Puerto Rico
Population 2026
3,222,687
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.39%
- Density
- 363 per km²
- Land area
- 8,870 km²
- Capital
- San Juan
- Currency
- Dollar (USD)
- Official languages
- EN-PR, ES-PR
- Urban population
- 94.3%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 19,1212026
- Deaths
- 35,2242026
- Birth rate
- 5.7per 1,000
- Death rate
- 10.3per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 0.92
- Life expectancy
- 81.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 46.2
- Net migration
- 5,495
Age distribution
- 0–1411.2%
- 15–6463.5%
- 65+25.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $129B
- GDP per capita
- $40.6K
- GDP growth
- +0.3%
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Exports
- $60.7B
- Imports
- $56.4B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture0.7%
- Industry47.0%
- Manufacturing44.0%
- Services51.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture1.1%
- Industry14.7%
- Services84.1%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San JuanSan Juan | 418,1402019 |
| 2 | BayamónBayamón | 203,4992026 |
| 3 | CarolinaCarolina | 170,4042026 |
| 4 | PoncePonce | 137,4912026 |
| 5 | AreciboArecibo | 87,7542026 |
| 6 | CaguasCaguas | 86,8042026 |
| 7 | GuaynaboGuaynabo | 81,3602026 |
| 8 | Trujillo AltoTrujillo Alto | 75,2432026 |
| 9 | MayagüezMayagüez | 73,0772026 |
| 10 | FajardoFajardo | 32,1242026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,222,687 | 19.1K | 35.2K |
| 2020 | 3,275,800 | 18.8K | 34.0K |
| 2010 | 3,714,834 | 42.3K | 37.9K |
| 2000 | 3,809,868 | 59.5K | 32.7K |
| 1990 | 3,541,046 | 66.5K | 27.8K |
| 1980 | 3,213,679 | 73.0K | 22.7K |
| 1970 | 2,734,424 | 67.5K | 20.1K |
| 1960 | 2,363,917 | 76.2K | 15.8K |
| 1950 | 2,229,095 | 87.4K | 23.0K |