Puerto Rico in figures
Back to Puerto RicoOutput in current dollars rose from $61.7 billion in 2000 to $129.4 billion in 2025, while the population fell from 3,810,605 to 3,184,835. The share of people aged 65 or over went from 11.6% in 2000 to 25.3% in 2025, and women had 0.92 children on average in 2024.
GDP
$129.4 bn
2025
from $61.7 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$40 620
2025
from $16 192 in 2000
Real growth
0.3%
2025
from 3.3% in 2000
Unemployment
6.0%
2025
from 10.1% in 2000
Government debt
18.0%of GDP
2025
from 33.4% in 2006
Sections
Economy
How large Puerto Rico's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Real GDP fell in every year from 2005 to 2018 except 2012, when growth was 0.0%, and the worst years were 2017 at −2.9% and 2018 at −4.4%. It shrank again by 4.2% in 2020. Growth came back at 3.0% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2024, then slowed to 0.3% in 2025 on the World Bank's count; the IMF put 2025 at −0.8% and projected −0.1% for 2026. GDP per person went from $16,192 in 2000 to $40,620 in 2025, or $52,196 at purchasing power. Gross national income per person was lower, at $27,320 in 2025. Manufacturing produced 44.0% of GDP in 2025, up from 39.7% in 2000, after a high of 48.4% in 2016. Industry with construction made up 47.0% in 2025. Services produced 51.9% in 2025 and agriculture, forestry and fishing 0.7%, a share that barely moved from 2000.
$129.4 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $129.4 bn |
| 2024 | $126.0 bn |
| 2023 | $118.5 bn |
| 2022 | $113.8 bn |
| 2021 | $106.4 bn |
| 2020 | $103.1 bn |
| 2019 | $105.1 bn |
| 2018 | $101.0 bn |
| 2017 | $103.4 bn |
| 2016 | $104.3 bn |
| 2015 | $103.4 bn |
| 2014 | $102.4 bn |
| 2013 | $102.5 bn |
| 2012 | $101.6 bn |
| 2011 | $100.4 bn |
| 2010 | $98.4 bn |
| 2009 | $96.4 bn |
| 2008 | $93.6 bn |
| 2007 | $89.5 bn |
| 2006 | $87.3 bn |
| 2005 | $83.9 bn |
| 2004 | $80.3 bn |
| 2003 | $74.8 bn |
| 2002 | $71.6 bn |
| 2001 | $69.2 bn |
| 2000 | $61.7 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
0.3%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 0.8% |
| 2030 (projection) | 0.8% |
| 2029 (projection) | 0.8% |
| 2028 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.0% |
| 2026 (projection) | −0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% |
| 2020 | −4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | −4.4% |
| 2017 | −2.9% |
| 2016 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | −1.1% |
| 2014 | −1.2% |
| 2013 | −0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | −0.4% |
| 2010 | −0.4% |
| 2009 | −1.9% |
| 2008 | −1.8% |
| 2007 | −1.2% |
| 2006 | −1.4% |
| 2005 | −2.0% |
| 2004 | 8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 6.3% |
| 2000 | 3.3% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$40 6202025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40 620 | $52 196 |
| 2024 | $39 353 | $50 333 |
| 2023 | $36 981 | $47 583 |
| 2022 | $35 354 | $45 320 |
| 2021 | $32 619 | $40 559 |
| 2020 | $31 427 | $36 859 |
| 2019 | $31 831 | $36 218 |
| 2018 | $30 680 | $33 707 |
| 2017 | $30 328 | $31 867 |
| 2016 | $29 978 | $32 246 |
| 2015 | $29 242 | $32 324 |
| 2014 | $28 576 | $32 391 |
| 2013 | $28 212 | $32 279 |
| 2012 | $27 742 | $32 078 |
| 2011 | $27 170 | $31 697 |
| 2010 | $26 415 | $30 909 |
| 2009 | $25 769 | $30 534 |
| 2008 | $24 898 | $30 782 |
| 2007 | $23 665 | $30 588 |
| 2006 | $22 936 | $29 956 |
| 2005 | $21 959 | $29 350 |
| 2004 | $20 989 | $28 993 |
| 2003 | $19 557 | $25 968 |
| 2002 | $18 731 | $25 467 |
| 2001 | $18 123 | $24 882 |
| 2000 | $16 192 | $22 938 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Unemployment peaked at 16.1% in 2010 and fell to 5.6% in 2024; it was 6.0% in 2025. Among people aged 15 to 24 it reached 35.5% in 2010 and stood at 14.0% in 2025. Labour force participation was 42.8% in 2025, against 45.9% in 2000. Prices fell in three years of the series. On the IMF's figures they fell by 0.8% in 2015, rose 6.0% in 2022 and rose 1.4% in 2025, and the IMF projected 2.1% for 2026.
