| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Puerto Rico is 3,269,351 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Puerto Rico is projected at 3,268,802, or 3.27 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Puerto Rico is projected at 3,260,314, or 3.26 million people, for the year 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 136th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Puerto Rico is ranked 13th among 41 countries and territories in North America.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 3,249,144 | 3,252,407 | 6,526 | 0.201 | 0.041 |
| 2023 | 3,255,670 | 3,260,314 | 9,288 | 0.285 | 0.041 |
| 2024 | 3,264,958 | 3,268,802 | 7,689 | 0.235 | 0.040 |
| 2025 | 3,272,647 | 3,275,311 | 5,327 | 0.163 | 0.040 |
| 2026 | 3,277,974 | 3,279,209 | 2,471 | 0.075 | 0.040 |
| 2027 | 3,280,445 | 3,280,157 | -575 | -0.018 | 0.039 |
| 2028 | 3,279,870 | 3,277,996 | -3,748 | -0.114 | 0.039 |
| 2029 | 3,276,122 | 3,271,656 | -8,932 | -0.273 | 0.039 |
| 2030 | 3,267,190 | 3,259,722 | -14,937 | -0.458 | 0.038 |
| 2031 | 3,252,253 | 3,242,061 | -20,383 | -0.629 | 0.038 |
| 2032 | 3,231,870 | 3,219,727 | -24,285 | -0.754 | 0.037 |
| 2033 | 3,207,585 | 3,194,891 | -25,388 | -0.795 | 0.037 |
| 2034 | 3,182,197 | 3,169,240 | -25,915 | -0.818 | 0.036 |
| 2035 | 3,156,282 | 3,143,193 | -26,178 | -0.833 | 0.035 |
| 2036 | 3,130,104 | 3,116,945 | -26,317 | -0.844 | 0.035 |
| 2037 | 3,103,787 | 3,090,506 | -26,563 | -0.860 | 0.034 |
| 2038 | 3,077,224 | 3,063,872 | -26,703 | -0.872 | 0.034 |
| 2039 | 3,050,521 | 3,037,059 | -26,923 | -0.886 | 0.033 |
| 2040 | 3,023,598 | 3,010,093 | -27,011 | -0.897 | 0.033 |
| 2041 | 2,996,587 | 2,982,999 | -27,176 | -0.911 | 0.032 |
| 2042 | 2,969,411 | 2,955,760 | -27,301 | -0.924 | 0.032 |
| 2043 | 2,942,110 | 2,928,255 | -27,710 | -0.946 | 0.031 |
| 2044 | 2,914,400 | 2,900,369 | -28,061 | -0.968 | 0.031 |
| 2045 | 2,886,339 | 2,872,173 | -28,331 | -0.986 | 0.030 |
| 2046 | 2,858,008 | 2,843,718 | -28,581 | -1.005 | 0.030 |
| 2047 | 2,829,427 | 2,815,019 | -28,815 | -1.024 | 0.029 |
| 2048 | 2,800,612 | 2,786,081 | -29,062 | -1.043 | 0.029 |
| 2049 | 2,771,550 | 2,756,931 | -29,238 | -1.061 | 0.029 |
| 2050 | 2,742,312 | 2,727,624 | -29,375 | -1.077 | 0.028 |
| 2051 | 2,712,937 | 2,698,235 | -29,404 | -1.090 | 0.028 |
| 2052 | 2,683,533 | 2,668,780 | -29,507 | -1.106 | 0.027 |
