Population growth in Puerto Rico
From 1960 to 2019 the population of Puerto Rico increased from 2.36 m to 3.19 m people. This is a growth by 35.4 percent in 59 years. The highest increase in Puerto Rico was recorded in 1963 with 2.21%. The biggest decrease in 2018 with -3.97%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 152.9 percent.
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Population development in Puerto Rico since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Puerto Rico | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.40 M | 1.77 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 2.45 M | 2.11 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 2.50 M | 2.21 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 2.55 M | 1.98 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 2.59 M | 1.56 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 2.62 M | 1.19 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 2.65 M | 0.79 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 2.66 M | 0.62 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 2.68 M | 0.83 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 2.72 M | 1.26 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 2.76 M | 1.63 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 2.82 M | 1.99 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 2.88 M | 2.18 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 2.94 M | 2.10 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 2.99 M | 1.86 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 3.04 M | 1.67 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 3.09 M | 1.47 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 3.13 M | 1.32 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 3.17 M | 1.24 % | 23.4 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 3.21 M | 1.20 % | 22.8 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 3.24 M | 1.14 % | 22.0 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 3.28 M | 1.08 % | 21.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 3.31 M | 1.03 % | 20.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 3.34 M | 1.00 % | 19.3 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 3.38 M | 0.98 % | 19.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 3.41 M | 0.96 % | 19.5 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 3.44 M | 0.95 % | 19.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 3.47 M | 0.93 % | 19.3 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 3.51 M | 0.91 % | 19.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 3.54 M | 0.89 % | 18.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 3.56 M | 0.71 % | 18.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 3.59 M | 0.65 % | 17.8 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 3.62 M | 0.85 % | 17.9 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 3.65 M | 0.93 % | 17.5 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 3.68 M | 0.93 % | 17.0 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 3.72 M | 1.13 % | 16.9 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 3.76 M | 0.93 % | 16.2 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 3.78 M | 0.58 % | 15.7 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 3.80 M | 0.50 % | 15.6 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 3.81 M | 0.28 % | 15.6 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 3.82 M | 0.21 % | 14.6 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 3.82 M | 0.13 % | 13.7 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 3.83 M | 0.06 % | 13.1 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 3.83 M | 0.02 % | 13.2 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 3.82 M | -0.14 % | 13.0 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 3.81 M | -0.42 % | 12.4 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 3.78 M | -0.58 % | 11.9 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 3.76 M | -0.58 % | 11.8 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 3.74 M | -0.54 % | 11.7 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 3.72 M | -0.50 % | 11.3 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 3.68 M | -1.15 % | 11.1 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 3.63 M | -1.20 % | 10.6 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 3.59 M | -1.14 % | 10.1 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 3.53 M | -1.62 % | 9.7 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 3.47 M | -1.74 % | 9.0 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 3.41 M | -1.92 % | 8.3 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 3.33 M | -2.39 % | 7.3 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 3.19 M | -3.97 % | 6.7 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 3.19 M | 0.01 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Puerto Rico
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2018 in the graph: The population in Puerto Rico decreased by about 131,930 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 9.2 per 1000 people (~ 30,600 deaths) and the birth rate was 6.7 per 1000 people (~ 22,300 births). As a result, around 123,630 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate