Urban population in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Urban population was 3.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Puerto Rico is 3.00 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.61 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 124th 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 | 1.27 million | 1.04 million | 1.49 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.82 million | 1.54 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.50 million | 2.15 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million | 2.97 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 million | 3.51 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.31 million | 3.09 million | 3.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 million | 3.00 million | 3.09 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 3.18 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 94.3% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 76.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.875 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 12.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 6.6% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 2.3% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Puerto Rico?
- Urban population in Puerto Rico was 3.00 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for urban population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.