Net migration estimates and projections in Puerto Rico (US)

The net migration rate in Puerto Rico (US) was 6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Puerto Rico (US), 2023 (latest estimate) 6.1 Per 1,000 people
Change from 2022 +1.0per 1,000 people 2022: 5.2 per 1,000 people
Projection for 2030 -2.3 per 1,000 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 -2.0 per 1,000 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 0.2 per 1,000 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 32nd of 216 See the full ranking

Net migration estimates and projections in Puerto Rico (US) over time

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Per 1,000 people. 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.

Net migration rate, estimates and projections to 2100 (per 1,000 people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Puerto Rico (US)
2100 0.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 0.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 -0.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 -0.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 -0.5 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 -0.9 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 -1.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 -1.8 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 -2.1 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 -1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 -2.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 -2.2 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 -2.4 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 -2.0 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 -2.3 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 1.7 per 1,000 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 6.1 per 1,000 people
2022 5.2 per 1,000 people
2021 -2.3 per 1,000 people
2020 -2.3 per 1,000 people
2019 3.2 per 1,000 people
2018 3.1 per 1,000 people
2017 -44.5 per 1,000 people
2016 -11.9 per 1,000 people
2015 -12.2 per 1,000 people
2014 -11.8 per 1,000 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 from 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was -11.8 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +17.9.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Puerto Rico (US) has the 32nd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Puerto Rico (US)
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024