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 |
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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% |
