Population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population regions with projections, per capita was 1.02 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 1.02 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.02 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9856 units per person, in 1965.
That places Puerto Rico 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.9963 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9904 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9863 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9856 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9881 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9943 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 1.01 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1.01 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 1.01 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9973 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9928 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9907 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9905 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9922 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9951 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.999 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.01 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.01 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9987 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9963 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9972 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9985 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9998 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9985 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9966 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9948 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9926 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9914 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9924 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9947 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9969 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9986 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9974 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9974 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.996 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9932 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9945 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9962 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9987 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9998 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9956 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9982 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9971 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.01 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.01 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9951 units per person | 0.9856 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9972 units per person | 0.9905 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 0.9963 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 units per person | 0.9914 units per person | 0.9998 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9957 units per person | 0.9886 units per person | 0.9998 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 units per person | 0.9971 units per person | 1.02 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 16 Faroe Islands 1.02 units per person compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.02 units per person compare
- 18 United States of America 1.02 units per person compare
- 20 Montenegro 1.02 units per person compare
- 21 Iceland 1.01 units per person compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1.01 units 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)
- Population growth rate -2.26 (2100)
- Population density 112.25 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23,218 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -2.26 (2100)
- General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2243 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Population regions with projections, per capita in Puerto Rico was 1.02 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population regions with projections, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population regions with projections, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9856 units per person in 1965.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population regions with projections, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population regions with projections, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population regions with projections, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population regions with projections ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population regions with projections Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.