Post-demographic dividend vs Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Post-demographic dividend
37.7%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
76.4%
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend rank
6th
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Post-demographic dividend
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 76.4% against 37.7% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 38.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.0 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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 | Post-demographic dividend | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.0% | 28.5% | 0.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 30.7% | 35.7% | 5.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 50.3% | 18.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 65.7% | 31.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 65.6% | 30.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 69.9% | 33.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 75.7% | 38.1% | 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, Post-demographic dividend or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 76.4% against 37.7% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Post-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
- 38.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Post-demographic dividend and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 6th 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.