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