Population: Est. & Proj. Total Population … Both annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population: Est. & Proj. Total Population … Both annual growth rate was -2.24 % change on previous year in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-2.24 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
226th
of 227 countries
All-time high
1.67 % change on previous year
in 1972
All-time low
-3 % change on previous year
in 2017
Years of data
150
1951–2100
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual in Puerto Rico, 1951–2100
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded -2.24 % change on previous year for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual in 2100.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.67 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -3 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 226th out of 227 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population: Est. & Proj. Total Population … Both annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.8272 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.7172 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1953 | 0.6286 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1954 | 0.5808 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1955 | 0.5403 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4945 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1957 | 0.4259 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1958 | 0.3643 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3797 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1960 | 0.9329 % change on previous year | +145.7% |
| 1961 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +68.9% |
| 1962 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1970 | 1.33 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9536 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8666 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8274 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8079 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.773 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8269 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9212 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9156 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8546 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7937 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7507 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7134 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.689 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6669 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6344 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4056 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0824 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0603 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 2003 | -0.1225 % change on previous year | +103.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1939 % change on previous year | +58.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2696 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 2006 | -0.322 % change on previous year | +19.5% |
| 2007 | -0.3477 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2008 | -0.371 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2009 | -0.3766 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2010 | -0.54 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2011 | -0.838 % change on previous year | +55.2% |
| 2012 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 2013 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2014 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2015 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2016 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2017 | -3 % change on previous year | +130.4% |
| 2018 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2019 | -0.062 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 2020 | -0.372 % change on previous year | +499.9% |
| 2021 | -0.6896 % change on previous year | +85.4% |
| 2022 | -0.3762 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0324 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 2025 | -0.2131 % change on previous year | -3938.7% |
| 2026 | -0.3895 % change on previous year | +82.7% |
| 2027 | -0.5148 % change on previous year | +32.2% |
| 2028 | -0.611 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2029 | -0.6816 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 2030 | -0.7599 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2031 | -0.8132 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 2032 | -0.8285 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2033 | -0.8688 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2034 | -0.9113 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2035 | -0.9289 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2036 | -0.9373 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2037 | -0.9851 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2038 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +6.6% |
| 2039 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2040 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2041 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2042 | -1.18 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2043 | -1.21 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2044 | -1.24 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2045 | -1.28 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2046 | -1.33 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2047 | -1.36 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2048 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2049 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2050 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2051 | -1.46 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2052 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2053 | -1.48 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2054 | -1.5 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2055 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2056 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2057 | -1.58 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2058 | -1.61 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2059 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2060 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2061 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2062 | -1.65 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2063 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2064 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2065 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2066 | -1.68 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2067 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2068 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2069 | -1.68 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2070 | -1.69 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2071 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2072 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2073 | -1.72 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2074 | -1.74 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2075 | -1.76 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2076 | -1.76 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2077 | -1.78 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2078 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2079 | -1.81 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2080 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2081 | -1.85 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2082 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2083 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2084 | -1.92 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2085 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2086 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2087 | -2.01 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2088 | -2.04 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2089 | -2.07 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2090 | -2.1 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2091 | -2.12 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2092 | -2.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2093 | -2.17 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2094 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2095 | -2.21 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2096 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2097 | -2.24 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2098 | -2.24 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2099 | -2.24 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2100 | -2.24 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -2.24 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3493 % change on previous year, 6.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -2.24 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7079 % change on previous year, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population: Est. & Proj. Total Population … Both annual growth rate in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3938.7% | 0.0056 % change on previous year | -0.2131 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -499.9% | -0.062 % change on previous year | -0.372 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -173.2% | 0.0824 % change on previous year | -0.0603 % change on previous year |
| 1960 | +145.7% | 0.3797 % change on previous year | 0.9329 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -130.4% | -1.3 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +108.6% | -0.3762 % change on previous year | 0.0324 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.551 % change on previous year | 0.3643 % change on previous year | 0.8272 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 0.9329 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 1.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.05 % change on previous year | 0.773 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7766 % change on previous year | 0.6344 % change on previous year | 0.9212 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1576 % change on previous year | -0.3766 % change on previous year | 0.4056 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.26 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | -0.062 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.381 % change on previous year | -0.6896 % change on previous year | 0.0324 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.9172 % change on previous year | -1.09 % change on previous year | -0.7599 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | -1.27 % change on previous year | -1.42 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.52 % change on previous year | -1.62 % change on previous year | -1.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.66 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | -1.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.74 % change on previous year | -1.81 % change on previous year | -1.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.94 % change on previous year | -2.07 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2090s | -2.19 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | -2.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2100s | -2.24 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 223 China, mainland -1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 225 Jamaica -1.76 % change on previous year compare
- 227 China, Hong Kong SAR -2.46 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Puerto Rico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -2.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 142.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 521.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 473.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 995.62 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual in Puerto Rico?
- Population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual in Puerto Rico was -2.24 % change on previous year in 2100, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -3 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual?
- Puerto Rico ranks 226th out of 227 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, annual rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.