Population, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population, male was 1.50 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 1.50 million for population, male in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.84 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 136th 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 | 1.25 million | 1.17 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.44 million | 1.33 million | 1.54 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 million | 1.56 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 million | 1.71 million | 1.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.79 million | 1.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million | 1.56 million | 1.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.50 million | 1.55 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, male in Puerto Rico?
- Population, male in Puerto Rico was 1.50 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.