Population, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population, female was 1.69 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Puerto Rico stood at 1.69 million.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.99 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 134th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 million | 1.19 million | 1.37 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 million | 1.39 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 million | 1.65 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.90 million | 1.82 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million | 1.95 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million | 1.73 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million | 1.69 million | 1.73 million | 6 |
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More health data for Puerto Rico
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 12,698 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 11,205 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 11,174 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.05 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 11,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 11,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 12,589 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 13,514 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Puerto Rico?
- Population, female in Puerto Rico was 1.69 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 134th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.