| 2053 | 2,654,026 | 2,639,240 | -29,572 | -1.120 | 0.027 |
| 2054 | 2,624,454 | 2,609,704 | -29,499 | -1.130 | 0.026 |
| 2055 | 2,594,955 | 2,580,223 | -29,464 | -1.142 | 0.026 |
| 2056 | 2,565,491 | 2,550,755 | -29,472 | -1.155 | 0.026 |
| 2057 | 2,536,019 | 2,521,314 | -29,411 | -1.167 | 0.025 |
| 2058 | 2,506,608 | 2,491,908 | -29,400 | -1.180 | 0.025 |
| 2059 | 2,477,208 | 2,462,477 | -29,462 | -1.196 | 0.025 |
| 2060 | 2,447,746 | 2,433,045 | -29,402 | -1.208 | 0.024 |
| 2061 | 2,418,344 | 2,403,650 | -29,388 | -1.223 | 0.024 |
| 2062 | 2,388,956 | 2,374,260 | -29,393 | -1.238 | 0.023 |
| 2063 | 2,359,563 | 2,344,852 | -29,421 | -1.255 | 0.023 |
| 2064 | 2,330,142 | 2,315,477 | -29,330 | -1.267 | 0.023 |
| 2065 | 2,300,812 | 2,286,178 | -29,268 | -1.280 | 0.022 |
| 2066 | 2,271,544 | 2,256,890 | -29,308 | -1.299 | 0.022 |
| 2067 | 2,242,236 | 2,227,582 | -29,307 | -1.316 | 0.022 |
| 2068 | 2,212,929 | 2,198,289 | -29,280 | -1.332 | 0.021 |
| 2069 | 2,183,649 | 2,169,018 | -29,262 | -1.349 | 0.021 |
| 2070 | 2,154,387 | 2,139,722 | -29,329 | -1.371 | 0.021 |
| 2071 | 2,125,058 | 2,110,380 | -29,357 | -1.391 | 0.020 |
| 2072 | 2,095,701 | 2,081,061 | -29,281 | -1.407 | 0.020 |
| 2073 | 2,066,420 | 2,051,742 | -29,355 | -1.431 | 0.020 |
| 2074 | 2,037,065 | 2,022,406 | -29,318 | -1.450 | 0.020 |
| 2075 | 2,007,747 | 1,993,085 | -29,324 | -1.471 | 0.019 |
| 2076 | 1,978,423 | 1,963,760 | -29,326 | -1.493 | 0.019 |
| 2077 | 1,949,097 | 1,934,450 | -29,294 | -1.514 | 0.019 |
| 2078 | 1,919,803 | 1,905,165 | -29,276 | -1.537 | 0.018 |
| 2079 | 1,890,527 | 1,875,913 | -29,228 | -1.558 | 0.018 |
| 2080 | 1,861,299 | 1,846,670 | -29,258 | -1.584 | 0.018 |
| 2081 | 1,832,041 | 1,817,427 | -29,228 | -1.608 | 0.017 |
| 2082 | 1,802,813 | 1,788,216 | -29,193 | -1.633 | 0.017 |
| 2083 | 1,773,620 | 1,759,020 | -29,200 | -1.660 | 0.017 |
| 2084 | 1,744,420 | 1,729,830 | -29,180 | -1.687 | 0.017 |
| 2085 | 1,715,240 | 1,700,627 | -29,227 | -1.719 | 0.016 |
| 2086 | 1,686,013 | 1,671,428 | -29,171 | -1.745 | 0.016 |
| 2087 | 1,656,842 | 1,642,238 | -29,208 | -1.779 | 0.016 |
| 2088 | 1,627,634 | 1,613,055 | -29,157 | -1.808 | 0.015 |
| 2089 | 1,598,477 | 1,583,932 | -29,089 | -1.837 | 0.015 |
| 2090 | 1,569,388 | 1,554,890 | -28,995 | -1.865 | 0.015 |
| 2091 | 1,540,393 | 1,525,969 | -28,847 | -1.890 | 0.015 |
| 2092 | 1,511,546 | 1,497,152 | -28,788 | -1.923 | 0.014 |
