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Puerto Rico (US)

Puerto Rico (US) / PR

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Puerto Rico (US) in numbers.

Area8,870 kmยฒWorld # 166 โ†’Population3.2MWorld # 134 โ†’Population density359.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 29 โ†’Life expectancy81.9 yearsWorld # 38 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 40,620World # 40 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Puerto Rico (US) across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area8,870 kmยฒWorld # 166 / 2023 โ†’Population3.2MWorld # 134 / 2025 โ†’Population density359.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 29 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.6%World # 200 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate0.9World # 212 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate5.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 209 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 32 / 2024 โ†’Median age45.3 yearsWorld # 14 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+25.3%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1411.2%World # 212 / 2025 โ†’Urban population94.3%World # 21 / 2025 โ†’Net migration5.5KWorld # 51 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate1.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 51 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share6.9%World # 98 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy81.9 yearsWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy68.8 yearsWorld # 27 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 40,620World # 40 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 129.4BWorld # 65 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 52,196World # 48 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.3%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’Unemployment6%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment14%World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.3%World # 91 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people332.4 per million peopleWorld # 90 / 2015 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 73 / 2015 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice production3.5K tWorld # 104 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production636 tWorld # 58 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area56.1%World # 37 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Internet use87.3%World # 78 / 2022 โ†’Mobile subscriptions126.4 per 100 peopleWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate14.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 27 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals3.9MWorld # 46 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.9BWorld # 43 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageSpanishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2025Top export categoryNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMost mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightSpanishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsPuerto Rico, San Juan