Puerto Rico (US) — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Puerto Rico (US), 1960–2025.
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%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 7 of 42 economies; Argentina (92.35%) is just below it.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1993. Doubling roughly every 60 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 74th of 217 in 1960 → 64th of 217 in 1970 → 53rd of 217 in 1980 → 28th of 217 in 1990 → 13th of 217 in 2000 → 19th of 217 in 2010 → 21st of 217 in 2020 → 21st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.34% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 94.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 94.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 94.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 94.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 94.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 93.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 93.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 93.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 93.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 93.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 93.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 93.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 93.76% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 93.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 93.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 93.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 93.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 94.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 94.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 94.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 94.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 94.38% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 94.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 94.32% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 93.97% | +0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 93.36% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 92.52% | +1.1 pp |
| 1995 | 91.46% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 90.23% | +1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 88.83% | +1.5 pp |
| 1992 | 87.3% | +1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 85.66% | +1.7 pp |
| 1990 | 83.93% | +1.8 pp |
| 1989 | 82.13% | +1.8 pp |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +1.9 pp |
| 1987 | 78.45% | +1.8 pp |
| 1986 | 76.6% | +1.8 pp |
| 1985 | 74.79% | +1.8 pp |
| 1984 | 73.04% | +1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 71.36% | +1.6 pp |
| 1982 | 69.79% | +1.4 pp |
| 1981 | 68.35% | +1.3 pp |
| 1980 | 67.07% | +1.2 pp |
| 1979 | 65.92% | +1.1 pp |
| 1978 | 64.83% | +1.0 pp |
| 1977 | 63.8% | +1.0 pp |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +1.0 pp |
| 1975 | 61.82% | +1.0 pp |
| 1974 | 60.84% | +1.0 pp |
| 1973 | 59.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 1972 | 58.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 57.83% | +1.1 pp |
| 1970 | 56.75% | +1.2 pp |
| 1969 | 55.58% | +1.3 pp |
| 1968 | 54.28% | +1.4 pp |
| 1967 | 52.88% | +1.5 pp |
| 1966 | 51.42% | +1.5 pp |
| 1965 | 49.97% | +1.4 pp |
| 1964 | 48.56% | +1.3 pp |
| 1963 | 47.24% | +1.2 pp |
| 1962 | 46.06% | +1.0 pp |
| 1961 | 45.06% | +0.8 pp |
| 1960 | 44.31% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Puerto Rico (US)’s Urban population in 1961?
45.06% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Puerto Rico (US)’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +112.9% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 94.34%; 2024: 94.25%; 2023: 94.18%; 2022: 94.11%; 2021: 94.06%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.