North America vs Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
North America
46.7%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
76.4%
in 2025
North America rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- North America
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 76.4% against 46.7% in North America, a difference of 29.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.1% | 28.5% | 10.6% | North America |
| 1970s | 40.8% | 35.7% | 5.1% | North America |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 50.3% | 9.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 65.7% | 23.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 65.6% | 21.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 69.9% | 24.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 75.7% | 29.1% | 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, North America or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 76.4% against 46.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between North America and Puerto Rico?
- 29.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- North America ranks 1st 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.