Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Puerto Rico

Population in cities over 1 million in Puerto Rico in 2025 — 2,433,680 people. Ranked 79 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 308.1%.

2025 2.43M people −0.12% vs 2024
World rank 79of 121
Period maximum 2.51M people2000
Period minimum 596,271 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Puerto Rico, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 596,271 people1962: 649,997 people1964: 708,648 people1966: 772,500 people1968: 842,205 people1970: 915,302 people1972: 973,823 people1974: 1,035,998 people1976: 1,102,236 people1978: 1,172,608 people1980: 1,257,531 people1982: 1,426,034 people1984: 1,617,395 people1986: 1,834,118 people1988: 2,080,242 people1990: 2,326,750 people1992: 2,363,039 people1994: 2,399,843 people1996: 2,437,271 people1998: 2,475,231 people2000: 2,508,254 people2002: 2,502,209 people2004: 2,496,171 people2006: 2,490,155 people2008: 2,484,146 people2010: 2,478,159 people2012: 2,472,182 people2014: 2,466,219 people2016: 2,460,271 people2018: 2,454,337 people2020: 2,448,417 people2022: 2,442,512 people2024: 2,436,620 people2025: 2,433,680 people
Change over the period: +1.84M (+308.15%) Average annual rate: 2.19 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Puerto Rico 2.43M people
World computed 2.01B people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 261M people
High-income countries computed 499M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Puerto Rico, by year Puerto Rico All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.43M −2,940 −0.12%
2024 2.44M −2,944 −0.12%
2023 2.44M −2,948 −0.12%
2022 2.44M −2,950 −0.12%
2021 2.45M −2,955 −0.12%
2020 2.45M −2,958 −0.12%
2019 2.45M −2,962 −0.12%
2018 2.45M −2,965 −0.12%
2017 2.46M −2,969 −0.12%
2016 2.46M −2,972 −0.12%
2015 2.46M −2,976 −0.12%
2014 2.47M −2,980 −0.12%
2013 2.47M −2,983 −0.12%
2012 2.47M −2,987 −0.12%
2011 2.48M −2,990 −0.12%
2010 2.48M −2,994 −0.12%
2009 2.48M −2,993 −0.12%
2008 2.48M −3,005 −0.12%
2007 2.49M −3,004 −0.12%
2006 2.49M −3,008 −0.12%
2005 2.49M −3,008 −0.12%
2004 2.5M −3,019 −0.12%
2003 2.5M −3,019 −0.12%
2002 2.5M −3,023 −0.12%
2001 2.51M −3,022 −0.12%
2000 2.51M +13,809 +0.55%
1999 2.49M +19,214 +0.78%
1998 2.48M +19,066 +0.78%
1997 2.46M +18,894 +0.78%
1996 2.44M +18,799 +0.78%
1995 2.42M +18,629 +0.78%
1994 2.4M +18,486 +0.78%
1993 2.38M +18,318 +0.78%
1992 2.36M +18,227 +0.78%
1991 2.34M +18,062 +0.78%
1990 2.33M +111,613 +5.04%
1989 2.22M +134,895 +6.48%
1988 2.08M +127,019 +6.5%
1987 1.95M +119,105 +6.49%
1986 1.83M +111,841 +6.49%
1985 1.72M +104,882 +6.48%
1984 1.62M +98,757 +6.5%
1983 1.52M +92,604 +6.49%
1982 1.43M +86,958 +6.49%
1981 1.34M +81,545 +6.48%
1980 1.26M +48,043 +3.97%
1979 1.21M +36,880 +3.15%
1978 1.17M +35,755 +3.15%
1977 1.14M +34,617 +3.14%
1976 1.1M +33,655 +3.15%
1975 1.07M +32,583 +3.15%
1974 1.04M +31,590 +3.15%
1973 1M +30,585 +3.14%
1972 973,823 +29,734 +3.15%
1971 944,089 +28,787 +3.15%
1970 915,302 +35,999 +4.09%
1969 879,303 +37,098 +4.4%
1968 842,205 +35,629 +4.42%
1967 806,576 +34,076 +4.41%
1966 772,500 +32,636 +4.41%
1965 739,864 +31,216 +4.41%
1964 708,648 +29,979 +4.42%
1963 678,669 +28,672 +4.41%
1962 649,997 +27,461 +4.41%
1961 622,536 +26,265 +4.4%
1960 596,271

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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