| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 24 Aug 2025 |
The current population of Puerto Rico is 3,231,908 as of October 31, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Puerto Rico is projected at 3,235,289, or 3.24 million, as of July 1, 2025. The total population in Puerto Rico is projected at 3,242,204, or 3.24 million people, for the year 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 135th 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 | |
| 2024 | 3,244,033 | 3,242,204 | -3,658 | -0.113 | 0.0397 |
| 2025 | 3,240,375 | 3,235,289 | -10,171 | -0.314 | 0.0393 |
| 2026 | 3,230,204 | 3,222,688 | -15,033 | -0.466 | 0.0388 |
| 2027 | 3,215,171 | 3,206,105 | -18,132 | -0.566 | 0.0383 |
| 2028 | 3,197,039 | 3,186,515 | -21,047 | -0.661 | 0.0378 |
| 2029 | 3,175,992 | 3,164,794 | -22,397 | -0.708 | 0.0372 |
| 2030 | 3,153,595 | 3,140,742 | -25,705 | -0.818 | 0.0367 |
| 2031 | 3,127,890 | 3,115,198 | -25,384 | -0.815 | 0.0361 |
| 2032 | 3,102,506 | 3,089,385 | -26,243 | -0.849 | 0.0355 |
| 2033 | 3,076,263 | 3,062,555 | -27,415 | -0.895 | 0.0350 |
| 2034 | 3,048,848 | 3,034,642 | -28,411 | -0.936 | 0.0344 |
| 2035 | 3,020,437 | 3,006,448 | -27,977 | -0.931 | 0.0338 |
| 2036 | 2,992,460 | 2,978,269 | -28,381 | -0.953 | 0.0333 |
| 2037 | 2,964,079 | 2,948,932 | -30,293 | -1.027 | 0.0327 |
| 2038 | 2,933,786 | 2,917,957 | -31,658 | -1.085 | 0.0322 |
| 2039 | 2,902,128 | 2,886,183 | -31,890 | -1.105 | 0.0316 |
| 2040 | 2,870,238 | 2,853,785 | -32,905 | -1.153 | 0.0311 |
| 2041 | 2,837,333 | 2,820,817 | -33,032 | -1.171 | 0.0306 |
| 2042 | 2,804,301 | 2,787,583 | -33,436 | -1.199 | 0.0300 |
| 2043 | 2,770,865 | 2,753,954 | -33,821 | -1.228 | 0.0295 |
| 2044 | 2,737,044 | 2,719,772 | -34,544 | -1.270 | 0.0290 |
| 2045 | 2,702,500 | 2,684,943 | -35,115 | -1.308 | 0.0284 |
| 2046 | 2,667,385 | 2,649,247 | -36,277 | -1.369 | 0.0279 |
| 2047 | 2,631,108 | 2,613,235 | -35,746 | -1.368 | 0.0274 |
| 2048 | 2,595,362 | 2,577,331 | -36,062 | -1.399 | 0.0269 |
| 2049 | 2,559,300 | 2,540,709 | -37,182 | -1.463 | 0.0264 |
| 2050 | 2,522,118 | 2,503,994 | -36,247 | -1.448 | 0.0259 |
| 2051 | 2,485,871 | 2,467,481 | -36,780 | -1.491 | 0.0254 |
| 2052 | 2,449,091 | 2,430,912 | -36,357 | -1.496 | 0.0250 |
| 2053 | 2,412,734 | 2,394,874 | -35,719 | -1.492 | 0.0245 |
| 2054 | 2,377,015 | 2,358,959 | -36,111 | -1.531 | 0.0240 |
| 2055 | 2,340,904 | 2,323,129 | -35,550 | -1.530 | 0.0236 |
