Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.9584 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.9584 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.9584 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4442 people per person, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 16th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4442 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4509 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4589 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4679 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4789 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4925 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5081 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5257 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5435 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5588 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.571 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5816 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5901 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.597 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.604 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6124 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.622 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.633 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6452 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6585 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6723 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6865 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7019 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7183 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7354 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7529 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7704 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.788 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8056 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8228 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8402 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8594 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8782 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8937 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9065 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9172 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.924 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9301 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9371 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9418 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9439 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9424 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.94 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9375 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9346 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9325 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9325 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9338 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9352 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9363 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9352 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9351 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9339 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9313 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9327 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9344 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.937 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9278 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9388 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9354 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9385 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9378 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9472 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.953 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9542 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9584 people per person | +0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.9584 people per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.9584 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.493 people per person | 0.4442 people per person | 0.5588 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6115 people per person | 0.571 people per person | 0.6585 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7454 people per person | 0.6723 people per person | 0.8228 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9028 people per person | 0.8402 people per person | 0.9418 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9369 people per person | 0.9325 people per person | 0.9439 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9342 people per person | 0.9278 people per person | 0.9388 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9482 people per person | 0.9378 people per person | 0.9584 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 13 Hong Kong, China 0.9863 people per person compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.9731 people per person compare
- 15 Singapore 0.9607 people per person compare
- 17 San Marino 0.9566 people per person compare
- 18 Uruguay 0.9565 people per person compare
- 19 Iceland 0.9563 people per person compare
More population data for Puerto Rico
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -30.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7905 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -2.3% (2100)
- Population density 112.25 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 23,218 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -2.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1217 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.9584 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9584 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4442 people per person in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 16th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.