Life expectancy estimates and projections in Puerto Rico (US)
Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico (US) was 81.7 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Puerto Rico (US), 2023 (latest estimate)
81.7
Change from 2022
+2.8%
Projection for 2030
82.9 years
Projection for 2050
85.5 years
Projection for 2100
91.0 years
Position in 2023
36th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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Puerto Rico (US)
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 91.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 90.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 90.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 89.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 88.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 88.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 87.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 87.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 86.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 86.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 85.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 84.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 82.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 82.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 81.7 years |
| 2022 | 79.4 years |
| 2021 | 79.8 years |
| 2020 | 80.0 years |
| 2019 | 81.4 years |
| 2018 | 81.1 years |
| 2017 | 79.1 years |
| 2016 | 80.4 years |
| 2015 | 80.7 years |
| 2014 | 80.0 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8% from 79.4 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 80.3 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Puerto Rico (US) has the 36th highest value.