Migration trends in Puerto Rico

Latin America

1.9M people from Puerto Rico have built lives abroad. That's 60.8% of the country population, spread across 34 different countries

3.2M

Population

215K

Immigrants

1.9M

Emigrants

−1.7M

Outflow

Every 3rd person born in Puerto Rico now lives abroad

The #41 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Puerto Rico

Where people move to

1USA

1.9M98.8%

2Dominican Republic

5.2K0.3%

3Guam

4.4K0.2%

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Where people come from

1USA

144.1K67.1%

2Dominican Republic

42.4K19.7%

3Cuba

11.4K5.3%

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Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

312.9K immigrants · 922.6K emigrants

1995

Rose into the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Latin America
The diaspora abroad passed 1M people

2020

Slipped out of the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Latin America

Today

Since 1990: 97.9K fewer foreign-born residents and 1M more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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