Number of people living in the capital city in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Number of people living in the capital city was 106,076 people in 2100. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in the capital city in Puerto Rico, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 106,076 people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Puerto Rico peaked at 686,947 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 106,076 people, in 2100.
Puerto Rico ranks 175th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 686,947 people | — |
| 2025 | 681,030 people | -0.9% |
| 2030 | 657,066 people | -3.5% |
| 2035 | 630,521 people | -4.0% |
| 2040 | 607,298 people | -3.7% |
| 2045 | 571,337 people | -5.9% |
| 2050 | 531,956 people | -6.9% |
| 2055 | 502,279 people | -5.6% |
| 2060 | 458,029 people | -8.8% |
| 2065 | 428,462 people | -6.5% |
| 2070 | 383,407 people | -10.5% |
| 2075 | 349,714 people | -8.8% |
| 2080 | 317,202 people | -9.3% |
| 2085 | 204,783 people | -35.4% |
| 2090 | 164,568 people | -19.6% |
| 2095 | 133,036 people | -19.2% |
| 2100 | 106,076 people | -20.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 106,076 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.17 million people, 9% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 106,076 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.64 million people, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 683,988 people | 681,030 people | 686,947 people | 2 |
| 2030s | 643,794 people | 630,521 people | 657,066 people | 2 |
| 2040s | 589,318 people | 571,337 people | 607,298 people | 2 |
| 2050s | 517,118 people | 502,279 people | 531,956 people | 2 |
| 2060s | 443,246 people | 428,462 people | 458,029 people | 2 |
| 2070s | 366,560 people | 349,714 people | 383,407 people | 2 |
| 2080s | 260,992 people | 204,783 people | 317,202 people | 2 |
| 2090s | 148,802 people | 133,036 people | 164,568 people | 2 |
| 2100s | 106,076 people | 106,076 people | 106,076 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 172 Réunion 134,358 people compare
- 173 Western Sahara 109,010 people compare
- 174 Kiribati 108,400 people compare
- 176 Montenegro 97,867 people compare
- 177 Samoa 92,965 people compare
- 178 Cayman Islands 91,615 people compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 974.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7966 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Puerto Rico?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Puerto Rico was 106,076 people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 686,947 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,076 people in 2100.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Puerto Rico ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.