Puerto Rico vs Tajikistan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Puerto Rico
3.05 million people
in 2025
Tajikistan
2.82 million people
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
125th
Tajikistan rank
128th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Puerto Rico
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 3.05 million people against 2.82 million people in Tajikistan, a difference of 229,870 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 125th and Tajikistan ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 957,576 people | 535,311 people | 422,265 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 1.26 million people | 879,082 people | 380,730 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.81 million people | 1.21 million people | 596,006 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.51 million people | 1.53 million people | 979,574 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.32 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.62 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.56 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.74 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.30 million people | 2.26 million people | 1.04 million people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.06 million people | 2.69 million people | 367,145 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 Tajikistan?
- Puerto Rico, at 3.05 million people against 2.82 million people in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Puerto Rico and Tajikistan?
- 229,870 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tajikistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Tajikistan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 125th and Tajikistan ranks 128th 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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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.