Puerto Rico Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Puerto Rico is 3,193,694 and the population growth amounts 0.01% (2019). The male and female population are 1,515,479 (47.45%) and 1,678,215 (52.55%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is -1.60% (negative growth).

The below table shows the Puerto Rico population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 3,193,694 0.01% 1,515,479
47.45%
1,678,215
52.55%
2018 3,193,354 -4.13% 1,518,437
47.55%
1,674,917
52.45%
2017 3,325,286 -2.45% 1,584,730
47.66%
1,740,556
52.34%
2016 3,406,672 -1.95% 1,626,878
47.76%
1,779,794
52.24%
2015 3,473,232 -1.77% 1,661,469
47.84%
1,811,763
52.16%
2014 3,534,874 -1.65% 1,693,208
47.90%
1,841,666
52.10%
2013 3,593,077 -1.15% 1,722,917
47.95%
1,870,160
52.05%
2012 3,634,488 -1.22% 1,744,132
47.99%
1,890,356
52.01%
2011 3,678,732 -1.16% 1,766,244
48.01%
1,912,488
51.99%
2010 3,721,525 -0.51% 1,787,178
48.02%
1,934,347
51.98%
2009 3,740,410 -0.55% 1,796,054
48.02%
1,944,356
51.98%
2008 3,760,866 -0.59% 1,805,162
48.00%
1,955,704
52.00%
2007 3,782,995 -0.59% 1,814,839
47.97%
1,968,156
52.03%
2006 3,805,214 -0.42% 1,824,740
47.95%
1,980,474
52.05%
2005 3,821,362 -0.14% 1,832,197
47.95%
1,989,165
52.05%
2004 3,826,878 0.02% 1,835,158
47.95%
1,991,720
52.05%
2003 3,826,095 0.06% 1,835,610
47.98%
1,990,485
52.02%
2002 3,823,701 0.13% 1,835,622
48.01%
1,988,079
51.99%
2001 3,818,774 0.21% 1,834,476
48.04%
1,984,298
51.96%
2000 3,810,605 0.28% 1,831,640
48.07%
1,978,965
51.93%
1999 3,800,081 0.50% 1,827,528
48.09%
1,972,553
51.91%
1998 3,781,101 0.57% 1,819,274
48.11%
1,961,827
51.89%
1997 3,759,430 0.93% 1,809,676
48.14%
1,949,754
51.86%
1996 3,724,655 1.12% 1,793,759
48.16%
1,930,896
51.84%
1995 3,683,103 0.92% 1,774,612
48.18%
1,908,491
51.82%
1994 3,649,237 0.92% 1,759,117
48.21%
1,890,120
51.79%
1993 3,615,497 0.84% 1,743,635
48.23%
1,871,862
51.77%
1992 3,585,176 0.64% 1,729,979
48.25%
1,855,197
51.75%
1991 3,562,110 0.70% 1,720,306
48.29%
1,841,804
51.71%
1990 3,537,000 0.89% 1,710,308
48.35%
1,826,692
51.65%
1989 3,505,650 0.91% 1,698,123
48.44%
1,807,527
51.56%
1988 3,473,898 0.92% 1,686,397
48.54%
1,787,501
51.46%
1987 3,441,850 0.94% 1,674,564
48.65%
1,767,286
51.35%
1986 3,409,554 0.95% 1,661,821
48.74%
1,747,733
51.26%
1985 3,377,000 0.97% 1,647,606
48.79%
1,729,394
51.21%
1984 3,344,190 0.99% 1,631,653
48.79%
1,712,537
51.21%
1983 3,311,138 1.02% 1,614,234
48.75%
1,696,904
51.25%
1982 3,277,453 1.06% 1,595,798
48.69%
1,681,655
51.31%
1981 3,242,552 1.13% 1,577,000
48.63%
1,665,552
51.37%
1980 3,206,000 1.18% 1,558,285
48.61%
1,647,715
51.39%
1979 3,168,088 1.22% 1,540,020
48.61%
1,628,068
51.39%
1978 3,129,421 1.30% 1,522,266
48.64%
1,607,155
51.36%
1977 3,088,690 1.45% 1,504,095
48.70%
1,584,595
51.30%
1976 3,043,854 1.64% 1,484,008
48.75%
1,559,846
51.25%
1975 2,994,000 1.83% 1,461,176
48.80%
1,532,824
51.20%
1974 2,939,299 2.06% 1,435,655
48.84%
1,503,644
51.16%
1973 2,878,786 2.14% 1,407,063
48.88%
1,471,723
51.12%
1972 2,817,256 1.95% 1,377,706
48.90%
1,439,550
51.10%
1971 2,762,190 1.60% 1,351,195
48.92%
1,410,995
51.08%
1970 2,718,000 1.25% 1,329,684
48.92%
1,388,316
51.08%
1969 2,684,150 0.82% 1,312,828
48.91%
1,371,322
51.09%
1968 2,662,064 0.62% 1,301,393
48.89%
1,360,671
51.11%
1967 2,645,674 0.78% 1,292,728
48.86%
1,352,946
51.14%
1966 2,624,995 1.18% 1,282,405
48.85%
1,342,590
51.15%
1965 2,594,000 1.54% 1,267,787
48.87%
1,326,213
51.13%
1964 2,554,066 1.94% 1,249,699
48.93%
1,304,367
51.07%
1963 2,504,530 2.16% 1,227,688
49.02%
1,276,842
50.98%
1962 2,450,322 2.07% 1,203,831
49.13%
1,246,491
50.87%
1961 2,399,722 1.74% 1,181,728
49.24%
1,217,994
50.76%
1960 2,358,000 N/A% 1,163,631
49.35%
1,194,369
50.65%

Growth rates of Puerto Rico population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Puerto Rico population growth rates for 60 years.