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
6.0%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | 13.1% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 13.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | 13.7% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | 20.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | 24.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | 26.2% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | 26.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | 30.7% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | 31.6% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | 31.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | 34.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | 35.5% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | 32.5% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | 24.6% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | 22.3% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | 22.5% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | 23.5% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | 21.4% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | 23.3% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | 23.3% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | 22.8% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | 20.6% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports of goods and services came to 46.9% of GDP in 2025, down from 73.7% in 2003, and imports to 43.6%. Exports were larger than imports in every year of the series, although the margin narrowed after 2021, with exports at 52.5% of GDP in 2022 and imports at 45.8%.
46.9%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.9% | 43.6% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | 42.8% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | 48.0% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | 45.8% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | 42.3% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | 43.2% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | 47.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | 44.4% |
| 2016 | 68.8% | 41.5% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | 41.7% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | 41.6% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | 44.0% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | 45.9% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | 44.5% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | 42.2% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | 48.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | 50.6% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | 46.4% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | 48.4% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | 45.1% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | 40.5% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | 42.1% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | 43.8% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
General government gross debt, on the IMF's measure, rose from 33.4% of GDP in 2006 to 54.5% in 2014. It was 48.9% in 2021 and 16.7% in 2022, the year Puerto Rico left bankruptcy, and 18.0% in 2025. The IMF projected 18.6% for 2031. The budget showed a surplus of 1.9% of GDP in 2019 and a deficit of 0.4% in 2025.
18.0%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 18.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | 18.9% |
| 2029 (projection) | 19.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | 19.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | 19.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 18.8% |
| 2025 | 18.0% |
| 2024 | 16.9% |
| 2023 | 16.6% |
| 2022 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 48.9% |
| 2020 | 50.2% |
| 2019 | 48.8% |
| 2018 | 52.4% |
| 2017 | 51.2% |
| 2016 | 49.9% |
| 2015 | 52.7% |
| 2014 | 54.5% |
| 2013 | 52.3% |
| 2012 | 53.7% |
| 2011 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 48.3% |
| 2009 | 46.5% |
| 2008 | 40.8% |
| 2007 | 36.9% |
| 2006 | 33.4% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−0.4%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −0.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | −0.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | −0.4% |
| 2026 (projection) | −0.4% |
| 2025 | −0.4% |
| 2024 | −0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | −0.3% |
| 2020 | −0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | −1.1% |
| 2016 | −1.8% |
| 2015 | −2.1% |
| 2014 | −3.1% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
People
Who lives in Puerto Rico
The World Bank put the population at 3,184,835 in 2025, down from 3,826,878 in 2004. Net migration took away 149,999 people in 2017, the year Hurricane Maria struck, and added 19,833 in 2023. Births fell from 15.6 per 1,000 people in 2000 to 5.7 in 2024 while deaths rose from 7.5 to 10.3, and women had 0.92 children on average in 2024, against 2.05 in 2000. Life expectancy at birth was 81.9 years in 2024.
3.18 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.18 m |
| 2024 | 3.20 m |
| 2023 | 3.20 m |
| 2022 | 3.22 m |
| 2021 | 3.26 m |
| 2020 | 3.28 m |
| 2019 | 3.30 m |
| 2018 | 3.29 m |
| 2017 | 3.41 m |
| 2016 | 3.48 m |
| 2015 | 3.54 m |
| 2014 | 3.59 m |
| 2013 | 3.63 m |
| 2012 | 3.66 m |
| 2011 | 3.69 m |
| 2010 | 3.72 m |
| 2009 | 3.74 m |
| 2008 | 3.76 m |
| 2007 | 3.78 m |
| 2006 | 3.81 m |
| 2005 | 3.82 m |
| 2004 | 3.83 m |
| 2003 | 3.83 m |
| 2002 | 3.82 m |
| 2001 | 3.82 m |
| 2000 | 3.81 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2% | 63.5% | 25.3% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | 63.6% | 24.7% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | 63.8% | 24.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 63.8% | 23.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | 64.0% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | 64.2% | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | 64.3% | 21.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | 64.3% | 20.9% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | 64.8% | 19.9% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | 65.3% | 18.9% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | 65.4% | 18.1% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | 65.4% | 17.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | 65.3% | 16.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | 65.1% | 16.5% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | 64.8% | 16.3% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | 64.4% | 16.1% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | 64.3% | 15.7% |
| 2008 | 20.4% | 64.3% | 15.2% |
| 2007 | 20.9% | 64.4% | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | 64.5% | 14.2% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | 64.5% | 13.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | 64.6% | 13.2% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | 64.6% | 12.7% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | 64.7% | 12.3% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | 64.7% | 11.9% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | 64.8% | 11.6% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
0.922024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.92 |
| 2023 | 0.92 |
| 2022 | 0.91 |
| 2021 | 0.91 |
| 2020 | 0.92 |
| 2019 | 0.98 |
| 2018 | 1.03 |
| 2017 | 1.10 |
| 2016 | 1.24 |
| 2015 | 1.34 |
| 2014 | 1.43 |
| 2013 | 1.47 |
| 2012 | 1.54 |
| 2011 | 1.60 |
| 2010 | 1.62 |
| 2009 | 1.65 |
| 2008 | 1.65 |
| 2007 | 1.65 |
| 2006 | 1.71 |
| 2005 | 1.77 |
| 2004 | 1.78 |
| 2003 | 1.76 |
| 2002 | 1.83 |
| 2001 | 1.93 |
| 2000 | 2.05 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
81.9 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.9 years |
| 2023 | 81.7 years |
| 2022 | 79.4 years |
| 2021 | 79.8 years |
| 2020 | 80.0 years |
| 2019 | 81.4 years |
| 2018 | 81.1 years |
| 2017 | 79.1 years |
| 2016 | 80.4 years |
| 2015 | 80.7 years |
| 2014 | 80.0 years |
| 2013 | 80.3 years |
| 2012 | 79.3 years |
| 2011 | 78.8 years |
| 2010 | 78.7 years |
| 2009 | 78.4 years |
| 2008 | 78.1 years |
| 2007 | 77.7 years |
| 2006 | 77.6 years |
| 2005 | 76.7 years |
| 2004 | 76.9 years |
| 2003 | 76.9 years |
| 2002 | 76.8 years |
| 2001 | 76.0 years |
| 2000 | 75.5 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
5 4952025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 19 833 people, in 2023.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 495 |
| 2024 | 11 561 |
| 2023 | 19 833 |
| 2022 | 16 704 |
| 2021 | −7 410 |
| 2020 | −7 410 |
| 2019 | 10 623 |
| 2018 | 10 304 |
| 2017 | −149 999 |
| 2016 | −41 237 |
| 2015 | −42 912 |
| 2014 | −41 932 |
| 2013 | −42 641 |
| 2012 | −41 108 |
| 2011 | −38 545 |
| 2010 | −30 960 |
| 2009 | −18 849 |
| 2008 | −21 734 |
| 2007 | −24 762 |
| 2006 | −27 499 |
| 2005 | −27 139 |
| 2004 | −26 695 |
| 2003 | −24 947 |
| 2002 | −25 268 |
| 2001 | −24 907 |
| 2000 | −19 394 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use reached 87.3% of people in 2022, up from 10.5% in 2000. Public spending on education was 4.3% of GDP in 2024, after 6.5% in 2013 and 2.6% in 2018. Adult literacy stood at 92.4% in 2017, and 94.3% of people lived in towns and cities in 2025.
