Population in Puerto Rico 202 indicators covering population for Puerto Rico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using improved sanitation facilities 3.24 million people 2024 down 9.1% 127th Proportion of population practising open defecation 0 2024 — 134th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 626,315 people 2020 up 2.6% 142nd Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 28.2% 2020 down 9.2% 151st Share of population living in cities 28.2% 2020 down 9.2% 151st Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 80.9% 2020 down 3.2% 77th Share of population living in rural areas 19.1% 2020 up 16.4% 160th Share of urban population who live in the largest city 25.9% 2020 down 6.3% 88th Share of population living in the capital city 21.0% 2020 down 9.3% 62nd New internal displacements 341 2024 down 99.6% 128th Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 12.27 per 1,000 population 2023 down 72.5% 144th Prison population rate 177 prisoners per 100,000 people 2022 down 47.8% 92nd Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0.05 per 1,000 population 2023 down 90.7% 133rd Share of urban population living in slums 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 180th Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants -2.0% 2020 down 1,425.3% 139th International migrants, by country of destination 223,323 2024 down 20.4% 111th Total number of international immigrants 223,323 immigrants 2024 down 20.4% 111th Share of the population born in another country 6.9% 2024 down 13.5% 113th Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 18.8% 2024 up 27.3% 122nd Replacement-level fertility rate 2.08 2010 unchanged 148th Literate and illiterate world population 7.6% 2017 down 5.2% 60th Probable cases of Dengue in the population 108,061 2025 up 135.6% 3rd ← Previous Page 4 of 4