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Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 0 people in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0 people
World rank
127th
of 182 countries
All-time high
0 people
in 1950
All-time low
0 people
in 1950
Years of data
15
1950–2020

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Puerto Rico, 1950–2020

00.20.40.60.811950198520201950: 0 people1955: 0 people1960: 0 people1965: 0 people1970: 0 people1975: 0 people1980: 0 people1985: 0 people1990: 0 people1995: 0 people2000: 0 people2005: 0 people2010: 0 people2015: 0 people2020: 0 people

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0 people for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Over the whole period, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Puerto Rico peaked at 0 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1950.

That places Puerto Rico 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
1960s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
1970s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
1980s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
2000s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
2010s 0 people 0 people 0 people 2
2020s 0 people 0 people 0 people 1

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 124 Gambia 1.07 million people compare
  2. 125 Armenia 1.06 million people compare
  3. 126 Central African Republic 1.02 million people compare
  4. 127 Albania 0 people compare
  5. 127 Bahamas 0 people compare
  6. 127 Barbados 0 people compare
  7. 127 Bhutan 0 people compare
  8. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 people compare
  9. 127 Botswana 0 people compare
  10. 127 Cape Verde 0 people compare
  11. 127 Comoros 0 people compare
  12. 127 Croatia 0 people compare
  13. 127 Cyprus 0 people compare
  14. 127 East Timor 0 people compare
  15. 127 Equatorial Guinea 0 people compare
  16. 127 Eritrea 0 people compare
  17. 127 Estonia 0 people compare
  18. 127 Eswatini 0 people compare
  19. 127 Fiji 0 people compare
  20. 127 Finland 0 people compare
  21. 127 French Polynesia 0 people compare
  22. 127 Gabon 0 people compare
  23. 127 Georgia 0 people compare
  24. 127 Gibraltar 0 people compare
  25. 127 Guinea-Bissau 0 people compare
  26. 127 Guyana 0 people compare
  27. 127 Iceland 0 people compare
  28. 127 Jamaica 0 people compare
  29. 127 Laos 0 people compare
  30. 127 Latvia 0 people compare
  31. 127 Lesotho 0 people compare
  32. 127 Lithuania 0 people compare
  33. 127 Luxembourg 0 people compare
  34. 127 Malawi 0 people compare
  35. 127 Maldives 0 people compare
  36. 127 Malta 0 people compare
  37. 127 Mauritius 0 people compare
  38. 127 Moldova 0 people compare
  39. 127 Montenegro 0 people compare
  40. 127 Namibia 0 people compare
  41. 127 New Caledonia 0 people compare
  42. 127 North Macedonia 0 people compare
  43. 127 Norway 0 people compare
  44. 127 Oman 0 people compare
  45. 127 Palestine 0 people compare
  46. 127 Papua New Guinea 0 people compare
  47. 127 Reunion 0 people compare
  48. 127 Sao Tome and Principe 0 people compare
  49. 127 Slovakia 0 people compare
  50. 127 Slovenia 0 people compare
  51. 127 Solomon Islands 0 people compare
  52. 127 South Sudan 0 people compare
  53. 127 Suriname 0 people compare
  54. 127 Switzerland 0 people compare
  55. 127 Trinidad and Tobago 0 people compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Puerto Rico?
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Puerto Rico was 0 people in 2020, 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 cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
What is the lowest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
How does Puerto Rico rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
Puerto Rico ranks 127th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
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 cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit
people
Source
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.