What is life expectancy in Puerto Rico?

Life expectancy in Puerto Rico was 81.69 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 81.69 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 60.26 years in 1951.

How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy?

Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Puerto Rico

Name: Life expectancy in Puerto Rico
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Puerto Rico: Life expectancy 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

60.26 years

in 1951

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 81.69 years for life expectancy 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 in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.69 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.26 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	64.76 years	60.26 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

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
40 Finland 81.91 years compare
41 Greece 81.86 years compare
43 Cyprus 81.65 years compare
44 Slovenia 81.6 years compare
45 Germany 81.38 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Puerto Rico

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, male 64.8% (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 14,716 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 14,230 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 13,590 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 14,358 (2025)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Puerto Rico?: Life expectancy in Puerto Rico was 81.69 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 81.69 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 60.26 years in 1951.
How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy?: Puerto Rico ranks 42nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.