Puerto Rico
Territory in Americas
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 3.2M (2025). World rank 134 of 216; in Americas, 23 of 46. Area: 8,870 km². World rank 171 of 249; in Americas, 31 of 56. Life expectancy: 81.9 years (2024). World rank 38 of 216 (1 = best); in Americas, 3 of 46. From 2015 to 2025: population 3.5M → 3.2M, GDP $103.4B → $129.4B, and GDP per person $29,242 → $40,620.
State
- Official name
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Local name
- Puerto Rico
- Capital
- San Juan
- Region
- Americas
- Form of government
- Dependent territory
- UN member
- No
- Head of government
- Jenniffer González
Key figures
- Population
- 3,184,835 2025
- Area
- 8,870 km²
- GDP
- $129.4B 2025
- GDP per person
- $40,620 2025
- Life expectancy
- 81.9 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
- Time zones
- UTC−4
- Calling code
- +1
- Emergency numbers
- 911
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- A, B
- Mains voltage
- 120 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 501
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 18.5% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Cerro de Punta, 1,338 m
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea, 0 m
- Mean elevation, m
- 261
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 27
- Warmest month in the capital
- August, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- January, 25°C
- Precipitation, mm per year
- 2,054 2022
Population and migration
- Population density
- 359.1 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- -0.6% 2025
- Living in cities
- 94.3% 2025
- Net migration per year
- +5.5K 2025
- Born in another country
- 6.9% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 11.2% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 63.5% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 25.3% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 85.4 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 78.3 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 0.9 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 5.7 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 10.3 2024
Society
- Religions
- Catholic 56%, Protestant 33%, no religion 8%, and other 2% (2014)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 68 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 59 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 43.7 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 60.3 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 64.9 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $52,196 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +0.3% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- High income
- Gross national income per person
- $27,320 2025
- Price level, USA = 100
- 78 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 0.7% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 47% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 51.9% 2025
- Unemployment
- 6% 2025
- Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
- 14% 2025
- Women in work or seeking work
- 36.9% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 46.9% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 43.6% 2025
Education
- Adult literacy
- 92.4% 2017
- Primary school enrolment
- 87.9% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 81.5% 2024
- Higher education enrolment
- 77.9% 2023
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 4.3% 2024
Healthcare
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1.8 1995
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 3.3 1996
Public health
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 11 2023
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 10.9% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 73.5% 2022
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 100% 2024
- Access to basic sanitation
- 100% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 14.6 2023
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 5.4 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 72 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones and droughts
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 7.8 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 4.8 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 5.5 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 49.8% 2024
- Protected areas
- 2.3% 2025
- Renewable fresh water, m³ per person
- 2,205 2022
- Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn
- 19.5% 2022
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 87.3% 2022
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 126 2024
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 28 2024
- Internet domain
- .pr
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 100% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 2.5% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 4.6% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 95.4% 2021
Transport
- Airports
- 20 2025
Science and innovation
- Research spending, share of GDP
- 0.4% 2015
- Researchers per million people
- 332 2015
- Scientific articles per year
- 605 2023