Puerto Rico Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Puerto Rico population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Puerto Rico in 2025 is 369.26 people per square kilometer, a 0.2% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Puerto Rico in 2024 was 368.52 people per square kilometer, a 0.26% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Puerto Rico in 2023 was 367.57 people per square kilometer, a 0.24% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Puerto Rico in 2022 was 366.67 people per square kilometer, a 0.11% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Macao 23,439.03
Singapore 8,434.27
Hong Kong 6,756.57
Gibraltar 3,274.20
Bahrain 1,938.05
Malta 1,682.18
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,306.00
Barbados 657.16
Aruba 589.13
San Marino 559.72
South Korea 515.05
Monaco 481.19
Curacao 436.57
Israel 428.13
Netherlands 426.63
Belgium 384.69
Puerto Rico 369.26
Guam 324.56
Japan 322.67
Trinidad and Tobago 300.38
United Kingdom 279.88
Cayman Islands 266.84
Luxembourg 257.95
Liechtenstein 250.31
Kuwait 246.19
Qatar 239.97
Seychelles 236.62
Germany 232.67
Antigua and Barbuda 216.63
Switzerland 215.66
British Virgin Islands 213.23
Italy 193.73
Andorra 171.44
Isle of Man 149.27
Denmark 139.06
Cyprus 137.99
Poland 126.70
France 118.38
Portugal 110.58
Northern Mariana Islands 109.25
Austria 107.23
Hungary 106.10
Slovenia 103.41
UAE 97.98
Spain 93.73
French Polynesia 90.41
Greece 77.78
Ireland 72.86
Panama 60.90
Turks and Caicos Islands 49.26
Croatia 45.01
Lithuania 40.87
Palau 39.23
Faroe Islands 38.41
United States 34.95
Bahamas 30.10
Estonia 29.00
Latvia 27.72
Chile 26.02
Sweden 20.31
New Zealand 19.84
Uruguay 19.43
Saudi Arabia 17.67
Argentina 16.67
Finland 16.41
New Caledonia 16.09
Oman 15.45
Bermuda 14.87
Norway 8.88
Canada 3.99
Iceland 3.69
Australia 3.48
Greenland 0.14
Taiwan 0.00
Puerto Rico - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 369.26 0.20%
2024 368.52 0.26%
2023 367.57 0.24%
2022 366.67 -0.11%
2021 367.08 -0.47%
2020 368.83 -0.65%
2019 371.24 -0.79%
2018 374.21 -1.40%
2017 379.53 -1.93%
2016 387.01 -1.85%
2015 394.29 -1.76%
2014 401.35 -1.52%
2013 407.56 -1.17%
2012 412.40 -0.91%
2011 416.19 -0.71%
2010 419.16 -0.56%
2009 421.53 -0.50%
2008 423.63 -0.47%
2007 425.64 -0.43%
2006 427.46 -0.37%
2005 429.04 -0.30%
2004 430.33 -0.22%
2003 431.30 -0.13%
2002 431.88 -0.04%
2001 432.03 0.13%
2000 431.47 0.45%
1999 429.55 0.66%
1998 426.75 0.68%
1997 423.85 0.72%
1996 420.84 0.75%
1995 417.69 0.79%
1994 414.40 0.84%
1993 410.94 0.90%
1992 407.29 0.96%
1991 403.43 0.98%
1990 399.52 0.85%
1989 396.14 0.74%
1988 393.23 0.75%
1987 390.30 0.78%
1986 387.26 0.84%
1985 384.02 0.94%
1984 380.43 1.05%
1983 376.48 1.16%
1982 372.16 1.28%
1981 367.47 1.40%
1980 362.41 1.53%
1979 356.96 1.57%
1978 351.43 1.57%
1977 345.98 1.60%
1976 340.52 1.62%
1975 335.09 1.64%
1974 329.69 1.66%
1973 324.32 1.68%
1972 318.96 1.70%
1971 313.64 1.62%
1970 308.64 1.33%
1969 304.60 1.17%
1968 301.07 1.28%
1967 297.27 1.37%
1966 293.26 1.44%
1965 289.09 1.51%
1964 284.80 1.58%
1963 280.37 1.66%
1962 275.79 1.75%
1961 271.05 1.66%
1960 266.64 0.91%
1959 264.23 0.30%
1958 263.45 0.31%
1957 262.64 0.39%
1956 261.62 0.47%
1955 260.40 0.51%
1954 259.08 0.58%
1953 257.59 0.69%
1952 255.83 0.84%
1951 253.71 0.93%
1950 251.38 0.00%