Puerto Rico vs United States of America: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Puerto Rico
0.1%
in 2025
United States of America
0.1%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
159th
United States of America rank
162nd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States of America
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 159th and United States of America ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.5% | 1.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Puerto Rico or United States of America?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Puerto Rico ranks 159th and United States of America ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.