| 2093 | 1,482,758 | 1,468,455 | -28,607 | -1.948 | 0.014 |
| 2094 | 1,454,151 | 1,439,938 | -28,425 | -1.974 | 0.014 |
| 2095 | 1,425,726 | 1,411,648 | -28,157 | -1.995 | 0.014 |
| 2096 | 1,397,569 | 1,383,605 | -27,928 | -2.019 | 0.013 |
| 2097 | 1,369,641 | 1,355,781 | -27,720 | -2.045 | 0.013 |
| 2098 | 1,341,921 | 1,328,221 | -27,400 | -2.063 | 0.013 |
| 2099 | 1,314,521 | 1,301,003 | -27,037 | -2.078 | 0.013 |
| 2100 | 1,287,484 | 1,274,146 | -26,676 | -2.094 | 0.012 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,219,396 | 2,229,742 | 20,692 | 0.928 | 0.089 |
| 1951 | 2,240,088 | 2,250,405 | 20,635 | 0.917 | 0.088 |
| 1952 | 2,260,723 | 2,269,211 | 16,976 | 0.748 | 0.088 |
| 1953 | 2,277,699 | 2,284,810 | 14,222 | 0.622 | 0.087 |
| 1954 | 2,291,921 | 2,298,008 | 12,175 | 0.530 | 0.085 |
| 1955 | 2,304,096 | 2,309,782 | 11,373 | 0.492 | 0.084 |
| 1956 | 2,315,469 | 2,320,567 | 10,196 | 0.439 | 0.083 |
| 1957 | 2,325,665 | 2,329,614 | 7,898 | 0.339 | 0.082 |
| 1958 | 2,333,563 | 2,336,795 | 6,464 | 0.277 | 0.080 |
| 1959 | 2,340,027 | 2,343,690 | 7,326 | 0.313 | 0.079 |
| 1960 | 2,347,353 | 2,365,072 | 35,437 | 1.498 | 0.078 |
| 1961 | 2,382,790 | 2,404,223 | 42,866 | 1.783 | 0.078 |
| 1962 | 2,425,656 | 2,446,291 | 41,269 | 1.687 | 0.078 |
| 1963 | 2,466,925 | 2,486,863 | 39,875 | 1.603 | 0.078 |
| 1964 | 2,506,800 | 2,526,147 | 38,694 | 1.532 | 0.077 |
| 1965 | 2,545,494 | 2,564,270 | 37,552 | 1.464 | 0.077 |
| 1966 | 2,583,046 | 2,601,197 | 36,302 | 1.396 | 0.076 |
| 1967 | 2,619,348 | 2,636,741 | 34,786 | 1.319 | 0.076 |
| 1968 | 2,654,134 | 2,670,526 | 32,783 | 1.228 | 0.075 |
| 1969 | 2,686,917 | 2,701,800 | 29,767 | 1.102 | 0.075 |
| 1970 | 2,716,684 | 2,737,619 | 41,869 | 1.529 | 0.074 |
| 1971 | 2,758,553 | 2,782,018 | 46,930 | 1.687 | 0.074 |
| 1972 | 2,805,483 | 2,829,184 | 47,401 | 1.675 | 0.074 |
| 1973 | 2,852,884 | 2,876,681 | 47,594 | 1.655 | 0.073 |
| 1974 | 2,900,478 | 2,924,358 | 47,759 | 1.633 | 0.073 |
| 1975 | 2,948,237 | 2,972,267 | 48,059 | 1.617 | 0.073 |
| 1976 | 2,996,296 | 3,020,456 | 48,320 | 1.600 | 0.073 |
| 1977 | 3,044,616 | 3,068,870 | 48,508 | 1.581 | 0.073 |
| 1978 | 3,093,124 | 3,117,169 | 48,089 | 1.543 | 0.073 |
| 1979 | 3,141,213 | 3,166,208 | 49,990 | 1.579 | 0.073 |
| 1980 | 3,191,203 | 3,214,568 | 46,729 | 1.454 | 0.072 |
| 1981 | 3,237,932 | 3,259,445 | 43,026 | 1.320 | 0.072 |