Puerto Rico population and growth rate by ages

The Puerto Rico population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 519,320, 2,045,310, 629,065 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 3,193,694 519,320
16.26%
2,045,310
64.04%
629,065
19.70%
2018 3,193,354 537,636
16.84%
2,059,364
64.49%
596,354
18.67%
2017 3,325,286 579,531
17.43%
2,155,672
64.83%
590,083
17.75%
2016 3,406,672 613,426
18.01%
2,218,360
65.12%
574,886
16.88%
2015 3,473,232 645,753
18.59%
2,270,470
65.37%
557,009
16.04%
2014 3,534,874 674,153
19.07%
2,315,856
65.51%
544,864
15.41%
2013 3,593,077 700,399
19.49%
2,361,176
65.71%
531,502
14.79%
2012 3,634,488 722,821
19.89%
2,396,121
65.93%
515,545
14.18%
2011 3,678,732 745,539
20.27%
2,432,183
66.11%
501,010
13.62%
2010 3,721,525 767,709
20.63%
2,465,818
66.26%
487,998
13.11%
2009 3,740,410 787,001
21.04%
2,470,380
66.05%
483,029
12.91%
2008 3,760,866 804,868
21.40%
2,476,867
65.86%
479,131
12.74%
2007 3,782,995 821,375
21.71%
2,486,115
65.72%
475,506
12.57%
2006 3,805,214 836,823
21.99%
2,497,019
65.62%
471,372
12.39%
2005 3,821,362 850,999
22.27%
2,504,563
65.54%
465,801
12.19%
2004 3,826,878 863,037
22.55%
2,503,664
65.42%
460,177
12.02%
2003 3,826,095 872,461
22.80%
2,499,473
65.33%
454,161
11.87%
2002 3,823,701 880,744
23.03%
2,495,023
65.25%
447,934
11.71%
2001 3,818,774 888,891
23.28%
2,488,875
65.17%
441,008
11.55%
2000 3,810,605 897,397
23.55%
2,479,991
65.08%
433,216
11.37%
1999 3,800,081 908,826
23.92%
2,467,271
64.93%
423,984
11.16%
1998 3,781,101 919,007
24.31%
2,447,526
64.73%
414,568
10.96%
1997 3,759,430 927,863
24.68%
2,425,741
64.52%
405,826
10.79%
1996 3,724,655 930,964
24.99%
2,396,840
64.35%
396,851
10.65%
1995 3,683,103 929,548
25.24%
2,365,335
64.22%
388,221
10.54%
1994 3,649,237 934,913
25.62%
2,335,362
64.00%
378,962
10.38%
1993 3,615,497 938,950
25.97%
2,305,768
63.77%
370,778
10.26%
1992 3,585,176 943,501
26.32%
2,278,224
63.55%
363,452
10.14%
1991 3,562,110 950,800
26.69%
2,254,505
63.29%
356,805
10.02%
1990 3,537,000 958,773
27.11%
2,228,587
63.01%
349,640
9.89%
1989 3,505,650 966,567
27.57%
2,200,689
62.78%
338,394
9.65%
1988 3,473,898 975,165
28.07%
2,171,357
62.50%
327,377
9.42%
1987 3,441,850 983,602
28.58%
2,141,012
62.21%
317,235
9.22%
1986 3,409,554 991,139
29.07%
2,110,388
61.90%
308,026
9.03%
1985 3,377,000 998,060
29.55%
2,079,879
61.59%
299,061
8.86%
1984 3,344,190 1,005,856
30.08%
2,048,761
61.26%
289,573
8.66%
1983 3,311,138 1,011,392
30.55%
2,019,372
60.99%
280,375
8.47%
1982 3,277,453 1,014,029
30.94%
1,991,581
60.77%
271,843
8.29%
1981 3,242,552 1,013,797
31.27%
1,964,646
60.59%
264,108
8.15%
1980 3,206,000 1,012,121
31.57%
1,937,149
60.42%
256,731
8.01%
1979 3,168,088 1,015,981
32.07%
1,910,501
60.30%
241,606
7.63%
1978 3,129,421 1,017,490
32.51%
1,884,055
60.20%
227,876
7.28%
1977 3,088,690 1,015,808
32.89%
1,857,345
60.13%
215,537
6.98%
1976 3,043,854 1,011,282
33.22%
1,828,299
60.07%
204,272
6.71%
1975 2,994,000 1,006,324
33.61%
1,794,093
59.92%
193,583
6.47%
1974 2,939,299 1,001,101
34.06%
1,745,972
59.40%
192,226
6.54%
1973 2,878,786 994,970
34.56%
1,693,789
58.84%
190,027
6.60%
1972 2,817,256 990,091
35.14%
1,639,976
58.21%
187,189
6.64%
1971 2,762,190 988,920
35.80%
1,589,103
57.53%
184,167
6.67%
1970 2,718,000 991,481
36.48%
1,545,186
56.85%
181,333
6.67%
1969 2,684,150 992,154
36.96%
1,519,633
56.62%
172,363
6.42%
1968 2,662,064 998,254
37.50%
1,498,865
56.30%
164,945
6.20%
1967 2,645,674 1,005,826
38.02%
1,480,922
55.98%
158,926
6.01%
1966 2,624,995 1,007,773
38.39%
1,463,292
55.74%
153,931
5.86%
1965 2,594,000 998,919
38.51%
1,445,507
55.73%
149,575
5.77%
1964 2,554,066 999,045
39.12%
1,409,900
55.20%
145,121
5.68%
1963 2,504,530 995,522
39.75%
1,368,419
54.64%
140,589
5.61%
1962 2,450,322 992,603
40.51%
1,321,680
53.94%
136,038
5.55%
1961 2,399,722 994,452
41.44%
1,273,633
53.07%
131,637
5.49%
1960 2,358,000 1,002,035
42.50%
1,228,476
52.10%
127,489
5.41%

