Population of Puerto Rico (US)
Current Population
3,203,295
10yr Growth Rate
-10.65%
Rank
#131 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Puerto Rico Population Analysis
Puerto Rico's population has contracted sharply, declining 10.65% over the past decade to 3.2 million residents in 2024, ranking it 131st globally—a trajectory reversed from its 1963 peak growth decade when the territory experienced robust expansion. This sustained depopulation reflects decades of net outmigration, particularly accelerated after the 2008 financial crisis and exacerbated by Hurricane Maria (2017) and subsequent fiscal crises, with residents relocating primarily to the US mainland. The 64-year dataset (1960–2024) demonstrates that Puerto Rico's demographic reversal from growth to decline represents one of the most significant population losses
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,203,295 | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 3,203,792 | -0.51% |
| 2022 | 3,220,137 | -1.30% |
| 2021 | 3,262,711 | -0.58% |
| 2020 | 3,281,590 | -0.64% |
| 2019 | 3,302,691 | +0.36% |
| 2018 | 3,290,690 | -3.52% |
| 2017 | 3,410,837 | -2.00% |
| 2016 | 3,480,432 | -1.55% |
| 2015 | 3,535,167 | -1.39% |
| 2014 | 3,585,017 | -1.28% |
| 2013 | 3,631,427 | -0.81% |
| 2012 | 3,661,045 | -0.88% |
| 2011 | 3,693,464 | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 3,724,465 | -0.43% |
| 2009 | 3,740,410 | -0.54% |
| 2008 | 3,760,866 | -0.58% |
| 2007 | 3,782,995 | -0.58% |
| 2006 | 3,805,214 | -0.42% |
| 2005 | 3,821,362 | -0.14% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,826,878 | +0.02% |
| 2003 | 3,826,095 | +0.06% |
| 2002 | 3,823,701 | +0.13% |
| 2001 | 3,818,774 | +0.21% |
| 2000 | 3,810,605 | +0.28% |
| 1999 | 3,800,081 | +0.50% |
| 1998 | 3,781,101 | +0.58% |
| 1997 | 3,759,430 | +0.93% |
| 1996 | 3,724,655 | +1.13% |
| 1995 | 3,683,103 | +0.93% |
| 1994 | 3,649,237 | +0.93% |
| 1993 | 3,615,497 | +0.85% |
| 1992 | 3,585,176 | +0.65% |
| 1991 | 3,562,110 | +0.71% |
| 1990 | 3,537,000 | +0.89% |
| 1989 | 3,505,650 | +0.91% |
| 1988 | 3,473,898 | +0.93% |
| 1987 | 3,441,850 | +0.95% |
| 1986 | 3,409,554 | +0.96% |
| 1985 | 3,377,000 | +0.98% |
| 1984 | 3,344,190 | +1.00% |
| 1983 | 3,311,138 | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 3,277,453 | +1.08% |
| 1981 | 3,242,552 | +1.14% |
| 1980 | 3,206,000 | +1.20% |
| 1979 | 3,168,088 | +1.24% |
| 1978 | 3,129,421 | +1.32% |
| 1977 | 3,088,690 | +1.47% |
| 1976 | 3,043,854 | +1.67% |
| 1975 | 2,994,000 | +1.86% |
| 1974 | 2,939,299 | +2.10% |
| 1973 | 2,878,786 | +2.18% |
| 1972 | 2,817,256 | +1.99% |
| 1971 | 2,762,190 | +1.63% |
| 1970 | 2,718,000 | +1.26% |
| 1969 | 2,684,150 | +0.83% |
| 1968 | 2,662,064 | +0.62% |
| 1967 | 2,645,674 | +0.79% |
| 1966 | 2,624,995 | +1.19% |
| 1965 | 2,594,000 | +1.56% |
| 1964 | 2,554,066 | +1.98% |
| 1963 | 2,504,530 | +2.21% |
| 1962 | 2,450,322 | +2.11% |
| 1961 | 2,399,722 | +1.77% |
| 1960 | 2,358,000 | — |