Puerto Rico vs Slovakia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Puerto Rico
3.05 million people
in 2025
Slovakia
2.91 million people
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
125th
Slovakia rank
127th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 3.05 million people against 2.91 million people in Slovakia, a difference of 139,880 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Slovakia ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 125th and Slovakia ranks 127th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Slovakia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Slovakia Difference Ahead
1950s 957,576 people 1.18 million people 218,721 people Slovakia
1960s 1.26 million people 1.58 million people 319,863 people Slovakia
1970s 1.81 million people 2.17 million people 363,830 people Slovakia
1980s 2.51 million people 2.79 million people 286,531 people Slovakia
1990s 3.32 million people 3.02 million people 295,275 people Puerto Rico
2000s 3.56 million people 2.98 million people 578,500 people Puerto Rico
2010s 3.30 million people 2.92 million people 375,181 people Puerto Rico
2020s 3.06 million people 2.91 million people 143,905 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Puerto Rico or Slovakia?
Puerto Rico, at 3.05 million people against 2.91 million people in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
139,880 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovakia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Slovakia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Puerto Rico ranks 125th and Slovakia ranks 127th 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
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
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.