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Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico has 3.2 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $129 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of the oil it uses (EIA, 2024).

Written automatically from the figures on this page.

Population
3.2 m (2025)
Administered by
United States

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.

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Dependencies at a glance

Puerto Rico imports all of the oil it uses.

Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
ResourceDependencePositionMain partners
OilImports mostImports all of the oil it usesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025No partner data from the source
Natural gasImports mostImports all of the gas it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025No partner data from the source
WheatNot reported by this source–
MaizeNot reported by this source–
RiceNot reported by this source–
SoybeansNot reported by this source–
PotashNot reported by this source–
PhosphateNot reported by this source–
ArmsSupplier concentration onlyNo major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025SIPRI, 2021–2025–
ChipsSupplier concentration onlyNot reported by this sourceUN Comtrade, 2025–

Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).

  • OilImports most

    Imports all of the oil it uses

    Main partners: No partner data from the source

    EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025

  • Natural gasImports most

    Imports all of the gas it uses Preliminary

    Main partners: No partner data from the source

    EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025

  • Wheat

    Not reported by this source

  • Maize

    Not reported by this source

  • Rice

    Not reported by this source

  • Soybeans

    Not reported by this source

  • Potash

    Not reported by this source

  • Phosphate

    Not reported by this source

  • ArmsSupplier concentration only

    No major arms imports recorded, 2021–2025

    SIPRI, 2021–2025

  • ChipsSupplier concentration only

    Not reported by this source

    UN Comtrade, 2025

Source: EIAyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026

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Money and reserves

Puerto Rico’s economy produced $129 bn in 2025.

GDP, 2000–2025

$0$50 bn$100 bn$150 bn200020052010201520202025

Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026

Economic growth0.3%2025 · 173rd of 186 · World Bank
Unemployment6.0%2025 · 71st of 181 · World Bank
Trade95% of GDP2024 · 67th of 172 · World Bank
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People

Puerto Rico had 3.2 m people in 2025.

Population, 1950–2100

01.0 m2.0 m3.0 m4.0 m195019701990200020102030205020702100Projection
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios

Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection

Puerto Rico’s population by age

1950200020502100
MenWomen01020304050607080901000m00m
Millions of people in each five-year age group, men left and women right. Years after 2023 are UN projections (medium variant).

Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection

Births per woman0.942023 · 232nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age45.32023 · 14th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over25%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
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More figures

Shown only where a source covers Puerto Rico.

Refugees

5from it, abroad, 2024

Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2024

Sanctions

No entry on the US, EU or UK lists gives it as an address or nationality.

Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.

Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026

Cyber incidents

5publicly known incidents affecting Puerto Rico, 2000–2024

Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to

Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024

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All figures

27 measures on this site have a recent figure for Puerto Rico.

GDP$129 bn202564th of 186World Bank
GDP per person$40,620202528th of 186World Bank
Economic growth0.3%2025173rd of 186World Bank
Government debtEstimate2025176th of 191IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026
Government budget balanceEstimate202547th of 195IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026
Unemployment6.0%202571st of 181World Bank
Trade95%202467th of 172World Bank
Population3.2 m2025134th of 216World Bank
Population with UN projections3.2 m2023135th of 237UN WPP 2024
Births per woman0.942023232nd of 237UN WPP 2024
Median age45.3202314th of 237UN WPP 2024
Life expectancy81.7202342nd of 237UN WPP 2024
Refugees from the country52024197th of 204UNHCR
Crude oil production0 kb/d2025100th of 214EIA
Oil consumption94 kb/d202485th of 212EIA
Natural gas productionPreliminary202497th of 213EIA
Natural gas consumption2.5 bcm202480th of 213EIA
Electricity generated20 TWh202483rd of 193Ember
Low-carbon electricity6%2024161st of 193Ember
Electricity from coal16%202441st of 193Ember
Electricity from wind and solar5.7%202499th of 193Ember
Maize production0.0 Mt2024152nd of 169FAOSTAT
Rice production0.0 Mt2024102nd of 135FAOSTAT
Potash fertiliser use0.00 Mt2024155th of 199FAOSTAT
Phosphate fertiliser use0.00 Mt2024159th of 199FAOSTAT
Water from abroad0%2023125th of 193FAO AQUASTAT
People using the internet87%202258th of 182World Bank

Sources for this page

  • World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Unemployment, Trade, Population, …
  • IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance
  • UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
  • UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from
  • U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
  • Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
  • FAOSTATMaize production, Rice production, Potash use, Phosphate use
  • FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
  • US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions
  • EU financial sanctions listSanctions
  • UK Sanctions ListSanctions
  • EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents

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