| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Puerto Rico is 2,831,496 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Puerto Rico is projected at 2,828,255 or 2.828 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Puerto Rico is projected at 2,860,853 or 2.861 million people for the year 2020. Puerto Rico ranks number 141st in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Puerto Rico is ranked 14th among 41 countries in North America.
Puerto Rico's population peaked in 2001 with 3.67 mn people after Puerto Rico's population decreased year by year. The Puerto Rico population is projected to reach 2.90 million in 2030 and decrease further to 2.44 million in 2050 and 1.21 million by 2100. Puerto Rico accounts for 0.036 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.080% of 1954 and is projected to decline at 0.011% by 2100.
Puerto Rico was at 107th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 158th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 2,860,853 | -72,555 | -2.47 | 0.037 |
| 2021 | 2,828,255 | -32,598 | -1.14 | 0.036 |
| 2022 | 2,829,812 | 1,557 | 0.06 | 0.036 |
| 2023 | 2,854,172 | 24,360 | 0.86 | 0.036 |
| 2024 | 2,884,069 | 29,897 | 1.05 | 0.036 |
| 2025 | 2,906,644 | 22,575 | 0.78 | 0.036 |
| 2026 | 2,918,922 | 12,278 | 0.42 | 0.035 |
| 2027 | 2,923,968 | 5,046 | 0.17 | 0.035 |
| 2028 | 2,922,174 | -1,794 | -0.06 | 0.035 |
| 2029 | 2,915,467 | -6,707 | -0.23 | 0.034 |
| 2030 | 2,905,352 | -10,115 | -0.35 | 0.034 |
| 2031 | 2,890,942 | -14,410 | -0.50 | 0.034 |
| 2032 | 2,871,305 | -19,637 | -0.68 | 0.033 |
| 2033 | 2,848,094 | -23,211 | -0.81 | 0.033 |
| 2034 | 2,823,634 | -24,460 | -0.86 | 0.032 |
| 2035 | 2,799,675 | -23,959 | -0.85 | 0.032 |
| 2036 | 2,776,790 | -22,885 | -0.82 | 0.031 |
| 2037 | 2,754,664 | -22,126 | -0.80 | 0.031 |
| 2038 | 2,733,036 | -21,628 | -0.79 | 0.030 |
| 2039 | 2,711,357 | -21,679 | -0.79 | 0.030 |
| 2040 | 2,689,202 | -22,155 | -0.82 | 0.029 |
| 2041 | 2,666,660 | -22,542 | -0.84 | 0.029 |
| 2042 | 2,643,958 | -22,702 | -0.85 | 0.028 |
| 2043 | 2,620,957 | -23,001 | -0.87 | 0.028 |
| 2044 | 2,597,505 | -23,452 | -0.89 | 0.028 |
| 2045 | 2,573,465 | -24,040 | -0.93 | 0.027 |
| 2046 | 2,548,805 | -24,660 | -0.96 | 0.027 |
| 2047 | 2,523,582 | -25,223 | -0.99 | 0.026 |
| 2048 | 2,497,856 | -25,726 | -1.02 | 0.026 |
| 2049 | 2,471,758 | -26,098 | -1.04 | 0.026 |
| 2050 | 2,445,386 | -26,372 | -1.07 | 0.025 |
| 2051 | 2,418,772 | -26,614 | -1.09 | 0.025 |
| 2052 | 2,391,935 | -26,837 | -1.11 | 0.024 |
| 2053 | 2,364,933 | -27,002 | -1.13 | 0.024 |
| 2054 | 2,337,851 | -27,082 | -1.15 | 0.024 |
| 2055 | 2,310,765 | -27,086 | -1.16 | 0.023 |
