Latin America & Caribbean vs Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Latin America & Caribbean
39.7%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
76.4%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
3rd
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 76.4% against 39.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 36.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 28.5% | 3.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 29.8% | 35.7% | 5.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 50.3% | 17.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 65.7% | 31.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 65.6% | 29.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 69.9% | 32.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 75.7% | 36.5% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Latin America & Caribbean or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 76.4% against 39.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?
- 36.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.