Urban population, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Urban population, per capita was 0.9434 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.9434 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.944 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4431 units per person, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4431 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4506 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4606 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4724 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4856 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4997 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5142 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.5288 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5428 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5558 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5675 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5783 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5886 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5986 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6084 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6182 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.628 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.638 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6483 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6592 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6707 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6835 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6979 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7136 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7304 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7479 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.766 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7845 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.803 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8213 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8393 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8566 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.873 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8883 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9023 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9146 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9252 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9336 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9397 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9432 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.944 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9438 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9432 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9424 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9415 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9406 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9396 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9388 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9381 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9377 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9376 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9376 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9376 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9377 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9378 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.938 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9382 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9386 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.939 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9395 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9401 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9405 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9411 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9418 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9425 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9434 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4954 units per person | 0.4431 units per person | 0.5558 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6133 units per person | 0.5675 units per person | 0.6592 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7419 units per person | 0.6707 units per person | 0.8213 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9016 units per person | 0.8393 units per person | 0.9432 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.941 units per person | 0.9377 units per person | 0.944 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9382 units per person | 0.9376 units per person | 0.9395 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9416 units per person | 0.9401 units per person | 0.9434 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 18 United States Virgin Islands 0.9539 units per person compare
- 19 Luxembourg 0.9488 units per person compare
- 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.944 units per person compare
- 22 Guam 0.9422 units per person compare
- 23 Iceland 0.9422 units per person compare
- 24 Jordan 0.9321 units per person 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, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Urban population, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.9434 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.944 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4431 units per person in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for urban population, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.