MigrantoMigration trends in Puerto Rico
Latin America
Puerto Rico loses more people than it takes in: 1.9M emigrants against 215K immigrants. Net balance −1.7M — 54% of the country's population
3.2M
Population
215K
Immigrants
1.9M
Emigrants
−1.7M
Outflow
1 in 15 residents of Puerto Rico was born abroad — and 1 in 3 people born in Puerto Rico lives abroad
#41 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Puerto Rico
Where people come from
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 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 emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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