Population · Other · 2025 data
Puerto Rico Population
Puerto Rico had a population of 3.18 million in 2025, ranking #134 of 216 countries and territories (0.04% of the world). The population fell by 9.9% over the past ten years and peaked in 2004 at 3.83 million.
Population of Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,184,835 | -0.55% |
| 2024 | 3,202,521 | -0.04% |
| 2023 | 3,203,794 | -0.51% |
| 2022 | 3,220,148 | -1.31% |
| 2021 | 3,262,731 | -0.57% |
| 2020 | 3,281,591 | -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% |
| 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 | — |
Demographics of Puerto Rico
Ethnic groups
White 75.8%, Black/African American 12.4%, other 8.5% (includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others), mixed 3.3% (2010 est.)
Languages
Spanish, English
Religions
Roman Catholic 56%, Protestant 33% (largely Pentecostal), other 2%, atheist 1%, none 7% (2014 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 93.6% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).