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Iceland vs Puerto Rico: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Iceland
13,822 people
in 2050
Puerto Rico
17,230 people
in 2050
Iceland rank
194th
Puerto Rico rank
193rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Iceland
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 17,230 people against 13,822 people in Iceland, a difference of 3,408 people.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 194th and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 13 and Puerto Rico in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1000s 49,999 people 605.83 people 49,393 people Iceland
1100s 69,997 people 908.71 people 69,088 people Iceland
1200s 69,990 people 1,363 people 68,627 people Iceland
1300s 69,969 people 2,044 people 67,925 people Iceland
1400s 59,920 people 3,062 people 56,858 people Iceland
1500s 59,761 people 4,580 people 55,182 people Iceland
1600s 49,404 people 6,808 people 42,596 people Iceland
1700s 47,765 people 9,931 people 37,834 people Iceland
1710s 47,492 people 12,871 people 34,621 people Iceland
1720s 47,188 people 16,695 people 30,493 people Iceland
1730s 46,852 people 21,645 people 25,207 people Iceland
1740s 46,482 people 28,048 people 18,434 people Iceland
1750s 46,078 people 36,325 people 9,753 people Iceland
1760s 45,638 people 47,015 people 1,377 people Puerto Rico
1770s 45,161 people 60,809 people 15,648 people Puerto Rico
1780s 44,645 people 78,589 people 33,944 people Puerto Rico
1790s 44,090 people 101,481 people 57,391 people Puerto Rico
1800s 43,493 people 130,916 people 87,423 people Puerto Rico
1810s 42,854 people 168,708 people 125,854 people Puerto Rico
1820s 43,048 people 217,149 people 174,101 people Puerto Rico
1830s 43,185 people 258,632 people 215,447 people Puerto Rico
1840s 43,258 people 298,501 people 255,243 people Puerto Rico
1850s 43,263 people 368,775 people 325,512 people Puerto Rico
1860s 43,192 people 441,401 people 398,209 people Puerto Rico
1870s 41,737 people 518,338 people 476,601 people Puerto Rico
1880s 40,248 people 592,096 people 551,848 people Puerto Rico
1890s 38,724 people 659,044 people 620,320 people Puerto Rico
1900s 37,165 people 728,634 people 691,469 people Puerto Rico
1910s 35,571 people 868,258 people 832,687 people Puerto Rico
1920s 42,002 people 993,337 people 951,335 people Puerto Rico
1930s 46,901 people 1.10 million people 1.05 million people Puerto Rico
1940s 51,376 people 1.19 million people 1.14 million people Puerto Rico
1950s 36,738 people 1.34 million people 1.30 million people Puerto Rico
1960s 32,735 people 1.28 million people 1.24 million people Puerto Rico
1970s 28,872 people 1.13 million people 1.11 million people Puerto Rico
1980s 25,822 people 866,476 people 840,654 people Puerto Rico
1990s 22,771 people 358,915 people 336,144 people Puerto Rico
2000s 22,518 people 223,321 people 200,803 people Puerto Rico
2010s 21,065 people 217,543 people 196,478 people Puerto Rico
2020s 22,613 people 182,812 people 160,199 people Puerto Rico
2030s 21,834 people 131,166 people 109,332 people Puerto Rico
2040s 17,421 people 59,071 people 41,650 people Puerto Rico
2050s 13,822 people 17,230 people 3,409 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Iceland or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 17,230 people against 13,822 people in Iceland as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Iceland and Puerto Rico?
3,408 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Puerto Rico?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Iceland and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Iceland ranks 194th and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.