Urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Urban population, annual growth rate was -0.4608 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico is -0.4608 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1,212.3% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.83 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -3.48 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 207th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +24.7% |
| 1963 | 4.83 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1964 | 4.83 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.51 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1966 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1968 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1969 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 3.77 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.08 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 3.41 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.22 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 2.61 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8807 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3632 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1868 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0702 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0191 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0754 % change on previous year | +294.3% |
| 2005 | -0.2464 % change on previous year | +226.7% |
| 2006 | -0.5225 % change on previous year | +112.0% |
| 2007 | -0.6737 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6564 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2009 | -0.5884 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2010 | -0.4374 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 2011 | -0.8316 % change on previous year | +90.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8741 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2013 | -0.802 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2014 | -1.27 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2015 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2016 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2017 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 2018 | -3.48 % change on previous year | +77.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4214 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 2020 | -0.5756 % change on previous year | -236.6% |
| 2021 | -0.529 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2022 | -1.25 % change on previous year | +135.6% |
| 2023 | -0.4379 % change on previous year | -64.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2025 | -0.4608 % change on previous year | -1212.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1212.3% | 0.0414 % change on previous year | -0.4608 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -294.3% | -0.0191 % change on previous year | -0.0754 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -236.6% | 0.4214 % change on previous year | -0.5756 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -226.7% | -0.0754 % change on previous year | -0.2464 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -135.6% | -0.529 % change on previous year | -1.25 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | -127.3% | 0.0702 % change on previous year | -0.0191 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 4.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 0.8807 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2162 % change on previous year | -0.6737 % change on previous year | 0.3632 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.21 % change on previous year | -3.48 % change on previous year | 0.4214 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5347 % change on previous year | -1.25 % change on previous year | 0.0414 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 204 Tonga -0.3903 % change on previous year compare
- 205 Estonia -0.3954 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.4113 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Tuvalu -0.4966 % change on previous year compare
- 209 United States Virgin Islands -0.5005 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Albania -0.61 % change on previous year compare
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 urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was -0.4608 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.48 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 207th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.