Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 76.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico stood at 76.4%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico peaked at 76.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 25.3% | — |
| 1961 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 27.7% | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 28.5% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 29.4% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 30.5% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 31.6% | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 33.7% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 34.2% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 34.6% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 35.7% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 37.5% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 39.2% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 41.3% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 43.5% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 45.9% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 48.4% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 53.8% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 56.7% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 59.9% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 63.2% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 65.8% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 65.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 76.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 76.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.5% | 25.3% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 33.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 39.2% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.3% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 65.2% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 66.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 74.6% | 76.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Puerto Rico was 76.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.