Life expectancy at birth, projections in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth, projections was 91.04 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
91.04 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.04 years
in 2100
All-time low
81.9 years
in 2024
Years of data
77
2024–2100
Life expectancy at birth, projections in Puerto Rico, 2024–2100
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 91.04 years for life expectancy at birth, projections in 2100. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, projections in Puerto Rico peaked at 91.04 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 81.9 years, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, projections in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.9 years | — |
| 2025 | 82.08 years | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 82.27 years | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 82.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2028 | 82.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2029 | 82.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 82.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2031 | 83.06 years | +0.2% |
| 2032 | 83.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2033 | 83.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2034 | 83.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 83.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 83.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 83.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 84.04 years | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 84.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 84.3 years | +0.2% |
| 2041 | 84.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2042 | 84.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 84.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 84.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 84.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 85.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 85.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 85.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 85.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 85.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 85.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 85.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 85.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 86 years | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 86.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 86.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 86.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 86.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 86.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 86.69 years | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 86.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 86.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 87.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 87.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 87.26 years | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 87.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 87.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 87.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 87.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 87.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 87.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 88.05 years | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 88.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 88.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 88.39 years | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 88.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 88.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 88.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 88.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 88.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 89.03 years | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 89.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 89.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 89.36 years | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 89.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 89.57 years | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 89.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 89.78 years | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 89.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 89.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 90.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 90.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 90.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 90.41 years | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 90.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 90.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 90.73 years | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 90.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 90.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 91.04 years | +0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 91.04 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.66 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 91.04 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.74 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 82.33 years | 81.9 years | 82.74 years | 6 |
| 2030s | 83.55 years | 82.9 years | 84.17 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 84.87 years | 84.3 years | 85.43 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 86.07 years | 85.55 years | 86.58 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 87.2 years | 86.69 years | 87.72 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 88.32 years | 87.82 years | 88.82 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 89.4 years | 88.92 years | 89.88 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 90.47 years | 89.99 years | 90.94 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 91.04 years | 91.04 years | 91.04 years | 1 |
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More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, projections in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth, projections in Puerto Rico was 91.04 years in 2100, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 91.04 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, projections recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.9 years in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth, projections?
- Puerto Rico ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at birth, projections rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.