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Puerto Rico (US) — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Puerto Rico (US), 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
94.34%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +112.9% since 1960
Urban population for Puerto Rico (US) was 94.34% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 94.40% in 2000. The lowest was 44.31% in 1960 (about 2.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.17% per year.
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 21 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Puerto Rico (US) sits above it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
94.34%
First (1960)
44.31%
Change
+112.9%
Highest
94.40%
in 2000
Lowest
44.31%
in 1960
Average
78.73%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.17%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.34% |
| 2024 | 94.25% |
| 2023 | 94.18% |
| 2022 | 94.11% |
| 2021 | 94.06% |
| 2020 | 94.01% |
| 2019 | 93.95% |
| 2018 | 93.9% |
| 2017 | 93.86% |
| 2016 | 93.82% |
| 2015 | 93.8% |
| 2014 | 93.78% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.