| 2056 | 2,283,705 | -27,060 | -1.17 | 0.023 |
| 2057 | 2,256,708 | -26,997 | -1.18 | 0.022 |
| 2058 | 2,229,807 | -26,901 | -1.19 | 0.022 |
| 2059 | 2,203,049 | -26,758 | -1.20 | 0.022 |
| 2060 | 2,176,465 | -26,584 | -1.21 | 0.021 |
| 2061 | 2,150,085 | -26,380 | -1.21 | 0.021 |
| 2062 | 2,123,909 | -26,176 | -1.22 | 0.021 |
| 2063 | 2,097,957 | -25,952 | -1.22 | 0.020 |
| 2064 | 2,072,181 | -25,776 | -1.23 | 0.020 |
| 2065 | 2,046,587 | -25,594 | -1.24 | 0.020 |
| 2066 | 2,021,181 | -25,406 | -1.24 | 0.020 |
| 2067 | 1,995,963 | -25,218 | -1.25 | 0.019 |
| 2068 | 1,970,917 | -25,046 | -1.25 | 0.019 |
| 2069 | 1,946,052 | -24,865 | -1.26 | 0.019 |
| 2070 | 1,921,343 | -24,709 | -1.27 | 0.018 |
| 2071 | 1,896,787 | -24,556 | -1.28 | 0.018 |
| 2072 | 1,872,388 | -24,399 | -1.29 | 0.018 |
| 2073 | 1,848,127 | -24,261 | -1.30 | 0.018 |
| 2074 | 1,824,011 | -24,116 | -1.30 | 0.017 |
| 2075 | 1,800,029 | -23,982 | -1.31 | 0.017 |
| 2076 | 1,776,162 | -23,867 | -1.33 | 0.017 |
| 2077 | 1,752,418 | -23,744 | -1.34 | 0.017 |
| 2078 | 1,728,786 | -23,632 | -1.35 | 0.016 |
| 2079 | 1,705,249 | -23,537 | -1.36 | 0.016 |
| 2080 | 1,681,808 | -23,441 | -1.37 | 0.016 |
| 2081 | 1,658,448 | -23,360 | -1.39 | 0.016 |
| 2082 | 1,635,171 | -23,277 | -1.40 | 0.015 |
| 2083 | 1,611,938 | -23,233 | -1.42 | 0.015 |
| 2084 | 1,588,739 | -23,199 | -1.44 | 0.015 |
| 2085 | 1,565,564 | -23,175 | -1.46 | 0.015 |
| 2086 | 1,542,390 | -23,174 | -1.48 | 0.014 |
| 2087 | 1,519,218 | -23,172 | -1.50 | 0.014 |
| 2088 | 1,496,037 | -23,181 | -1.53 | 0.014 |
| 2089 | 1,472,828 | -23,209 | -1.55 | 0.014 |
| 2090 | 1,449,581 | -23,247 | -1.58 | 0.013 |
| 2091 | 1,426,291 | -23,290 | -1.61 | 0.013 |
| 2092 | 1,402,962 | -23,329 | -1.64 | 0.013 |
| 2093 | 1,379,613 | -23,349 | -1.66 | 0.013 |
| 2094 | 1,356,254 | -23,359 | -1.69 | 0.013 |
| 2095 | 1,332,902 | -23,352 | -1.72 | 0.012 |
| 2096 | 1,309,570 | -23,332 | -1.75 | 0.012 |
| 2097 | 1,286,276 | -23,294 | -1.78 | 0.012 |
| 2098 | 1,263,035 | -23,241 | -1.81 | 0.012 |
| 2099 | 1,239,865 | -23,170 | -1.83 | 0.011 |
| 2100 | 1,216,770 | -23,095 | -1.86 | 0.011 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 2,218,000 | - | - | 0.087 |
| 1951 | 2,193,619 | -24,381 | -1.10 | 0.085 |
| 1952 | 2,183,077 | -10,542 | -0.48 | 0.083 |
| 1953 | 2,181,905 | -1,172 | -0.05 | 0.081 |
| 1954 | 2,186,794 | 4,889 | 0.22 | 0.080 |
| 1955 | 2,195,516 | 8,722 | 0.40 | 0.079 |
| 1956 | 2,207,048 | 11,532 | 0.53 | 0.078 |
| 1957 | 2,221,476 | 14,428 | 0.65 | 0.077 |
| 1958 | 2,239,841 | 18,365 | 0.83 | 0.077 |
| 1959 | 2,263,829 | 23,988 | 1.07 | 0.076 |
| 1960 | 2,294,982 | 31,153 | 1.38 | 0.076 |
