Puerto Rico Population Pyramid 2000
Puerto Rico in 2000
As of 2000, Puerto Rico counted 3,809,866 inhabitants. That is 7.6% more than in 1990, when the population stood at 3,541,048.
The median age was 32.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 36.6 children under 15 and 17.9 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 3,809,866 | 32.3 | |
| Jamaica | 2,607,826 | 23.3 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,319,775 | 27.5 | |
| Martinique | 421,382 | 34.1 | |
| Guadeloupe | 419,568 | 33.2 |





