Puerto Rico - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Puerto Rico was 3,281,538 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,826,878 in 2004 and a minimum value of 2,358,000 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 2,358,000
1961 2,399,722
1962 2,450,322
1963 2,504,530
1964 2,554,066
1965 2,594,000
1966 2,624,995
1967 2,645,674
1968 2,662,064
1969 2,684,150
1970 2,718,000
1971 2,762,190
1972 2,817,256
1973 2,878,786
1974 2,939,299
1975 2,994,000
1976 3,043,854
1977 3,088,690
1978 3,129,421
1979 3,168,088
1980 3,206,000
1981 3,242,552
1982 3,277,453
1983 3,311,138
1984 3,344,190
1985 3,377,000
1986 3,409,554
1987 3,441,850
1988 3,473,898
1989 3,505,650
1990 3,537,000
1991 3,562,110
1992 3,585,176
1993 3,615,497
1994 3,649,237
1995 3,683,103
1996 3,724,655
1997 3,759,430
1998 3,781,101
1999 3,800,081
2000 3,810,605
2001 3,818,774
2002 3,823,701
2003 3,826,095
2004 3,826,878
2005 3,821,362
2006 3,805,214
2007 3,782,995
2008 3,760,866
2009 3,740,410
2010 3,721,525
2011 3,678,732
2012 3,634,488
2013 3,593,077
2014 3,534,874
2015 3,473,232
2016 3,406,672
2017 3,325,286
2018 3,193,354
2019 3,193,694
2020 3,281,538

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Puerto Rico was 1,726,686 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,991,720 in 2004 and a minimum value of 1,194,369 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,194,369
1961 1,217,994
1962 1,246,491
1963 1,276,842
1964 1,304,367
1965 1,326,213
1966 1,342,590
1967 1,352,946
1968 1,360,671
1969 1,371,322
1970 1,388,316
1971 1,410,995
1972 1,439,550
1973 1,471,723
1974 1,503,644
1975 1,532,824
1976 1,559,846
1977 1,584,595
1978 1,607,155
1979 1,628,068
1980 1,647,715
1981 1,665,552
1982 1,681,655
1983 1,696,904
1984 1,712,537
1985 1,729,394
1986 1,747,733
1987 1,767,286
1988 1,787,501
1989 1,807,527
1990 1,826,692
1991 1,841,804
1992 1,855,197
1993 1,871,862
1994 1,890,120
1995 1,908,491
1996 1,930,896
1997 1,949,754
1998 1,961,827
1999 1,972,553
2000 1,978,965
2001 1,984,298
2002 1,988,079
2003 1,990,485
2004 1,991,720
2005 1,989,165
2006 1,980,474
2007 1,968,156
2008 1,955,704
2009 1,944,356
2010 1,934,347
2011 1,912,488
2012 1,890,356
2013 1,870,160
2014 1,841,666
2015 1,811,763
2016 1,779,794
2017 1,740,556
2018 1,674,917
2019 1,678,215
2020 1,726,686

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Puerto Rico was 52.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.65 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.65
1961 50.76
1962 50.87
1963 50.98
1964 51.07
1965 51.13
1966 51.15
1967 51.14
1968 51.11
1969 51.09
1970 51.08
1971 51.08
1972 51.10
1973 51.12
1974 51.16
1975 51.20
1976 51.25
1977 51.30
1978 51.36
1979 51.39
1980 51.39
1981 51.37
1982 51.31
1983 51.25
1984 51.21
1985 51.21
1986 51.26
1987 51.35
1988 51.46
1989 51.56
1990 51.65
1991 51.71
1992 51.75
1993 51.77
1994 51.79
1995 51.82
1996 51.84
1997 51.86
1998 51.89
1999 51.91
2000 51.93
2001 51.96
2002 51.99
2003 52.02
2004 52.05
2005 52.05
2006 52.05
2007 52.03
2008 52.00
2009 51.98
2010 51.98
2011 51.99
2012 52.01
2013 52.05
2014 52.10
2015 52.16
2016 52.24
2017 52.34
2018 52.45
2019 52.55
2020 52.62

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Puerto Rico was 1,554,852 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,835,622 in 2002 and a minimum value of 1,163,631 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 1,163,631
1961 1,181,728
1962 1,203,831
1963 1,227,688
1964 1,249,699
1965 1,267,787
1966 1,282,405
1967 1,292,728
1968 1,301,393
1969 1,312,828
1970 1,329,684
1971 1,351,195
1972 1,377,706
1973 1,407,063
1974 1,435,655
1975 1,461,176
1976 1,484,008
1977 1,504,095
1978 1,522,266
1979 1,540,020
1980 1,558,285
1981 1,577,000
1982 1,595,798
1983 1,614,234
1984 1,631,653
1985 1,647,606
1986 1,661,821
1987 1,674,564
1988 1,686,397
1989 1,698,123
1990 1,710,308
1991 1,720,306
1992 1,729,979
1993 1,743,635
1994 1,759,117
1995 1,774,612
1996 1,793,759
1997 1,809,676
1998 1,819,274
1999 1,827,528
2000 1,831,640
2001 1,834,476
2002 1,835,622
2003 1,835,610
2004 1,835,158
2005 1,832,197
2006 1,824,740
2007 1,814,839
2008 1,805,162
2009 1,796,054
2010 1,787,178
2011 1,766,244
2012 1,744,132
2013 1,722,917
2014 1,693,208
2015 1,661,469
2016 1,626,878
2017 1,584,730
2018 1,518,437
2019 1,515,479
2020 1,554,852

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Puerto Rico was 47.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.35 in 1960, while its lowest value was 47.38 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.35
1961 49.24
1962 49.13
1963 49.02
1964 48.93
1965 48.87
1966 48.85
1967 48.86
1968 48.89
1969 48.91
1970 48.92
1971 48.92
1972 48.90
1973 48.88
1974 48.84
1975 48.80
1976 48.75
1977 48.70
1978 48.64
1979 48.61
1980 48.61
1981 48.63
1982 48.69
1983 48.75
1984 48.79
1985 48.79
1986 48.74
1987 48.65
1988 48.54
1989 48.44
1990 48.35
1991 48.29
1992 48.25
1993 48.23
1994 48.21
1995 48.18
1996 48.16
1997 48.14
1998 48.11
1999 48.09
2000 48.07
2001 48.04
2002 48.01
2003 47.98
2004 47.95
2005 47.95
2006 47.95
2007 47.97
2008 48.00
2009 48.02
2010 48.02
2011 48.01
2012 47.99
2013 47.95
2014 47.90
2015 47.84
2016 47.76
2017 47.66
2018 47.55
2019 47.45
2020 47.38

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population