| 1982 | 3,280,958 | 3,301,071 | 40,226 | 1.219 | 0.072 |
| 1983 | 3,321,184 | 3,339,381 | 36,393 | 1.090 | 0.071 |
| 1984 | 3,357,577 | 3,374,447 | 33,739 | 1.000 | 0.071 |
| 1985 | 3,391,316 | 3,406,279 | 29,926 | 0.879 | 0.070 |
| 1986 | 3,421,242 | 3,434,981 | 27,479 | 0.800 | 0.069 |
| 1987 | 3,448,721 | 3,461,929 | 26,416 | 0.763 | 0.069 |
| 1988 | 3,475,137 | 3,487,970 | 25,665 | 0.736 | 0.068 |
| 1989 | 3,500,802 | 3,513,735 | 25,867 | 0.736 | 0.067 |
| 1990 | 3,526,669 | 3,543,776 | 34,213 | 0.965 | 0.067 |
| 1991 | 3,560,882 | 3,578,450 | 35,135 | 0.982 | 0.066 |
| 1992 | 3,596,017 | 3,612,629 | 33,224 | 0.920 | 0.066 |
| 1993 | 3,629,241 | 3,645,017 | 31,552 | 0.866 | 0.065 |
| 1994 | 3,660,793 | 3,675,749 | 29,911 | 0.814 | 0.065 |
| 1995 | 3,690,704 | 3,704,947 | 28,485 | 0.769 | 0.065 |
| 1996 | 3,719,189 | 3,732,811 | 27,245 | 0.730 | 0.064 |
| 1997 | 3,746,434 | 3,759,518 | 26,168 | 0.696 | 0.064 |
| 1998 | 3,772,602 | 3,785,238 | 25,273 | 0.668 | 0.063 |
| 1999 | 3,797,875 | 3,810,115 | 24,479 | 0.642 | 0.063 |
| 2000 | 3,822,354 | 3,827,108 | 9,509 | 0.248 | 0.062 |
| 2001 | 3,831,863 | 3,832,131 | 536 | 0.014 | 0.062 |
| 2002 | 3,832,399 | 3,830,773 | -3,251 | -0.085 | 0.061 |
| 2003 | 3,829,148 | 3,825,628 | -7,039 | -0.184 | 0.060 |
| 2004 | 3,822,109 | 3,817,037 | -10,144 | -0.266 | 0.059 |
| 2005 | 3,811,965 | 3,805,559 | -12,812 | -0.337 | 0.058 |
| 2006 | 3,799,153 | 3,791,559 | -15,188 | -0.401 | 0.057 |
| 2007 | 3,783,965 | 3,775,440 | -17,050 | -0.452 | 0.056 |
| 2008 | 3,766,915 | 3,757,619 | -18,591 | -0.495 | 0.055 |
| 2009 | 3,748,324 | 3,738,939 | -18,769 | -0.502 | 0.054 |
| 2010 | 3,729,555 | 3,717,922 | -23,266 | -0.626 | 0.053 |
| 2011 | 3,706,289 | 3,691,614 | -29,350 | -0.795 | 0.052 |
| 2012 | 3,676,939 | 3,657,988 | -37,902 | -1.036 | 0.051 |
| 2013 | 3,639,037 | 3,615,018 | -48,038 | -1.329 | 0.050 |
| 2014 | 3,590,999 | 3,560,010 | -61,977 | -1.741 | 0.049 |
| 2015 | 3,529,022 | 3,497,335 | -63,374 | -1.812 | 0.047 |
| 2016 | 3,465,648 | 3,432,740 | -65,815 | -1.917 | 0.046 |
| 2017 | 3,399,833 | 3,366,408 | -66,850 | -1.986 | 0.044 |
| 2018 | 3,332,983 | 3,319,269 | -27,428 | -0.826 | 0.043 |
| 2019 | 3,305,555 | 3,292,887 | -25,337 | -0.769 | 0.042 |
| 2020 | 3,280,218 | 3,271,564 | -17,307 | -0.529 | 0.042 |
| 2021 | 3,262,911 | 3,256,028 | -13,767 | -0.423 | 0.041 |