Name: Puerto Rico Population
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The total population in Puerto Rico was estimated at 3.2 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Puerto Rico had a population of 2.4 million people. source: World Bank

Population in Puerto Rico is expected to reach 3.22 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Puerto Rico Population is projected to trend around 3.23 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	1172.00	1171.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	42.30	42.30	percent	Feb 2026
Government Payrolls	193.30	192.70	Thousand	Feb 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	44.70	44.80	percent	Feb 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	80.30	80.10	Thousand	Feb 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	952.90	945.70	Thousand	Feb 2026
Population	3.20	3.20	Million	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	67.00	69.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.40	5.60	percent	Feb 2026

Puerto Rico Population

The population of Puerto Rico represents 0.05 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 1880 people on the planet is a resident of Puerto Rico.