Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, total was 81.69 years in 2023. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico is 81.69 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.35 years, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 35th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.62 years | 70.35 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 72.48 years | 73.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 72.83 years | 75.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.06 years | 75.51 years | 78.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.97 years | 78.72 years | 81.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.22 years | 79.43 years | 81.69 years | 4 |
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More population data for Puerto Rico
- Population growth rate by level of development -2.26 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23,218 (2100)
- Population density 112.25 (2100)
- Population growth rate -2.26 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 0.92 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 0.92 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 0.92 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.4877 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 0.941 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 0.941 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Puerto Rico was 81.69 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.35 years in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Puerto Rico ranks 35th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release