Puerto Rico Population Pyramid 2022
Puerto Rico in 2022
As of 2022, Puerto Rico counted 3,240,968 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 11.1%, down from 3,646,422 in 2012.
With a median age of 46.2 years, Puerto Rico had a youth dependency ratio of 19.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 37.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing 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 | 3,240,969 | 46.2 | |
| Jamaica | 2,839,144 | 32.2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,495,922 | 37.2 | |
| Bahamas | 397,539 | 35.2 | |
| Guadeloupe | 384,698 | 46.6 |





