Puerto Rico Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Puerto Rico population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Puerto Rico in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Puerto Rico in 2017 was 3,163,667, a 3.64% decline from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| United States | 331,002,651 |
| Japan | 126,476,461 |
| Germany | 83,783,942 |
| United Kingdom | 67,886,011 |
| France | 65,273,511 |
| Italy | 60,461,826 |
| South Korea | 51,269,185 |
| Spain | 46,754,778 |
| Argentina | 45,195,774 |
| Poland | 37,846,611 |
| Canada | 37,742,154 |
| Saudi Arabia | 34,813,871 |
| Australia | 25,499,884 |
| Taiwan | 23,816,775 |
| Chile | 19,116,201 |
| Netherlands | 17,134,872 |
| Belgium | 11,589,623 |
| Greece | 10,423,054 |
| Portugal | 10,196,709 |
| Sweden | 10,099,265 |
| UAE | 9,890,402 |
| Hungary | 9,660,351 |
| Austria | 9,006,398 |
| Israel | 8,655,535 |
| Switzerland | 8,654,622 |
| Hong Kong | 7,496,981 |
| Singapore | 5,850,342 |
| Denmark | 5,792,202 |
| Finland | 5,540,720 |
| Norway | 5,421,241 |
| Oman | 5,106,626 |
| Ireland | 4,937,786 |
| New Zealand | 4,822,233 |
| Panama | 4,314,767 |
| Kuwait | 4,270,571 |
| Croatia | 4,105,267 |
| Uruguay | 3,473,730 |
| Qatar | 2,881,053 |
| Puerto Rico | 2,860,853 |
| Lithuania | 2,722,289 |
| Slovenia | 2,078,938 |
| Latvia | 1,886,198 |
| Bahrain | 1,701,575 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,399,488 |
| Estonia | 1,326,535 |
| Cyprus | 1,207,359 |
| Macao | 649,335 |
| Luxembourg | 625,978 |
| Malta | 441,543 |
| Bahamas | 393,244 |
| Iceland | 341,243 |
| Barbados | 287,375 |
| New Caledonia | 285,498 |
| French Polynesia | 280,908 |
| Channel Islands | 173,863 |
| Guam | 168,775 |
| Curacao | 164,093 |
| Aruba | 106,766 |
| Seychelles | 98,347 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 97,929 |
| Isle of Man | 85,033 |
| Andorra | 77,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 65,722 |
| Bermuda | 62,278 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 57,559 |
| Greenland | 56,770 |
| Faroe Islands | 48,863 |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 42,876 |
| Monaco | 39,242 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 38,717 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,128 |
| San Marino | 33,931 |
| Gibraltar | 33,691 |
| British Virgin Islands | 30,231 |
| Palau | 18,094 |
| Puerto Rico - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
