Puerto Rico vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Puerto Rico
17,230 people
in 2050
Saint Kitts and Nevis
27,258 people
in 2050
Puerto Rico rank
193rd
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
190th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 27,258 people against 17,230 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 10,028 people.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.6 times Puerto Rico's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 193rd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 190th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 42 and Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1000s 605.83 people 67.05 people 538.78 people Puerto Rico
1100s 908.71 people 134.09 people 774.62 people Puerto Rico
1200s 1,363 people 268.18 people 1,095 people Puerto Rico
1300s 2,044 people 536.36 people 1,507 people Puerto Rico
1400s 3,062 people 1,073 people 1,990 people Puerto Rico
1500s 4,580 people 2,145 people 2,435 people Puerto Rico
1600s 6,808 people 4,287 people 2,521 people Puerto Rico
1700s 9,931 people 8,556 people 1,375 people Puerto Rico
1710s 12,871 people 9,254 people 3,617 people Puerto Rico
1720s 16,695 people 10,006 people 6,689 people Puerto Rico
1730s 21,645 people 10,818 people 10,827 people Puerto Rico
1740s 28,048 people 11,693 people 16,355 people Puerto Rico
1750s 36,325 people 12,637 people 23,688 people Puerto Rico
1760s 47,015 people 13,654 people 33,362 people Puerto Rico
1770s 60,809 people 14,748 people 46,061 people Puerto Rico
1780s 78,589 people 15,925 people 62,664 people Puerto Rico
1790s 101,481 people 17,189 people 84,292 people Puerto Rico
1800s 130,916 people 18,543 people 112,373 people Puerto Rico
1810s 168,708 people 19,993 people 148,715 people Puerto Rico
1820s 217,149 people 20,572 people 196,577 people Puerto Rico
1830s 258,632 people 21,150 people 237,482 people Puerto Rico
1840s 298,501 people 21,721 people 276,780 people Puerto Rico
1850s 368,775 people 22,206 people 346,569 people Puerto Rico
1860s 441,401 people 21,859 people 419,542 people Puerto Rico
1870s 518,338 people 26,021 people 492,317 people Puerto Rico
1880s 592,096 people 26,863 people 565,233 people Puerto Rico
1890s 659,044 people 27,991 people 631,053 people Puerto Rico
1900s 728,634 people 27,231 people 701,403 people Puerto Rico
1910s 868,258 people 26,773 people 841,485 people Puerto Rico
1920s 993,337 people 22,644 people 970,693 people Puerto Rico
1930s 1.10 million people 19,865 people 1.08 million people Puerto Rico
1940s 1.19 million people 16,948 people 1.17 million people Puerto Rico
1950s 1.34 million people 37,784 people 1.30 million people Puerto Rico
1960s 1.28 million people 35,771 people 1.24 million people Puerto Rico
1970s 1.13 million people 28,332 people 1.11 million people Puerto Rico
1980s 866,476 people 27,051 people 839,425 people Puerto Rico
1990s 358,915 people 27,918 people 330,997 people Puerto Rico
2000s 223,321 people 31,452 people 191,869 people Puerto Rico
2010s 217,543 people 32,306 people 185,237 people Puerto Rico
2020s 182,812 people 31,954 people 150,858 people Puerto Rico
2030s 131,166 people 31,207 people 99,959 people Puerto Rico
2040s 59,071 people 28,962 people 30,109 people Puerto Rico
2050s 17,230 people 27,258 people 10,028 people Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Puerto Rico or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 27,258 people against 17,230 people in Puerto Rico as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
10,028 people, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Puerto Rico and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Puerto Rico ranks 193rd and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 190th 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
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.