Digital 2021: Puerto Rico
You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Puerto Rico in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).
This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Puerto Rico, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Puerto Rico in 2021.
Puerto Rico’s population
Puerto Rico had a population of 2.84 million in January 2021.
Puerto Rico’s population decreased by 53 thousand (-1.8%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
52.6% of Puerto Rico’s population is female, while 47.4% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
93.6% of Puerto Rico’s population lives in urban centres, while 6.4% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Puerto Rico
There were 2.21 million internet users in Puerto Rico in January 2021.
Internet penetration in Puerto Rico stood at 77.7% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Puerto Rico
There were 2.32 million social media users in Puerto Rico in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Puerto Rico remained unchanged between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Puerto Rico was equivalent to 81.6% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Puerto Rico
There were 3.05 million mobile connections in Puerto Rico in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Puerto Rico decreased by 43 thousand (-1.4%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Puerto Rico in January 2021 was equivalent to 107.2% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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