Puerto Rico Population Density 1950-2021
Chart and table of Puerto Rico population density from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Puerto Rico in 2021 is 318.86 people per square kilometer, a 1.14% decline from 2020.
- The population density of Puerto Rico in 2020 was 322.53 people per square kilometer, a 2.47% decline from 2019.
- The population density of Puerto Rico in 2019 was 330.71 people per square kilometer, a 3.49% decline from 2018.
- The population density of Puerto Rico in 2018 was 342.68 people per square kilometer, a 3.92% decline from 2017.
| Puerto Rico - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2021 | 318.86 | -1.14% |
| 2020 | 322.53 | -2.47% |
| 2019 | 330.71 | -3.49% |
| 2018 | 342.68 | -3.92% |
| 2017 | 356.67 | -3.64% |
| 2016 | 370.14 | -2.91% |
| 2015 | 381.23 | -2.09% |
| 2014 | 389.37 | -1.43% |
| 2013 | 395.02 | -0.93% |
| 2012 | 398.71 | -0.65% |
| 2011 | 401.34 | -0.56% |
| 2010 | 403.59 | -0.46% |
| 2009 | 405.47 | -0.32% |
| 2008 | 406.77 | -0.23% |
| 2007 | 407.70 | -0.21% |
| 2006 | 408.54 | -0.22% |
| 2005 | 409.46 | -0.28% |
| 2004 | 410.60 | -0.32% |
| 2003 | 411.91 | -0.29% |
| 2002 | 413.11 | -0.16% |
| 2001 | 413.79 | 0.04% |
| 2000 | 413.64 | 0.25% |
| 1999 | 412.60 | 0.44% |
| 1998 | 410.79 | 0.60% |
| 1997 | 408.33 | 0.72% |
| 1996 | 405.42 | 0.80% |
| 1995 | 402.22 | 0.87% |
| 1994 | 398.74 | 0.95% |
| 1993 | 394.98 | 0.99% |
| 1992 | 391.10 | 0.98% |
| 1991 | 387.29 | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 383.67 | 0.88% |
| 1989 | 380.31 | 0.83% |
| 1988 | 377.18 | 0.81% |
| 1987 | 374.16 | 0.82% |
| 1986 | 371.11 | 0.88% |
| 1985 | 367.89 | 0.93% |
| 1984 | 364.51 | 0.98% |
| 1983 | 360.98 | 1.06% |
| 1982 | 357.20 | 1.18% |
| 1981 | 353.04 | 1.32% |
| 1980 | 348.44 | 1.48% |
| 1979 | 343.36 | 1.63% |
| 1978 | 337.86 | 1.73% |
| 1977 | 332.11 | 1.77% |
| 1976 | 326.34 | 1.75% |
| 1975 | 320.74 | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 315.29 | 1.70% |
| 1973 | 310.02 | 1.63% |
| 1972 | 305.05 | 1.49% |
| 1971 | 300.58 | 1.31% |
| 1970 | 296.70 | 1.08% |
| 1969 | 293.54 | 0.86% |
| 1968 | 291.02 | 0.79% |
| 1967 | 288.73 | 0.92% |
| 1966 | 286.08 | 1.20% |
| 1965 | 282.70 | 1.54% |
| 1964 | 278.42 | 1.82% |
| 1963 | 273.43 | 1.98% |
| 1962 | 268.14 | 1.92% |
| 1961 | 263.10 | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 258.74 | 1.38% |
| 1959 | 255.22 | 1.07% |
| 1958 | 252.52 | 0.83% |
| 1957 | 250.45 | 0.65% |
| 1956 | 248.82 | 0.53% |
| 1955 | 247.52 | 0.40% |
| 1954 | 246.54 | 0.22% |
| 1953 | 245.99 | -0.05% |
| 1952 | 246.12 | -0.48% |
| 1951 | 247.31 | -1.10% |
| 1950 | 250.06 | 0.00% |
