Puerto Rico Rural Population 1960-2025

Puerto Rico rural population for 2023 was 204,074, a 0.82% decline from 2022.
  • Puerto Rico rural population for 2022 was 205,765, a 1.58% decline from 2021.
  • Puerto Rico rural population for 2021 was 209,073, a 0.75% decline from 2020.
  • Puerto Rico rural population for 2020 was 210,643, a 2.67% increase from 2019.
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.