Life Expectancy at Birth in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
38th
of 216 countries
All-time high
81.9
in 2024
All-time low
68.24
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico stood at 81.9. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico peaked at 81.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.24, in 1964.
That places Puerto Rico 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.63 | — |
| 1961 | 68.53 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 68.86 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 68.73 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 68.24 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 69.29 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 70.22 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 70.7 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 70.57 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 70.51 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.35 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 71.08 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 70.81 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.95 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 71.32 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 71.96 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 72.08 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.4 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 72.53 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.72 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.1 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 72.98 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.95 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 73.38 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 73.43 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 72.63 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 73.27 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 73.4 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.15 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.48 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 72.83 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 73.88 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 73.39 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.31 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.62 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 73.57 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 74 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.67 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 74.56 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.28 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 75.51 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.97 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.82 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 76.94 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.91 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.7 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.56 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.66 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.11 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.38 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.72 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 78.77 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79.26 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.32 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.04 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.68 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 80.36 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.07 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 81.09 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 81.44 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.01 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.77 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.43 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.69 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 81.9 | +0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 81.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 81.9 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.43 | 68.24 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.62 | 70.35 | 72.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.08 | 72.48 | 73.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.91 | 72.83 | 75.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.06 | 75.51 | 78.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.97 | 78.72 | 81.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.56 | 79.43 | 81.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,836 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,836 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4793 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico?
- Life expectancy at birth in Puerto Rico was 81.9 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.24 in 1964.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 38th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.