Middle income vs Puerto Rico: Urban population (% of total population)
Middle income
55.4%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
94.3%
in 2025
Middle income rank
23rd
Puerto Rico rank
21st
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Middle income
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 94.3% against 55.4% in Middle income, a difference of 38.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.9% | 49.5% | 25.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 61.3% | 34.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 74.2% | 42.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 36.9% | 90.2% | 53.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 43.5% | 94.1% | 50.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 93.8% | 43.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 94.2% | 39.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Middle income or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 94.3% against 55.4% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Middle income and Puerto Rico?
- 38.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population?
- Middle income ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% 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
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.