Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Puerto Rico (US) in numbers

Puerto Rico (US) is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is San Juan. Its population was 3.18 million in 2025, ranking 134 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$40,620 in 2025.

Population3.18 million2025
GDPUS$129.4 billion2025
GDP per personUS$40,6202025
Life expectancy81.92024
Area8,8702024
Urban share94.3%2025

People

Population

3.18 million
2025 · -16% since 2000 · Rank 134 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.55%
2025 · 0.28% in 2000 · Rank 201 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

361.1
2024 · -16% since 2000 · Rank 32 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

94.3%
2025 · 94.4% in 2000 · Rank 21 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

11.2%
2025 · 23.7% in 2000 · Rank 214 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

25.3%
2025 · 11.6% in 2000 · Rank 3 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

0.92
2024 · -55% since 2000 · Rank 214 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

81.9
2024 · +8% since 2000 · Rank 38 of 217

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 34 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

87.3%
2022 · 10.5% in 2000 · Rank 74 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

87.9%
2024 · 97.1% in 2009 · Rank 169 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$129.4 billion
2025 · +110% since 2000 · Rank 65 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$40,620
2025 · +151% since 2000 · Rank 41 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$52,196
2025 · +128% since 2000 · Rank 48 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

0.32%
2025 · 3.27% in 2000 · Rank 191 of 210

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

6.0%
2025 · 10.1% in 2000 · Rank 77 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

46.9%
2025 · 62.3% in 2000 · Rank 59 of 183

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

8,870
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 166 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

49.7%
2024 · 48.4% in 2000 · Rank 59 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

4.82
2024 · -27% since 2000 · Rank 57 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Puerto Rico (US). Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.