Publicado por el Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños de Hunter College, New York. Autores: Jennifer Hinojosa, Edwin Meléndez and Kathya Severino Pietri.
According to the 2018 U.S. Census Bureau’s Population Estimates, Puerto Rico’s population is 3.1 million, having declined 4% since 2017 (3.2 million).1 This is the first official estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on September 20th, 2017. Since Hurricane Maria, migration has intensified, especially among adults and the children accompanying them (family units), and this pattern shifted the Island’s demographic structure. This declining population has had a series of social and demographic impacts, such as increasing vacancy rates for housing units, lower growth rates in child population, and school closures throughout the Island.
https://centropr.hunter.cuny.edu/research/data-center/research-briefs/population-decline-and-school-closure-puerto-rico