| 1961 | 2,333,658 | 38,676 | 1.69 | 0.075 |
| 1962 | 2,378,374 | 44,716 | 1.92 | 0.075 |
| 1963 | 2,425,352 | 46,978 | 1.98 | 0.076 |
| 1964 | 2,469,566 | 44,214 | 1.82 | 0.075 |
| 1965 | 2,507,537 | 37,971 | 1.54 | 0.075 |
| 1966 | 2,537,570 | 30,033 | 1.20 | 0.074 |
| 1967 | 2,561,040 | 23,470 | 0.92 | 0.074 |
| 1968 | 2,581,387 | 20,347 | 0.79 | 0.073 |
| 1969 | 2,603,712 | 22,325 | 0.86 | 0.072 |
| 1970 | 2,631,707 | 27,995 | 1.08 | 0.071 |
| 1971 | 2,666,162 | 34,455 | 1.31 | 0.071 |
| 1972 | 2,705,834 | 39,672 | 1.49 | 0.070 |
| 1973 | 2,749,855 | 44,021 | 1.63 | 0.070 |
| 1974 | 2,796,663 | 46,808 | 1.70 | 0.070 |
| 1975 | 2,844,927 | 48,264 | 1.73 | 0.070 |
| 1976 | 2,894,674 | 49,747 | 1.75 | 0.070 |
| 1977 | 2,945,851 | 51,177 | 1.77 | 0.070 |
| 1978 | 2,996,828 | 50,977 | 1.73 | 0.070 |
| 1979 | 3,045,600 | 48,772 | 1.63 | 0.070 |
| 1980 | 3,090,691 | 45,091 | 1.48 | 0.069 |
| 1981 | 3,131,499 | 40,808 | 1.32 | 0.069 |
| 1982 | 3,168,343 | 36,844 | 1.18 | 0.069 |
| 1983 | 3,201,865 | 33,522 | 1.06 | 0.068 |
| 1984 | 3,233,175 | 31,310 | 0.98 | 0.068 |
| 1985 | 3,263,179 | 30,004 | 0.93 | 0.067 |
| 1986 | 3,291,742 | 28,563 | 0.88 | 0.066 |
| 1987 | 3,318,834 | 27,092 | 0.82 | 0.066 |
| 1988 | 3,345,576 | 26,742 | 0.81 | 0.065 |
| 1989 | 3,373,378 | 27,802 | 0.83 | 0.064 |
| 1990 | 3,403,154 | 29,776 | 0.88 | 0.064 |
| 1991 | 3,435,253 | 32,099 | 0.94 | 0.063 |
| 1992 | 3,469,068 | 33,815 | 0.98 | 0.063 |
| 1993 | 3,503,472 | 34,404 | 0.99 | 0.063 |
| 1994 | 3,536,795 | 33,323 | 0.95 | 0.062 |
| 1995 | 3,567,696 | 30,901 | 0.87 | 0.062 |
| 1996 | 3,596,088 | 28,392 | 0.80 | 0.062 |
| 1997 | 3,621,899 | 25,811 | 0.72 | 0.061 |
| 1998 | 3,643,679 | 21,780 | 0.60 | 0.061 |
| 1999 | 3,659,723 | 16,044 | 0.44 | 0.060 |
| 2000 | 3,668,960 | 9,237 | 0.25 | 0.060 |
| 2001 | 3,670,296 | 1,336 | 0.04 | 0.059 |
| 2002 | 3,664,328 | -5,968 | -0.16 | 0.058 |
| 2003 | 3,653,658 | -10,670 | -0.29 | 0.057 |
| 2004 | 3,642,006 | -11,652 | -0.32 | 0.056 |
| 2005 | 3,631,889 | -10,117 | -0.28 | 0.056 |
| 2006 | 3,623,780 | -8,109 | -0.22 | 0.055 |
| 2007 | 3,616,340 | -7,440 | -0.21 | 0.054 |
| 2008 | 3,608,032 | -8,308 | -0.23 | 0.053 |
| 2009 | 3,596,540 | -11,492 | -0.32 | 0.052 |
| 2010 | 3,579,841 | -16,699 | -0.46 | 0.051 |
| 2011 | 3,559,861 | -19,980 | -0.56 | 0.051 |
| 2012 | 3,536,572 | -23,289 | -0.65 | 0.050 |
| 2013 | 3,503,858 | -32,714 | -0.93 | 0.049 |
| 2014 | 3,453,672 | -50,186 | -1.43 | 0.047 |
| 2015 | 3,381,518 | -72,154 | -2.09 | 0.046 |
| 2016 | 3,283,125 | -98,393 | -2.91 | 0.044 |
| 2017 | 3,163,667 | -119,458 | -3.64 | 0.042 |
| 2018 | 3,039,596 | -124,071 | -3.92 | 0.040 |
| 2019 | 2,933,408 | -106,188 | -3.49 | 0.038 |