The below chart and table represents Puerto Rico population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 0.01% -3.41% -0.68% 5.49%
2018 -3.97% -7.23% -4.47% 1.06%
2017 -2.39% -5.53% -2.83% 2.64%
2016 -1.92% -5.01% -2.30% 3.21%
2015 -1.74% -4.21% -1.96% 2.23%
2014 -1.62% -3.75% -1.92% 2.51%
2013 -1.14% -3.10% -1.46% 3.10%
2012 -1.20% -3.05% -1.48% 2.90%
2011 -1.15% -2.89% -1.36% 2.67%
2010 -0.50% -2.45% -0.18% 1.03%
2009 -0.54% -2.22% -0.26% 0.81%
2008 -0.58% -2.01% -0.37% 0.76%
2007 -0.58% -1.85% -0.44% 0.88%
2006 -0.42% -1.67% -0.30% 1.20%
2005 -0.14% -1.39% 0.04% 1.22%
2004 0.02% -1.08% 0.17% 1.32%
2003 0.06% -0.94% 0.18% 1.39%
2002 0.13% -0.92% 0.25% 1.57%
2001 0.21% -0.95% 0.36% 1.80%
2000 0.28% -1.26% 0.52% 2.18%
1999 0.50% -1.11% 0.81% 2.27%
1998 0.58% -0.95% 0.90% 2.15%
1997 0.93% -0.33% 1.21% 2.26%
1996 1.13% 0.15% 1.33% 2.22%
1995 0.93% -0.57% 1.28% 2.44%
1994 0.93% -0.43% 1.28% 2.21%
1993 0.85% -0.48% 1.21% 2.02%
1992 0.65% -0.77% 1.05% 1.86%
1991 0.71% -0.83% 1.16% 2.05%
1990 0.89% -0.81% 1.27% 3.32%
1989 0.91% -0.88% 1.35% 3.37%
1988 0.93% -0.86% 1.42% 3.20%
1987 0.95% -0.76% 1.45% 2.99%
1986 0.96% -0.69% 1.47% 3.00%
1985 0.98% -0.78% 1.52% 3.28%
1984 1.00% -0.55% 1.46% 3.28%
1983 1.03% -0.26% 1.40% 3.14%
1982 1.08% 0.02% 1.37% 2.93%
1981 1.14% 0.17% 1.42% 2.87%
1980 1.20% -0.38% 1.39% 6.26%
1979 1.24% -0.15% 1.40% 6.03%
1978 1.32% 0.17% 1.44% 5.72%
1977 1.47% 0.45% 1.59% 5.51%
1976 1.67% 0.49% 1.91% 5.52%
1975 1.86% 0.52% 2.76% 0.71%
1974 2.10% 0.62% 3.08% 1.16%
1973 2.18% 0.49% 3.28% 1.52%
1972 1.99% 0.12% 3.20% 1.64%
1971 1.63% -0.26% 2.84% 1.56%
1970 1.26% -0.07% 1.68% 5.20%
1969 0.83% -0.61% 1.39% 4.50%
1968 0.62% -0.75% 1.21% 3.79%
1967 0.79% -0.19% 1.20% 3.24%
1966 1.19% 0.89% 1.23% 2.91%
1965 1.56% -0.01% 2.53% 3.07%
1964 1.98% 0.35% 3.03% 3.22%
1963 2.21% 0.29% 3.54% 3.35%
1962 2.11% -0.19% 3.77% 3.34%
1961 1.77% -0.76% 3.68% 3.25%

Global rank of Puerto Rico population

The global rank of Puerto Rico population is 122 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 122
0-14 128
15-64 123
65 over 82

Data Source

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