M −15,338 −0.44%
2009 3.51M −20,768 −0.59%
2008 3.53M −23,308 −0.66%
2007 3.55M −24,085 −0.67%
2006 3.58M −18,783 −0.52%
2005 3.59M −8,876 −0.25%
2004 3.6M −2,726 −0.08%
2003 3.61M −685 −0.02%
2002 3.61M +2,525 +0.07%
2001 3.6M +6,716 +0.19%
2000 3.6M +13,028 +0.36%
1999 3.58M +31,291 +0.88%
1998 3.55M +43,310 +1.23%
1997 3.51M +63,848 +1.85%
1996 3.45M +77,143 +2.29%
1995 3.37M +76,040 +2.31%
1994 3.29M +80,881 +2.52%
1993 3.21M +81,830 +2.61%
1992 3.13M +78,669 +2.58%
1991 3.05M +82,741 +2.79%
1990 2.97M +89,245 +3.1%
1989 2.88M +89,829 +3.22%
1988 2.79M +89,445 +3.31%
1987 2.7M +88,170 +3.38%
1986 2.61M +86,088 +3.41%
1985 2.53M +83,216 +3.41%
1984 2.44M +79,582 +3.37%
1983 2.36M +75,499 +3.3%
1982 2.29M +71,110 +3.21%
1981 2.22M +66,142 +3.08%
1980 2.15M +61,958 +2.97%
1979 2.09M +59,382 +2.93%
1978 2.03M +58,392 +2.96%
1977 1.97M +59,087 +3.09%
1976 1.91M +60,672 +3.28%
1975 1.85M +62,430 +3.49%
1974 1.79M +65,023 +3.77%
1973 1.72M +64,990 +3.92%
1972 1.66M +60,935 +3.81%
1971 1.6M +54,823 +3.55%
1970 1.54M +50,603 +3.39%
1969 1.49M +47,046 +3.26%
1968 1.44M +45,990 +3.29%
1967 1.4M +49,029 +3.63%
1966 1.35M +53,650 +4.14%
1965 1.3M +55,959 +4.51%
1964 1.24M +57,087 +4.82%
1963 1.18M +54,559 +4.83%
1962 1.13M +47,240 +4.37%
1961 1.08M +36,601 +3.5%
1960 1.04M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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