World population growth in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: World population growth was -2.3% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-2.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
238th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 1800
All-time low
-4.8%
in 2017
Years of data
158
1700–2100
World population growth in Puerto Rico, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Puerto Rico is -2.3%, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Puerto Rico peaked at 2.6% in 1800 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2017.
Puerto Rico ranks 238th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.4% | — |
| 1800 | 2.6% | +552.7% |
| 1900 | 1.3% | -50.8% |
| 1910 | 2.1% | +60.6% |
| 1920 | 1.7% | -17.3% |
| 1930 | 1.5% | -14.8% |
| 1940 | 1.3% | -12.9% |
| 1950 | 0.9% | -32.2% |
| 1951 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | -16.4% |
| 1953 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1954 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | -10.6% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -17.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3% | -10.2% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | +20.1% |
| 1960 | 1.4% | +248.4% |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +17.2% |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.6% | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +30.9% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -14.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +20.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -68.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -115.3% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | +200.0% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | +72.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2% | +51.0% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | +30.8% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | -0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | -0.7% | +94.0% |
| 2011 | -1.0% | +35.2% |
| 2012 | -1.1% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | -1.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | -1.3% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | -1.4% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | -4.8% | +254.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -98.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | +1133.9% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -91.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -310.2% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -191.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | +177.9% |
| 2026 | -0.5% | +48.4% |
| 2027 | -0.6% | +21.5% |
| 2028 | -0.7% | +16.8% |
| 2029 | -0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2030 | -0.8% | +15.5% |
| 2031 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2032 | -0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2033 | -0.9% | +5.4% |
| 2034 | -0.9% | +4.6% |
| 2035 | -0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2036 | -1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2037 | -1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2038 | -1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2039 | -1.1% | +1.8% |
| 2040 | -1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2041 | -1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2042 | -1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2043 | -1.2% | +2.4% |
| 2044 | -1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2045 | -1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2046 | -1.4% | +4.7% |
| 2047 | -1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2048 | -1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2049 | -1.5% | +4.6% |
| 2050 | -1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2051 | -1.5% | +3.0% |
| 2052 | -1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2053 | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2054 | -1.5% | +2.6% |
| 2055 | -1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2056 | -1.6% | +3.3% |
| 2057 | -1.6% | +1.4% |
| 2058 | -1.6% | +2.7% |
| 2059 | -1.6% | -1.5% |
| 2060 | -1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2061 | -1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2062 | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| 2063 | -1.6% | -2.7% |
| 2064 | -1.7% | +3.4% |
| 2065 | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2066 | -1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2067 | -1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2068 | -1.7% | -1.7% |
| 2069 | -1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2070 | -1.7% | +0.4% |
| 2071 | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| 2072 | -1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2073 | -1.7% | +0.2% |
| 2074 | -1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2075 | -1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2076 | -1.8% | +1.4% |
| 2077 | -1.8% | +0.2% |
| 2078 | -1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2079 | -1.9% | +2.5% |
| 2080 | -1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2081 | -1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2082 | -1.9% | +1.7% |
| 2083 | -1.9% | +0.6% |
| 2084 | -2.0% | +1.7% |
| 2085 | -2.0% | +1.5% |
| 2086 | -2.0% | +1.7% |
| 2087 | -2.0% | +1.2% |
| 2088 | -2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2089 | -2.1% | +1.9% |
| 2090 | -2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2091 | -2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2092 | -2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2093 | -2.2% | +1.0% |
| 2094 | -2.2% | +1.1% |
| 2095 | -2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2096 | -2.3% | +0.5% |
| 2097 | -2.3% | +0.4% |
| 2098 | -2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2099 | -2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2100 | -2.3% | -0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 6.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -2.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7%, 3.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1133.9% | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| 1800 | +552.7% | 0.4% | 2.6% |
| 2023 | +310.2% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | -254.5% | -1.4% | -4.8% |
| 1960 | +248.4% | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 2002 | -200.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.4% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -4.8% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.7% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.9% | -1.1% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2040s | -1.3% | -1.5% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.5% | -1.6% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.7% | -1.7% | -1.6% | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.8% | -1.9% | -1.7% | 10 |
| 2080s | -2.0% | -2.1% | -1.9% | 10 |
| 2090s | -2.2% | -2.3% | -2.1% | 10 |
| 2100s | -2.3% | -2.3% | -2.3% | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Puerto Rico?
- World population growth in Puerto Rico was -2.3% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1800.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for world population growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 238th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.