Puerto Rico

Net migration rate in Puerto Rico

Net migration rate in Puerto Rico: -20.2 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
6.1 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+26.3 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
34 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
0.2 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in Puerto RicoNet migration rate in Puerto Rico: -20.2 per 1,000 people in 1950 and 6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -22.1 per 1,000 people and 17.7 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -22.1 per 1,000 people and 17.7 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 6.1 per 1,000 people in 2023, the lowest -44.5 per 1,000 people in 2017.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearPuerto Rico
20236.1
20225.2
2021-2.3
2020-2.3
20193.2
20183.1
2017-44.5
2016-11.9
2015-12.2
2014-11.8
2013-11.8
2012-11.3
2011-10.5
2010-8.3
2009-5
2008-5.8
2007-6.6
2006-7.3
2005-7.2
2004-7
2003-6.6
2002-6.6
2001-6.5
2000-5.1
1999-1.2
1998-1.2
1997-2.2
1996-1.8
1995-1.6
1994-1.7
1993-1.7
1992-1.2
1991-1.4
1990-1.9
1989-3.5
1988-3
1987-3.2
1986-3.5
1985-2.4
1984-1.8
1983-2.2
1982-2.2
1981-2.3
1980-1.6
19790.2
1978-1.1
1977-1.3
1976-0.8
1975-0.2
1974-0.5
1973-0.3
1972-0.5
1971-1.8
1970-2.4
1969-6.7
1968-6.1
1967-6.8
1966-7.4
1965-9.4
1964-8.8
1963-8.5
1962-8.3
1961-7.6
1960-11.1
1959-21.4
1958-22.6
1957-22.4
1956-22.4
1955-21.9
1954-21.6
1953-20.8
1952-20.3
1951-19.9
1950-20.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearPuerto Rico
20243.6-9.3–15.5
20251.7-14.8–17.5
20260.3-19.1–17.7
2027-0.5-19.8–17.9
2028-1.2-20.8–19.9
2029-1.5-20.9–18.4
2030-2.3-22.7–17.7
2031-2-22.2–17.1
2032-2.1-21.6–18.3
2033-2.3-21.8–17.4
2034-2.4-22.1–17.9
2035-2-22–19.2
2036-1.9-24.1–17.3
2037-2.3-22.1–17.9
2038-2.5-23.1–18
2039-2.4-22.2–17.3
2040-2.4-23.5–17.3
2041-2.3-23.7–17.4
2042-2.2-21.8–17.2
2043-2.1-22.5–18.8
2044-2.1-22.7–18.6
2045-2.2-22.5–18.1
2046-2.5-22.3–16.7
2047-2.1-21.6–17.8
2048-2.1-22.1–16.7
2049-2.5-22.8–16.1
2050-2-22.4–17.6
2051-2.2-22.7–17.5
2052-2-22.2–16.9
2053-1.7-23–18
2054-1.9-23.3–18.1
2055-1.7-22.4–18
2056-2-23.1–17.1
2057-2-22.1–18.2
2058-2.3-22.7–17.1
2059-1.9-21.2–18
2060-2.1-22.4–18.4
2061-1.9-21–17.8
2062-2-21.2–19.3
2063-1.5-20.4–18.7
2064-1.9-21.1–18.9
2065-1.8-22.1–20.8
2066-1.9-22.9–18.3
2067-1.9-22.5–17.7
2068-1.4-22–17.7
2069-1.4-21.7–18.2
2070-1.3-22.2–18.6
2071-1-22.4–18.2
2072-1.1-21.2–19.5
2073-1-21.6–18.8
2074-1.2-21.4–18.6
2075-0.9-22.8–18.7
2076-0.9-20.7–18
2077-0.7-20.5–19.6
2078-0.6-20.6–18.2
2079-0.8-21.1–17.5
2080-0.5-20.1–19
2081-0.4-20.3–19.5
2082-0.4-20.8–19.1
2083-0.2-20.1–19.2
2084-0.2-20.9–20.9
2085-0.2-20.7–19.3
2086-0.2-22.1–17.6
2087-0.1-21.5–18.9
2088-0.1-21.7–19.8
2089-0.2-20.3–18.2
2090-0.1-20.9–17.6
2091-0-21–18.9
20920-21–20
20930-21.5–19.5
20940-20.7–20.5
20950.1-20.2–20
20960.1-20.5–19.9
20970.1-20–19.3
20980.1-20.5–18.4
20990.2-21.6–18.5
21000.2-22.1–17.7

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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