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Puerto Rico

Population

3,218,055

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
135th
Share of world
0.04%
Annual change
−12,6010.19%

Population of Puerto Rico

500K1M1.5M2M2.5M3M3.5M4M95% prediction intervalPeak20263.2M2050 projection2.5M↓ 22% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 3,218,055. 2050 projection: 2,503,994.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Puerto Rico. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20263,222,6880.19%135
20253,235,2890.25%135
20203,275,8050.37%136
20193,288,0280.06%134
20183,290,0682.43%134
20173,371,8743.00%134
20153,521,8111.06%132
20103,714,8360.39%129
20053,788,4150.11%127
20003,809,8660.62%125

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

San Juan is home to 291,890 people, 9.06% of Puerto Rico's population.

City population200K100K40K
San Juan 291.9KBayamón 154.1KCarolina 127.8KPonce 95.5KGuaynabo 64.6KCaguas 64.0KMayagüez 51.0KTrujillo Alto 41.1KArecibo 37.1KFajardo 23.1K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1San Juan291.9K9.06%
2Bayamón154.1K4.78%
3Carolina127.8K3.96%
4Ponce95.5K2.96%
5Guaynabo64.6K2.01%
6Caguas64.0K1.99%
7Mayagüez51.0K1.58%
8Trujillo Alto41.1K1.28%
9Arecibo37.1K1.15%
10Fajardo23.1K0.72%

Puerto Rico by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Puerto Rico is home to an estimated 3,218,055 people, the 135th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Puerto Rico has a net population change of approximately -41 people per day, driven by 52 births, 96 deaths, and net immigration of 3 people.
Share of world
Puerto Rico makes up 0.04% of the world's population and 0.52% of North America's.
Density
363.3 people per km² of land (941.0 per mi²), ranking 38th among countries and territories.
Urban living
94.34% of people live in urban areas.

Puerto Rico Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 639100+ years, female: 2,09995–99 years, male: 3,32795–99 years, female: 7,69190–94 years, male: 12,16890–94 years, female: 22,25985–89 years, male: 28,25985–89 years, female: 44,43180–84 years, male: 52,01980–84 years, female: 72,78075–79 years, male: 73,55575–79 years, female: 97,91370–74 years, male: 86,47470–74 years, female: 110,99665–69 years, male: 97,42365–69 years, female: 120,96460–64 years, male: 103,12560–64 years, female: 124,41455–59 years, male: 102,85555–59 years, female: 117,67950–54 years, male: 99,65750–54 years, female: 111,91345–49 years, male: 97,89545–49 years, female: 110,97940–44 years, male: 89,23340–44 years, female: 100,65535–39 years, male: 89,76835–39 years, female: 98,67630–34 years, male: 96,07130–34 years, female: 101,37125–29 years, male: 108,78925–29 years, female: 108,25920–24 years, male: 103,24120–24 years, female: 98,64115–19 years, male: 90,54715–19 years, female: 85,46510–14 years, male: 74,65010–14 years, female: 70,6905–9 years, male: 56,0025–9 years, female: 52,9610–4 years, male: 49,2450–4 years, female: 46,923100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–450K50K100K100K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

47.2 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

82.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

47.01%

Female

52.99%

Life expectancy 78.7Life expectancy 85.6

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Puerto Rico United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Institute of Statistics