Netherlands Antilles vs Puerto Rico: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Netherlands Antilles
19,612 people
in 1940
Puerto Rico
17,230 people
in 2050
Netherlands Antilles rank
192nd
Puerto Rico rank
193rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Netherlands Antilles
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Netherlands Antilles currently reports 19,612 people against 17,230 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2,382 people.

That makes Netherlands Antilles's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Netherlands Antilles ranks 192nd and Puerto Rico ranks 193rd of 238 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 32 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Antilles Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1000s 60.6 people 605.83 people 545.23 people Puerto Rico
1100s 121.2 people 908.71 people 787.51 people Puerto Rico
1200s 242.35 people 1,363 people 1,121 people Puerto Rico
1300s 484.37 people 2,044 people 1,559 people Puerto Rico
1400s 966.81 people 3,062 people 2,096 people Puerto Rico
1500s 1,922 people 4,580 people 2,658 people Puerto Rico
1600s 3,775 people 6,808 people 3,033 people Puerto Rico
1700s 7,133 people 9,931 people 2,798 people Puerto Rico
1710s 7,632 people 12,871 people 5,239 people Puerto Rico
1720s 8,179 people 16,695 people 8,516 people Puerto Rico
1730s 8,757 people 21,645 people 12,888 people Puerto Rico
1740s 9,365 people 28,048 people 18,684 people Puerto Rico
1750s 10,002 people 36,325 people 26,323 people Puerto Rico
1760s 10,667 people 47,015 people 36,348 people Puerto Rico
1770s 11,358 people 60,809 people 49,451 people Puerto Rico
1780s 12,072 people 78,589 people 66,518 people Puerto Rico
1790s 12,804 people 101,481 people 88,677 people Puerto Rico
1800s 13,548 people 130,916 people 117,368 people Puerto Rico
1810s 14,297 people 168,708 people 154,411 people Puerto Rico
1820s 14,365 people 217,149 people 202,784 people Puerto Rico
1830s 14,381 people 258,632 people 244,251 people Puerto Rico
1840s 14,336 people 298,501 people 284,165 people Puerto Rico
1850s 14,221 people 368,775 people 354,554 people Puerto Rico
1860s 16,298 people 441,401 people 425,103 people Puerto Rico
1870s 16,809 people 518,338 people 501,529 people Puerto Rico
1880s 18,432 people 592,096 people 573,664 people Puerto Rico
1890s 18,716 people 659,044 people 640,328 people Puerto Rico
1900s 18,836 people 728,634 people 709,798 people Puerto Rico
1910s 18,321 people 868,258 people 849,937 people Puerto Rico
1920s 16,607 people 993,337 people 976,730 people Puerto Rico
1930s 17,057 people 1.10 million people 1.08 million people Puerto Rico
1940s 19,612 people 1.19 million people 1.17 million 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, Netherlands Antilles or Puerto Rico?
Netherlands Antilles, at 19,612 people against 17,230 people in Puerto Rico as of 1940.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Netherlands Antilles and Puerto Rico?
2,382 people, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands Antilles and Puerto Rico?
32 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1940.
How do Netherlands Antilles and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Netherlands Antilles ranks 192nd 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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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.