| 2056 | 2,305,354 | 2,287,282 | -36,144 | -1.580 | 0.0232 |
| 2057 | 2,269,210 | 2,251,184 | -36,053 | -1.602 | 0.0227 |
| 2058 | 2,233,157 | 2,214,932 | -36,450 | -1.646 | 0.0223 |
| 2059 | 2,196,707 | 2,179,043 | -35,329 | -1.621 | 0.0219 |
| 2060 | 2,161,378 | 2,143,639 | -35,478 | -1.655 | 0.0215 |
| 2061 | 2,125,900 | 2,108,542 | -34,716 | -1.646 | 0.0211 |
| 2062 | 2,091,184 | 2,073,854 | -34,661 | -1.671 | 0.0207 |
| 2063 | 2,056,523 | 2,039,935 | -33,177 | -1.626 | 0.0203 |
| 2064 | 2,023,346 | 2,006,473 | -33,746 | -1.682 | 0.0199 |
| 2065 | 1,989,600 | 1,973,003 | -33,195 | -1.683 | 0.0195 |
| 2066 | 1,956,405 | 1,939,881 | -33,048 | -1.704 | 0.0192 |
| 2067 | 1,923,357 | 1,906,996 | -32,721 | -1.716 | 0.0188 |
| 2068 | 1,890,636 | 1,874,819 | -31,634 | -1.687 | 0.0185 |
| 2069 | 1,859,002 | 1,843,330 | -31,344 | -1.700 | 0.0181 |
| 2070 | 1,827,658 | 1,812,187 | -30,942 | -1.707 | 0.0178 |
| 2071 | 1,796,716 | 1,781,624 | -30,184 | -1.694 | 0.0175 |
| 2072 | 1,766,532 | 1,751,389 | -30,285 | -1.729 | 0.0171 |
| 2073 | 1,736,247 | 1,721,344 | -29,805 | -1.732 | 0.0168 |
| 2074 | 1,706,442 | 1,691,436 | -30,012 | -1.774 | 0.0165 |
| 2075 | 1,676,430 | 1,661,746 | -29,368 | -1.767 | 0.0162 |
| 2076 | 1,647,062 | 1,632,435 | -29,255 | -1.792 | 0.0159 |
| 2077 | 1,617,807 | 1,603,416 | -28,782 | -1.795 | 0.0156 |
| 2078 | 1,589,025 | 1,574,786 | -28,477 | -1.808 | 0.0153 |
| 2079 | 1,560,548 | 1,546,219 | -28,658 | -1.853 | 0.0150 |
| 2080 | 1,531,890 | 1,517,758 | -28,263 | -1.862 | 0.0148 |
| 2081 | 1,503,627 | 1,489,643 | -27,967 | -1.877 | 0.0145 |
| 2082 | 1,475,660 | 1,461,707 | -27,907 | -1.909 | 0.0142 |
| 2083 | 1,447,753 | 1,433,988 | -27,529 | -1.920 | 0.0139 |
| 2084 | 1,420,224 | 1,406,497 | -27,454 | -1.952 | 0.0137 |
| 2085 | 1,392,770 | 1,379,101 | -27,338 | -1.982 | 0.0134 |
| 2086 | 1,365,432 | 1,351,816 | -27,232 | -2.015 | 0.0131 |
| 2087 | 1,338,200 | 1,324,697 | -27,005 | -2.039 | 0.0129 |
| 2088 | 1,311,195 | 1,297,737 | -26,916 | -2.074 | 0.0126 |
| 2089 | 1,284,279 | 1,270,851 | -26,856 | -2.113 | 0.0124 |
| 2090 | 1,257,423 | 1,244,166 | -26,515 | -2.131 | 0.0121 |
| 2091 | 1,230,908 | 1,217,770 | -26,276 | -2.158 | 0.0119 |
| 2092 | 1,204,632 | 1,191,614 | -26,035 | -2.185 | 0.0116 |
| 2093 | 1,178,597 | 1,165,732 | -25,730 | -2.207 | 0.0114 |
| 2094 | 1,152,867 | 1,140,141 | -25,452 | -2.232 | 0.0111 |
