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
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 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