Puerto Rico Population History
Year-by-year population history from 1960 to 2025.
Historical population trend
Population by year
| Year | Population | Annual change | Numeric change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,184,835 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,202,521 | +0.56% | 17,686 |
| 2023 | 3,203,794 | +0.04% | 1,273 |
| 2022 | 3,220,148 | +0.51% | 16,354 |
| 2021 | 3,262,731 | +1.32% | 42,583 |
| 2020 | 3,281,591 | +0.58% | 18,860 |
| 2019 | 3,302,691 | +0.64% | 21,100 |
| 2018 | 3,290,690 | -0.36% | -12,001 |
| 2017 | 3,410,837 | +3.65% | 120,147 |
| 2016 | 3,480,432 | +2.04% | 69,595 |
| 2015 | 3,535,167 | +1.57% | 54,735 |
| 2014 | 3,585,017 | +1.41% | 49,850 |
| 2013 | 3,631,427 | +1.29% | 46,410 |
| 2012 | 3,661,045 | +0.82% | 29,618 |
| 2011 | 3,693,464 | +0.89% | 32,419 |
| 2010 | 3,724,465 | +0.84% | 31,001 |
| 2009 | 3,740,410 | +0.43% | 15,945 |
| 2008 | 3,760,866 | +0.55% | 20,456 |
| 2007 | 3,782,995 | +0.59% | 22,129 |
| 2006 | 3,805,214 | +0.59% | 22,219 |
| 2005 | 3,821,362 | +0.42% | 16,148 |
| 2004 | 3,826,878 | +0.14% | 5,516 |
| 2003 | 3,826,095 | -0.02% | -783 |
| 2002 | 3,823,701 | -0.06% | -2,394 |
| 2001 | 3,818,774 | -0.13% | -4,927 |
| 2000 | 3,810,605 | -0.21% | -8,169 |
| 1999 | 3,800,081 | -0.28% | -10,524 |
| 1998 | 3,781,101 | -0.50% | -18,980 |
| 1997 | 3,759,430 | -0.57% | -21,671 |
| 1996 | 3,724,655 | -0.93% | -34,775 |
| 1995 | 3,683,103 | -1.12% | -41,552 |
| 1994 | 3,649,237 | -0.92% | -33,866 |
| 1993 | 3,615,497 | -0.92% | -33,740 |
| 1992 | 3,585,176 | -0.84% | -30,321 |
| 1991 | 3,562,110 | -0.64% | -23,066 |
| 1990 | 3,537,000 | -0.70% | -25,110 |
| 1989 | 3,505,650 | -0.89% | -31,350 |
| 1988 | 3,473,898 | -0.91% | -31,752 |
| 1987 | 3,441,850 | -0.92% | -32,048 |
| 1986 | 3,409,554 | -0.94% | -32,296 |
| 1985 | 3,377,000 | -0.95% | -32,554 |
| 1984 | 3,344,190 | -0.97% | -32,810 |
| 1983 | 3,311,138 | -0.99% | -33,052 |
| 1982 | 3,277,453 | -1.02% | -33,685 |
| 1981 | 3,242,552 | -1.06% | -34,901 |
| 1980 | 3,206,000 | -1.13% | -36,552 |
| 1979 | 3,168,088 | -1.18% | -37,912 |
| 1978 | 3,129,421 | -1.22% | -38,667 |
| 1977 | 3,088,690 | -1.30% | -40,731 |
| 1976 | 3,043,854 | -1.45% | -44,836 |
| 1975 | 2,994,000 | -1.64% | -49,854 |
| 1974 | 2,939,299 | -1.83% | -54,701 |
| 1973 | 2,878,786 | -2.06% | -60,513 |
| 1972 | 2,817,256 | -2.14% | -61,530 |
| 1971 | 2,762,190 | -1.95% | -55,066 |
| 1970 | 2,718,000 | -1.60% | -44,190 |
| 1969 | 2,684,150 | -1.25% | -33,850 |
| 1968 | 2,662,064 | -0.82% | -22,086 |
| 1967 | 2,645,674 | -0.62% | -16,390 |
| 1966 | 2,624,995 | -0.78% | -20,679 |
| 1965 | 2,594,000 | -1.18% | -30,995 |
| 1964 | 2,554,066 | -1.54% | -39,934 |
| 1963 | 2,504,530 | -1.94% | -49,536 |
| 1962 | 2,450,322 | -2.16% | -54,208 |
| 1961 | 2,399,722 | -2.07% | -50,600 |
| 1960 | 2,358,000 | -1.74% | -41,722 |
Historical summary
Puerto Rico population in 2025
The latest population shown for Puerto Rico is 3,184,835. Compared with the previous year, the population decreased by +0.55%.
Population change over 10 years
Across the most recent ten-year period, Puerto Rico recorded a downward population movement of -9.91%, based only on the annual population series.
Historical high and low
The highest value in this series is 3,826,878 in 2004. The lowest is 2,358,000 in 1960.
available population ranking
Puerto Rico is currently listed at #132 in the available available population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.