Population estimates and projections in Puerto Rico (US)

Puerto Rico (US) had an estimated population of 3,242,022 on 1 July 2023.

Puerto Rico (US), 2023 (latest estimate) 3,242,022 People
Change from 2022 0% 2022: 3,240,968 people
Projection for 2030 3,140,742 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 2,503,994 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 995,626 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 134th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Puerto Rico (US) over time

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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.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Puerto Rico (US)
2100 995,626 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 1,114,892 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1,244,166 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1,379,101 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1,517,758 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1,661,746 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1,812,187 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 1,973,003 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 2,143,639 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 2,323,129 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 2,503,994 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 2,684,942 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 2,853,786 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 3,006,448 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 3,140,742 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 3,235,289 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 3,242,022 people
2022 3,240,968 people
2021 3,253,210 people
2020 3,275,805 people
2019 3,288,028 people
2018 3,290,068 people
2017 3,371,874 people
2016 3,476,008 people
2015 3,521,811 people
2014 3,565,366 people

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

In short

  • That is a change of 0% from 3,240,968 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3,606,769 people, the figure has changed by −10.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Puerto Rico (US) has the 134th 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