Population

Population

Population

- People in Puerto Rico
Population in Puerto Rico
Historical population
Year Population ±%
2016 3,411,307 −8.4% (Estimate)
2010 3,725,789 −2.2%
2000 3,808,610 +8.1%
1990 3,522,037 +10.2%
1980 3,196,520 +17.9%
1970 2,712,033 +15.4%
1960 2,349,544 +6.3%
1950 2,210,703 +18.3%
1940 1,869,255 +21.1%
1930 1,543,913 +18.8%
1920 1,299,809 +16.3%
1910 1,118,012 +17.3%
1899 953,243 +19.4%
1887 798,565 +9.1%
1877 731,648 +25.4%
1860 583,308 +30.2%
1846 447,914 +28.0%
1832 350,051 +58.5%
1815 220,892 +42.1%
1800 155,426 +121.2%
1775 70,250 +56.5%
1765 44,883 —
Population of Puerto Rico by Year
Puerto Rico Population 2024
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