Urban population share in Puerto Rico (US)
94.3% of people in Puerto Rico (US) lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2001.
Puerto Rico (US), 2025
94.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
21st of 217
Urban population share in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.3% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 93.9% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 94.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 93.8%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Puerto Rico (US) has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Puerto Rico (US)
All statistics for Puerto Rico (US)
Population estimates and projections
3,242,022 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
45.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
0.94 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.12%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
3,184,835 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.55%
2025 · World Bank