Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life expectancy at birth was 81.69 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.69 years
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
42nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.69 years
in 2023
All-time low
60.27 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico is 81.69 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.27 years, in 1951.
Puerto Rico ranks 42nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 60.37 years | — |
| 1951 | 60.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 61.79 years | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 64.47 years | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 65.6 years | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 66.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 66.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 67.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 67.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 68.07 years | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 68.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 68.53 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 68.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 68.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 68.24 years | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 70.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 70.7 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 70.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.35 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 71.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 70.81 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 71.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 72.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.72 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.98 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.95 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 73.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.63 years | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 73.27 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 73.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.48 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 72.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 73.88 years | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 73.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 73.57 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 74 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.67 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.56 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.28 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.94 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.7 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.56 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.77 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.32 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.04 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.36 years | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.07 years | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 81.09 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 81.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.01 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.77 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.69 years | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.76 years | 60.27 years | 68.07 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 69.43 years | 68.24 years | 70.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.62 years | 70.35 years | 72.72 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 years | 72.48 years | 73.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 years | 72.83 years | 75.28 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.06 years | 75.51 years | 78.38 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.97 years | 78.72 years | 81.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.22 years | 79.43 years | 81.69 years | 4 |
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- 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 15-64, total 2.02 million (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
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- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico was 81.69 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.69 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.27 years in 1951.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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