Puerto Rico Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Puerto Rico population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Puerto Rico in 2021 is 2,828,255, a 1.14% decline from 2020.
- The population of Puerto Rico in 2020 was 2,860,853, a 2.47% decline from 2019.
- The population of Puerto Rico in 2019 was 2,933,408, a 3.49% decline from 2018.
- The population of Puerto Rico in 2018 was 3,039,596, a 3.92% decline from 2017.
Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
Country Name |
2021 Population |
United States |
332,915,073 |
Japan |
126,050,804 |
Germany |
83,900,473 |
United Kingdom |
68,207,116 |
France |
65,426,179 |
Italy |
60,367,477 |
South Korea |
51,305,186 |
Spain |
46,745,216 |
Argentina |
45,605,826 |
Canada |
38,067,903 |
Poland |
37,797,005 |
Saudi Arabia |
35,340,683 |
Australia |
25,788,215 |
Taiwan |
23,855,010 |
Chile |
19,212,361 |
Netherlands |
17,173,099 |
Belgium |
11,632,326 |
Greece |
10,370,744 |
Portugal |
10,167,925 |
Sweden |
10,160,169 |
UAE |
9,991,089 |
Hungary |
9,634,164 |
Austria |
9,043,070 |
Israel |
8,789,774 |
Switzerland |
8,715,494 |
Hong Kong |
7,552,810 |
Singapore |
5,896,686 |
Denmark |
5,813,298 |
Finland |
5,548,360 |
Norway |
5,465,630 |
Oman |
5,223,375 |
Ireland |
4,982,907 |
New Zealand |
4,860,643 |
Panama |
4,381,579 |
Kuwait |
4,328,550 |
Croatia |
4,081,651 |
Uruguay |
3,485,151 |
Qatar |
2,930,528 |
Puerto Rico |
2,828,255 |
Lithuania |
2,689,862 |
Slovenia |
2,078,724 |
Latvia |
1,866,942 |
Bahrain |
1,748,296 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1,403,375 |
Estonia |
1,325,185 |
Cyprus |
1,215,584 |
Macao |
658,394 |
Luxembourg |
634,814 |
Malta |
442,784 |
Bahamas |
396,913 |
Iceland |
343,353 |
New Caledonia |
288,218 |
Barbados |
287,711 |
French Polynesia |
282,530 |
Channel Islands |
175,245 |
Guam |
170,179 |
Curacao |
164,798 |
Aruba |
107,204 |
Seychelles |
98,908 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
98,731 |
Isle of Man |
85,410 |
Andorra |
77,355 |
Cayman Islands |
66,497 |
Bermuda |
62,090 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
57,917 |
Greenland |
56,877 |
Faroe Islands |
49,049 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
43,412 |
Monaco |
39,511 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
39,231 |
Liechtenstein |
38,250 |
San Marino |
34,017 |
Gibraltar |
33,698 |
British Virgin Islands |
30,421 |
Palau |
18,169 |
Puerto Rico - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
2021 |
2,828,255 |
-1.14% |
2020 |
2,860,853 |
-2.47% |
2019 |
2,933,408 |
-3.49% |
2018 |
3,039,596 |
-3.92% |
2017 |
3,163,667 |
-3.64% |
2016 |
3,283,125 |
-2.91% |
2015 |
3,381,518 |
-2.09% |
2014 |
3,453,672 |
-1.43% |
2013 |
3,503,858 |
-0.93% |
2012 |
3,536,572 |
-0.65% |
2011 |
3,559,861 |
-0.56% |
2010 |
3,579,841 |
-0.46% |
2009 |
3,596,540 |
-0.32% |
2008 |
3,608,032 |
-0.23% |
2007 |
3,616,340 |
-0.21% |
2006 |
3,623,780 |
-0.22% |
2005 |
3,631,889 |
-0.28% |
2004 |
3,642,006 |
-0.32% |
2003 |
3,653,658 |
-0.29% |
2002 |
3,664,328 |
-0.16% |
2001 |
3,670,296 |
0.04% |
2000 |
3,668,960 |
0.25% |
1999 |
3,659,723 |
0.44% |
1998 |
3,643,679 |
0.60% |
1997 |
3,621,899 |
0.72% |
1996 |
3,596,088 |
0.80% |
1995 |
3,567,696 |
0.87% |
1994 |
3,536,795 |
0.95% |
1993 |
3,503,472 |
0.99% |
1992 |
3,469,068 |
0.98% |
1991 |
3,435,253 |
0.94% |
1990 |
3,403,154 |
0.88% |
1989 |
3,373,378 |
0.83% |
1988 |
3,345,576 |
0.81% |
1987 |
3,318,834 |
0.82% |
1986 |
3,291,742 |
0.88% |
1985 |
3,263,179 |
0.93% |
1984 |
3,233,175 |
0.98% |
1983 |
3,201,865 |
1.06% |
1982 |
3,168,343 |
1.18% |
1981 |
3,131,499 |
1.32% |
1980 |
3,090,691 |
1.48% |
1979 |
3,045,600 |
1.63% |
1978 |
2,996,828 |
1.73% |
1977 |
2,945,851 |
1.77% |
1976 |
2,894,674 |
1.75% |
1975 |
2,844,927 |
1.73% |
1974 |
2,796,663 |
1.70% |
1973 |
2,749,855 |
1.63% |
1972 |
2,705,834 |
1.49% |
1971 |
2,666,162 |
1.31% |
1970 |
2,631,707 |
1.08% |
1969 |
2,603,712 |
0.86% |
1968 |
2,581,387 |
0.79% |
1967 |
2,561,040 |
0.92% |
1966 |
2,537,570 |
1.20% |
1965 |
2,507,537 |
1.54% |
1964 |
2,469,566 |
1.82% |
1963 |
2,425,352 |
1.98% |
1962 |
2,378,374 |
1.92% |
1961 |
2,333,658 |
1.69% |
1960 |
2,294,982 |
1.38% |
1959 |
2,263,829 |
1.07% |
1958 |
2,239,841 |
0.83% |
1957 |
2,221,476 |
0.65% |
1956 |
2,207,048 |
0.53% |
1955 |
2,195,516 |
0.40% |
1954 |
2,186,794 |
0.22% |
1953 |
2,181,905 |
-0.05% |
1952 |
2,183,077 |
-0.48% |
1951 |
2,193,619 |
-1.10% |
1950 |
2,218,000 |
0.00% |