4.3%2024
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
87.3%2022
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 87.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8% |
| 2019 | 77.7% |
| 2018 | 70.9% |
| 2017 | 68.7% |
| 2016 | 68.6% |
| 2015 | 63.5% |
| 2014 | 76.1% |
| 2013 | 69.0% |
| 2012 | 69.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% |
| 2010 | 45.3% |
| 2009 | 41.5% |
| 2008 | 38.0% |
| 2007 | 27.9% |
| 2006 | 25.4% |
| 2005 | 23.4% |
| 2004 | 22.1% |
| 2003 | 19.7% |
| 2002 | 17.6% |
| 2001 | 15.6% |
| 2000 | 10.5% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
94.3%2025
−0.1 points since 2000, between 93.8% and 94.4% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 94.3% |
| 2024 | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 94.2% |
| 2022 | 94.1% |
| 2021 | 94.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% |
| 2017 | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 93.8% |
| 2014 | 93.8% |
| 2013 | 93.8% |
| 2012 | 93.8% |
| 2011 | 93.8% |
| 2010 | 93.8% |
| 2009 | 93.8% |
| 2008 | 93.8% |
| 2007 | 93.9% |
| 2006 | 94.0% |
| 2005 | 94.1% |
| 2004 | 94.2% |
| 2003 | 94.2% |
| 2002 | 94.3% |
| 2001 | 94.4% |
| 2000 | 94.4% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Renewable sources generated 4.6% of electricity in 2021 and supplied 2.5% of final energy use in 2022, so almost all of the island's power and fuel still came from other sources that year. Carbon dioxide emissions came to 4.8 tonnes per person in 2024, down from 6.6 in 2000. Forest covered 56.1% of the land in 2023.
4.6%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
2.5%2022
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
4.8 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.8 t |
| 2023 | 4.6 t |
| 2022 | 4.3 t |
| 2021 | 3.9 t |
| 2020 | 3.8 t |
| 2019 | 3.8 t |
| 2018 | 4.2 t |
| 2017 | 3.4 t |
| 2016 | 3.3 t |
| 2015 | 3.4 t |
| 2014 | 3.2 t |
| 2013 | 3.0 t |
| 2012 | 3.1 t |
| 2011 | 3.2 t |
| 2010 | 3.6 t |
| 2009 | 3.7 t |
| 2008 | 4.1 t |
| 2007 | 4.8 t |
| 2006 | 4.5 t |
| 2005 | 6.9 t |
| 2004 | 6.8 t |
| 2003 | 6.8 t |
| 2002 | 5.3 t |
| 2001 | 6.5 t |
| 2000 | 6.6 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
56.1%2023
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 56.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1% |
| 2021 | 56.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% |
| 2019 | 55.9% |
| 2018 | 55.9% |
| 2017 | 55.8% |
| 2016 | 55.7% |
| 2015 | 55.7% |
| 2014 | 55.6% |
| 2013 | 55.6% |
| 2012 | 55.5% |
| 2011 | 55.5% |
| 2010 | 55.4% |
| 2009 | 54.7% |
| 2008 | 54.0% |
| 2007 | 53.3% |
| 2006 | 52.6% |
| 2005 | 51.9% |
| 2004 | 51.2% |
| 2003 | 50.5% |
| 2002 | 49.8% |
| 2001 | 49.1% |
| 2000 | 48.4% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Puerto Rico's codes and memberships
Questions
Questions about Puerto Rico in figures
How large is Puerto Rico's economy?
Puerto Rico's GDP was $129.4 billion in 2025 in current US dollars, according to the World Bank, or $40,620 per person. Real growth was 0.3% that year on the World Bank's figures, while the IMF put it at −0.8% and projected −0.1% for 2026.
How many people live in Puerto Rico?
The World Bank put the population at 3,184,835 in 2025, down from 3,810,605 in 2000. It fell by 0.6% in 2025. Deaths have outnumbered births: 10.3 against 5.7 per 1,000 people in 2024.
What is the unemployment rate in Puerto Rico?
Unemployment was 6.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank, after 5.6% in 2024 and a peak of 16.1% in 2010. Among people aged 15 to 24 it was 14.0% in 2025. The IMF projected 6.0% for 2026.
What was inflation in Puerto Rico in 2025?
The IMF put consumer price inflation at 1.4% in 2025, after 2.0% in 2024 and 6.0% in 2022, and projected 2.1% for 2026.
How much government debt does Puerto Rico have?
General government gross debt was 18.0% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate. It had reached 54.5% in 2014 and dropped from 48.9% in 2021 to 16.7% in 2022, when Puerto Rico left bankruptcy. The IMF projected 18.8% for 2026.
Why is Puerto Rico's population getting older?
Fewer children are born and more people reach old age. Women had 0.92 children on average in 2024, against 2.05 in 2000, and the share of people aged 65 or over rose from 11.6% in 2000 to 25.3% in 2025. Children under 15 made up 11.2% of the population in 2025.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q1183 · World Bank data · Americas