Population, male in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population, male was 47.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Puerto Rico stood at 47.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Puerto Rico peaked at 49.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2025.
Puerto Rico ranks 208th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, male in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.5% | — |
| 1961 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.3% | 48.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 47.9% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 47.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 47.0% | 47.3% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 15,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 14,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Puerto Rico?
- Population, male in Puerto Rico was 47.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population, male?
- Puerto Rico ranks 208th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.