Puerto Rico Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Puerto Rico rural population for 2021 was 209,130, a 0.72% decline from 2020.
- Puerto Rico rural population for 2020 was 210,642, a 2.67% increase from 2019.
- Puerto Rico rural population for 2019 was 205,163, a 0.04% increase from 2018.
- Puerto Rico rural population for 2018 was 205,077, a 3.83% decline from 2017.
| Puerto Rico Rural Population - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2021 | 209,130 | 6.41 | -0.72% |
| 2020 | 210,642 | 6.42 | 2.64% |
| 2019 | 205,163 | 6.42 | 0.04% |
| 2018 | 205,077 | 6.42 | -3.91% |
| 2017 | 213,251 | 6.41 | -2.18% |
| 2016 | 217,959 | 6.40 | -1.59% |
| 2015 | 221,453 | 6.38 | -1.33% |
| 2014 | 224,429 | 6.35 | -1.08% |
| 2013 | 226,867 | 6.31 | -0.51% |
| 2012 | 228,028 | 6.27 | -0.46% |
| 2011 | 229,075 | 6.23 | -0.32% |
| 2010 | 229,804 | 6.18 | 0.45% |
| 2009 | 228,763 | 6.12 | 0.41% |
| 2008 | 227,833 | 6.06 | 0.36% |
| 2007 | 227,018 | 6.00 | 0.37% |
| 2006 | 226,182 | 5.94 | 0.52% |
| 2005 | 225,002 | 5.89 | 0.81% |
| 2004 | 223,184 | 5.83 | 0.99% |
| 2003 | 220,995 | 5.78 | 1.00% |
| 2002 | 218,792 | 5.72 | 1.09% |
| 2001 | 216,410 | 5.67 | 1.17% |
| 2000 | 213,889 | 5.61 | -1.30% |
| 1999 | 216,681 | 5.70 | -1.87% |
| 1998 | 220,778 | 5.84 | -1.81% |
| 1997 | 224,814 | 5.98 | -1.45% |
| 1996 | 228,098 | 6.12 | -1.25% |
| 1995 | 230,967 | 6.27 | -1.46% |
| 1994 | 234,354 | 6.42 | -1.44% |
| 1993 | 237,755 | 6.58 | -1.52% |
| 1992 | 241,390 | 6.73 | -1.72% |
| 1991 | 245,572 | 6.89 | -1.64% |
| 1990 | 249,641 | 7.06 | -12.69% |
| 1989 | 283,432 | 8.09 | -16.13% |
| 1988 | 333,043 | 9.59 | -15.87% |
| 1987 | 390,306 | 11.34 | -15.47% |
| 1986 | 455,619 | 13.36 | -15.05% |
| 1985 | 529,615 | 15.68 | -14.54% |
| 1984 | 612,522 | 18.32 | -14.05% |
| 1983 | 704,908 | 21.29 | -13.41% |
| 1982 | 806,057 | 24.59 | -12.71% |
| 1981 | 915,308 | 28.23 | -11.92% |
| 1980 | 1,031,210 | 32.17 | -3.83% |
| 1979 | 1,071,511 | 33.82 | -1.22% |
| 1978 | 1,084,657 | 34.66 | -1.11% |
| 1977 | 1,096,732 | 35.51 | -0.92% |
| 1976 | 1,106,837 | 36.36 | -0.70% |
| 1975 | 1,114,666 | 37.23 | -0.48% |
| 1974 | 1,119,990 | 38.10 | -0.21% |
| 1973 | 1,122,324 | 38.99 | -0.09% |
| 1972 | 1,123,324 | 39.87 | -0.25% |
| 1971 | 1,126,145 | 40.77 | -0.58% |
| 1970 | 1,132,645 | 41.67 | -1.70% |
| 1969 | 1,152,118 | 42.92 | -2.33% |
| 1968 | 1,179,241 | 44.30 | -2.47% |
| 1967 | 1,208,703 | 45.69 | -2.22% |
| 1966 | 1,235,821 | 47.08 | -1.74% |
| 1965 | 1,257,467 | 48.48 | -1.29% |
| 1964 | 1,273,815 | 49.87 | -0.81% |
| 1963 | 1,284,223 | 51.28 | -0.50% |
| 1962 | 1,290,658 | 52.67 | -0.53% |
| 1961 | 1,297,458 | 54.07 | -0.78% |
| 1960 | 1,307,582 | 55.45 | % |