| 2095 | 1,127,415 | 1,114,892 | -25,046 | -2.247 | 0.0109 |
| 2096 | 1,102,369 | 1,090,062 | -24,615 | -2.258 | 0.0107 |
| 2097 | 1,077,754 | 1,065,679 | -24,149 | -2.266 | 0.0104 |
| 2098 | 1,053,605 | 1,041,785 | -23,640 | -2.269 | 0.0102 |
| 2099 | 1,029,965 | 1,018,415 | -23,099 | -2.268 | 0.0100 |
| 2100 | 1,006,866 | 995,625 | -22,481 | -2.258 | 0.0098 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 2,219,396 | 2,229,089 | 19,386 | 0.870 | 0.0894 |
| 1951 | 2,238,782 | 2,247,532 | 17,500 | 0.779 | 0.0886 |
| 1952 | 2,256,282 | 2,263,654 | 14,744 | 0.651 | 0.0876 |
| 1953 | 2,271,026 | 2,277,878 | 13,705 | 0.602 | 0.0865 |
| 1954 | 2,284,731 | 2,291,109 | 12,756 | 0.557 | 0.0853 |
| 1955 | 2,297,487 | 2,303,486 | 11,998 | 0.521 | 0.0841 |
| 1956 | 2,309,485 | 2,314,882 | 10,794 | 0.466 | 0.0828 |
| 1957 | 2,320,279 | 2,324,735 | 8,913 | 0.383 | 0.0815 |
| 1958 | 2,329,192 | 2,333,209 | 8,034 | 0.344 | 0.0801 |
| 1959 | 2,337,226 | 2,342,068 | 9,683 | 0.413 | 0.0790 |
| 1960 | 2,346,909 | 2,363,917 | 34,016 | 1.439 | 0.0784 |
| 1961 | 2,380,925 | 2,401,171 | 40,492 | 1.686 | 0.0783 |
| 1962 | 2,421,417 | 2,441,245 | 39,657 | 1.624 | 0.0782 |
| 1963 | 2,461,074 | 2,480,576 | 39,004 | 1.572 | 0.0777 |
| 1964 | 2,500,078 | 2,519,039 | 37,923 | 1.505 | 0.0772 |
| 1965 | 2,538,001 | 2,556,644 | 37,285 | 1.458 | 0.0767 |
| 1966 | 2,575,286 | 2,593,843 | 37,113 | 1.431 | 0.0762 |
| 1967 | 2,612,399 | 2,630,514 | 36,229 | 1.377 | 0.0757 |
| 1968 | 2,648,628 | 2,665,785 | 34,313 | 1.287 | 0.0752 |
| 1969 | 2,682,941 | 2,698,423 | 30,964 | 1.147 | 0.0746 |
| 1970 | 2,713,905 | 2,734,422 | 41,034 | 1.501 | 0.0740 |
| 1971 | 2,754,939 | 2,777,968 | 46,058 | 1.658 | 0.0737 |
| 1972 | 2,800,997 | 2,824,365 | 46,735 | 1.655 | 0.0735 |
| 1973 | 2,847,732 | 2,871,124 | 46,785 | 1.630 | 0.0732 |
| 1974 | 2,894,517 | 2,918,195 | 47,355 | 1.623 | 0.0730 |
| 1975 | 2,941,872 | 2,966,106 | 48,467 | 1.634 | 0.0729 |
| 1976 | 2,990,339 | 3,014,962 | 49,246 | 1.633 | 0.0728 |
| 1977 | 3,039,585 | 3,064,445 | 49,721 | 1.623 | 0.0727 |
| 1978 | 3,089,306 | 3,114,153 | 49,694 | 1.596 | 0.0726 |
| 1979 | 3,139,000 | 3,165,038 | 52,076 | 1.645 | 0.0725 |
| 1980 | 3,191,076 | 3,213,680 | 45,208 | 1.407 | 0.0723 |
| 1981 | 3,236,284 | 3,256,565 | 40,562 | 1.246 | 0.0719 |
| 1982 | 3,276,846 | 3,295,921 | 38,150 | 1.158 | 0.0715 |
| 1983 | 3,314,996 | 3,332,645 | 35,298 | 1.059 | 0.0709 |
