Puerto Rico vs Tajikistan: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Puerto Rico
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 3.00 million against 2.82 million in Tajikistan, a difference of 182,270.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Tajikistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 124th and Tajikistan ranks 127th 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 | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 million | 879,082 | 386,927 | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.82 million | 1.21 million | 601,763 | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.50 million | 1.53 million | 967,836 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.31 million | 1.69 million | 1.62 million | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.58 million | 1.82 million | 1.76 million | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 3.31 million | 2.26 million | 1.06 million | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.04 million | 2.69 million | 346,112 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Puerto Rico or Tajikistan?
- Puerto Rico, at 3.00 million against 2.82 million in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Puerto Rico and Tajikistan?
- 182,270, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tajikistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Tajikistan rank globally for urban population?
- Puerto Rico ranks 124th and Tajikistan ranks 127th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban 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. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.