Migranto
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Where Puerto Ricans move

1.9M Puerto Ricans live abroad — #41 largest source of emigrants worldwide

#41 worldwide#6 in Latin America

Considering a move from Puerto Rico? — See top destinations, regional flows, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where emigrants go

The top 3 countries receive 99% of all emigrants

Largest destination
🇺🇸
United States

1.9M

98.8% of all emigrants

2🇩🇴Dominican Republic5.2K0.3%
3🇬🇺Guam4.4K0.2%
4🇻🇮US Virgin Islands4.1K0.2%
5🇭🇹Haiti1.6K0.1%
6🇲🇽Mexico1.5K0.1%
7🇵🇦Panama↑53%1.3K0.1%
8🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands9250.0%

↑↓ — change vs 2020

CountryEmigrants
United States1924799
Dominican Republic5156
Guam4367
US Virgin Islands4069
Haiti1582
Mexico1461
Panama1320
Northern Mariana Islands925
British Virgin Islands673
Colombia606
Peru527
Costa Rica514
Chile453
Argentina389
Venezuela375
Australia220
Ecuador173
Honduras133
Guatemala118
El Salvador63
Nicaragua61
Cayman Islands58
Antigua and Barbuda56
Bolivia46
Sint Maarten26
Curaçao24
Dominica15
Cuba7
Saint Lucia6
Cyprus1
Denmark0
Iceland0
Norway0
Greece0

By destination region

North America is the leading destination region at 99%

North America98.8%

1.9M

Latin America0.9%

17.9K

Oceania0.3%

5.5K

Middle East0.0%

1

Europe0.0%

0

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about emigration from Puerto Rico.

A significant share of the population lives abroad

1 in 2 residents of Puerto Rico has emigrated — 1.9M out of 3.2M, representing 60.8% of the population.

How emigration changed over time

Total emigrant population by year

Historical trend
Emigrants
YearEmigrants
1990922587
19951043769
20001181295
20051357565
20101554887
20151708615
20201886872
20241948223

Top destinations over time

Emigration to the 5 largest destination countries

🇺🇸 United States🇩🇴 Dominican Republic🇬🇺 Guam🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands🇭🇹 Haiti
YearUnited StatesDominican RepublicGuamUS Virgin IslandsHaiti
1990902791876719439741546
19951022698973819441411468
200011585321070819343161394
200513356758253205441901324
201015333665789391540651390
201516878214578395040671459
202018649914780417640671526
202419247995156436740691582

Fastest-changing destinations

How emigration to each country has changed since the selected year

🇵🇦Panama+53%
🇵🇪Peru+42%
🇨🇼Curaçao+41%
🇨🇺Cuba-30%
🇨🇷Costa Rica+21%
🇨🇱Chile+13%
🇧🇴Bolivia+12%
🇻🇬British Virgin Islands+11%

Puerto Rico as an emigration source

Share of immigrants in each country who originate from Puerto Rico

🇭🇹Haiti9%1.6K
🇻🇮US Virgin Islands7%4.1K
🇬🇺Guam5%4.4K
🇲🇵Northern Mariana Islands4%925
🇻🇬British Virgin Islands3%673
🇩🇴Dominican Republic1%5.2K
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