Which has higher urban population, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?

Turks and Caicos Islands, at 94.4% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

What is the difference in urban population between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?

0.1%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Urban population (% of total population)

Puerto Rico

94.3%

in 2025

Turks and Caicos Islands

94.4%

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

21st

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

20th

Urban population (% of total population) over time

Puerto Rico
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 94.4% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 21st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 20th of 218 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	49.5%	48.9%	0.6%	Puerto Rico
1970s	61.3%	52.6%	8.7%	Puerto Rico
1980s	74.2%	63.3%	10.9%	Puerto Rico
1990s	90.2%	79.4%	10.7%	Puerto Rico
2000s	94.1%	87.5%	6.6%	Puerto Rico
2010s	93.8%	91.7%	2.1%	Puerto Rico
2020s	94.2%	93.8%	0.4%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Turks and Caicos Islands, at 94.4% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 0.1%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for urban population?: Puerto Rico ranks 21st and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 20th of 218 countries.
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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Indicator: Urban population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.