Name: Puerto Rico Population
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The total population in Puerto Rico was estimated at 3.2 million people in 2024, 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 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Puerto Rico Population is projected to trend around 3.22 Million in 2026 and 3.23 Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	1185.00	1179.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	42.90	42.70	percent	Dec 2025
Government Payrolls	203.60	200.90	Thousand	Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	45.40	45.20	percent	Dec 2025
Manufacturing Payrolls	82.70	82.80	Thousand	Dec 2025
Non Farm Payrolls	981.70	973.80	Thousand	Dec 2025
Population	3.20	3.21	Million	Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons	70.00	70.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	5.60	5.60	percent	Dec 2025

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.