Rural population, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Rural population, per capita was 0.0566 units per person in 2025. β Volatile
Rural population, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0566 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.5569 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.056 units per person, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 196th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5046 units per person | 0.4442 units per person | 0.5569 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3867 units per person | 0.3408 units per person | 0.4325 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2581 units per person | 0.1787 units per person | 0.3293 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0984 units per person | 0.0568 units per person | 0.1607 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.059 units per person | 0.056 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0618 units per person | 0.0605 units per person | 0.0624 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0584 units per person | 0.0566 units per person | 0.0599 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 193 Jordan 0.0679 units per person compare
- 194 Iceland 0.0578 units per person compare
- 195 Guam 0.0578 units per person compare
- 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.056 units per person compare
- 198 Luxembourg 0.0512 units per person compare
- 199 United States Virgin Islands 0.0461 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6858 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6858 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Rural population, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0566 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5569 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 units per person in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for rural population, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 196th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.