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Population Pyramid of Puerto Rico2024

Total population
3.2M
Median age
46.5
Peak year
2001
Peak population
3.8M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 2.2M · median age 18.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 3.2M · median age 24.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 3.8M · median age 32.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 3.2M · median age 46.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 2.5M · median age 55.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 996K · median age 66.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Puerto Rico presently shows a constrictive pyramid, narrower at the base than in the middle, reflecting sustained sub-replacement fertility and population ageing. The median age in 2024 is 46.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 11.6% of the population; people 65 and older account for 24.7%.

Peak population

Puerto Rico's population peaked in 2001 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 2.2 million with median age 18.2. Projected 2100 values are 1.0 million and median age 66.8.

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