Deaths in Puerto Rico
Deaths in Puerto Rico was 34,664 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6.9% from 2022. That is the 126th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Deaths in Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 34,664 Estimated |
| 2022 | 37,234 Estimated |
| 2021 | 33,994 Estimated |
| 2020 | 33,990 Estimated |
| 2019 | 31,921 Estimated |
| 2018 | 32,771 Estimated |
| 2017 | 36,487 Estimated |
| 2016 | 34,515 Estimated |
| 2015 | 33,469 Estimated |
| 2014 | 35,072 Estimated |
| 2013 | 34,079 Estimated |
| 2012 | 36,681 Estimated |
| 2011 | 38,175 Estimated |
| 2010 | 37,911 Estimated |
| 2009 | 36,981 Estimated |
| 2008 | 35,967 Estimated |
| 2007 | 35,475 Estimated |
| 2006 | 34,246 Estimated |
| 2005 | 35,245 Estimated |
| 2004 | 33,501 Estimated |
| 2003 | 32,068 Estimated |
| 2002 | 31,283 Estimated |
| 2001 | 32,521 Estimated |
| 2000 | 32,668 Estimated |
| 1999 | 31,760 Estimated |
| 1998 | 32,087 Estimated |
| 1997 | 30,508 Estimated |
| 1996 | 30,952 Estimated |
| 1995 | 30,664 Estimated |
| 1994 | 29,597 Estimated |
| 1993 | 29,199 Estimated |
| 1992 | 28,115 Estimated |
| 1991 | 26,284 Estimated |
| 1990 | 27,778 Estimated |
| 1989 | 28,093 Estimated |
| 1988 | 26,279 Estimated |
| 1987 | 25,246 Estimated |
| 1986 | 25,088 Estimated |
| 1985 | 25,477 Estimated |
| 1984 | 23,899 Estimated |
| 1983 | 23,549 Estimated |
| 1982 | 23,967 Estimated |
| 1981 | 23,436 Estimated |
| 1980 | 22,737 Estimated |
| 1979 | 22,472 Estimated |
| 1978 | 21,990 Estimated |
| 1977 | 21,451 Estimated |
| 1976 | 21,180 Estimated |
| 1975 | 20,636 Estimated |
| 1974 | 20,974 Estimated |
| 1973 | 20,929 Estimated |
| 1972 | 20,551 Estimated |
| 1971 | 19,684 Estimated |
| 1970 | 20,050 Estimated |
| 1969 | 18,998 Estimated |
| 1968 | 18,114 Estimated |
| 1967 | 17,256 Estimated |
| 1966 | 17,183 Estimated |
| 1965 | 17,785 Estimated |
| 1964 | 18,392 Estimated |
| 1963 | 17,238 Estimated |
| 1962 | 16,544 Estimated |
| 1961 | 16,380 Estimated |
| 1960 | 15,823 Estimated |
| 1959 | 15,911 Estimated |
| 1958 | 16,385 Estimated |
| 1957 | 16,123 Estimated |
| 1956 | 16,591 Estimated |
| 1955 | 16,343 Estimated |
| 1954 | 16,750 Estimated |
| 1953 | 17,744 Estimated |
| 1952 | 20,839 Estimated |
| 1951 | 22,975 Estimated |
| 1950 | 23,019 Estimated |
Puerto Rico compared with nearby places
- Under 100K
- 100K to 200K
- 200K to 300K
- 300K and over
- No data
Rankings
Definition
Deaths of residents in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/puerto-rico. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/puerto-rico.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/puerto-rico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_puerto_rico_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/puerto-rico. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the deaths in Puerto Rico?
Deaths in Puerto Rico was 34,664 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6.9% from 2022. That is the 126th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest deaths in Puerto Rico?
38,175 in 2011, the highest value since 1950 in this series.