| 1984 | 3,350,294 | 3,367,200 | 33,811 | 1.004 | 0.0704 |
| 1985 | 3,384,105 | 3,399,311 | 30,412 | 0.895 | 0.0698 |
| 1986 | 3,414,517 | 3,428,769 | 28,505 | 0.831 | 0.0692 |
| 1987 | 3,443,022 | 3,457,138 | 28,232 | 0.817 | 0.0685 |
| 1988 | 3,471,254 | 3,485,070 | 27,631 | 0.793 | 0.0678 |
| 1989 | 3,498,885 | 3,512,009 | 26,248 | 0.747 | 0.0671 |
| 1990 | 3,525,133 | 3,541,048 | 31,830 | 0.899 | 0.0665 |
| 1991 | 3,556,963 | 3,573,669 | 33,413 | 0.935 | 0.0660 |
| 1992 | 3,590,376 | 3,606,392 | 32,032 | 0.888 | 0.0655 |
| 1993 | 3,622,408 | 3,637,206 | 29,595 | 0.814 | 0.0650 |
| 1994 | 3,652,003 | 3,666,079 | 28,151 | 0.768 | 0.0646 |
| 1995 | 3,680,154 | 3,693,598 | 26,888 | 0.728 | 0.0641 |
| 1996 | 3,707,042 | 3,719,950 | 25,816 | 0.694 | 0.0637 |
| 1997 | 3,732,858 | 3,745,580 | 25,444 | 0.679 | 0.0632 |
| 1998 | 3,758,302 | 3,770,557 | 24,510 | 0.650 | 0.0628 |
| 1999 | 3,782,812 | 3,794,476 | 23,328 | 0.615 | 0.0623 |
| 2000 | 3,806,140 | 3,809,866 | 7,452 | 0.196 | 0.0617 |
| 2001 | 3,813,592 | 3,813,013 | -1,158 | -0.030 | 0.0610 |
| 2002 | 3,812,434 | 3,810,713 | -3,443 | -0.090 | 0.0601 |
| 2003 | 3,808,991 | 3,806,043 | -5,896 | -0.155 | 0.0593 |
| 2004 | 3,803,095 | 3,798,657 | -8,877 | -0.234 | 0.0584 |
| 2005 | 3,794,218 | 3,788,415 | -11,606 | -0.306 | 0.0575 |
| 2006 | 3,782,612 | 3,776,215 | -12,794 | -0.339 | 0.0566 |
| 2007 | 3,769,818 | 3,763,088 | -13,461 | -0.358 | 0.0557 |
| 2008 | 3,756,357 | 3,749,128 | -14,459 | -0.386 | 0.0548 |
| 2009 | 3,741,898 | 3,735,015 | -13,767 | -0.369 | 0.0539 |
| 2010 | 3,728,131 | 3,714,836 | -26,590 | -0.716 | 0.0529 |
| 2011 | 3,701,541 | 3,683,710 | -35,662 | -0.968 | 0.0518 |
| 2012 | 3,665,879 | 3,646,422 | -38,914 | -1.067 | 0.0506 |
| 2013 | 3,626,965 | 3,606,769 | -40,392 | -1.120 | 0.0495 |
| 2014 | 3,586,573 | 3,565,367 | -42,413 | -1.190 | 0.0483 |
| 2015 | 3,544,160 | 3,521,811 | -44,697 | -1.269 | 0.0471 |
| 2016 | 3,499,463 | 3,476,008 | -46,911 | -1.350 | 0.0460 |
| 2017 | 3,452,552 | 3,371,874 | -161,357 | -4.786 | 0.0441 |
| 2018 | 3,291,195 | 3,290,068 | -2,254 | -0.069 | 0.0426 |
| 2019 | 3,288,941 | 3,288,028 | -1,826 | -0.056 | 0.0421 |
| 2020 | 3,287,115 | 3,275,805 | -22,620 | -0.691 | 0.0415 |
| 2021 | 3,264,495 | 3,253,210 | -22,570 | -0.694 | 0.0409 |
| 2022 | 3,241,925 | 3,240,968 | -1,913 | -0.059 | 0.0404 |
| 2023 | 3,240,012 | 3,242,023 | 4,021 | 0.124 | 0.0401 |