Which has higher rural population, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?

Puerto Rico, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Puerto Rico

5.7%

in 2025

Turks and Caicos Islands

5.6%

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

198th

Turks and Caicos Islands rank

199th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Puerto Rico
Turks and Caicos Islands

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 198th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 199th of 218 countries.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Turks and Caicos Islands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50.5%	51.1%	0.6%	Turks and Caicos Islands
1970s	38.7%	47.4%	8.7%	Turks and Caicos Islands
1980s	25.8%	36.7%	10.9%	Turks and Caicos Islands
1990s	9.8%	20.6%	10.7%	Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s	5.9%	12.5%	6.6%	Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s	6.2%	8.3%	2.1%	Turks and Caicos Islands
2020s	5.8%	6.2%	0.4%	Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?: Puerto Rico, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for rural population?: Puerto Rico ranks 198th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 199th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.