Puerto Rico Population Pyramid 1951
Puerto Rico in 1951
As of 1951, Puerto Rico counted 2,247,532 inhabitants. With a median age of 18.2 years, Puerto Rico had a youth dependency ratio of 83.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.9 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 0.92 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 81.7 years in 2023: 85.2 for women and 78.0 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
214,515 immigrants live in Puerto Rico, 6.6% of the population.
| United States of America | 144,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 42,387 |
| Cuba | 11,420 |
| Colombia | 3,650 |
| Spain | 2,353 |
1,946,526 people born in Puerto Rico live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,924,799 |
| Dominican Republic | 5,156 |
| Guam | 4,367 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4,069 |
| Haiti | 1,582 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | 2,247,532 | 18.2 | |
| Dominican Republic | 2,450,148 | 16.9 | |
| Jamaica | 1,447,470 | 22.4 | |
| Haiti | 3,314,919 | 19.7 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 665,730 | 20.5 |





