Lower middle income vs Puerto Rico: Net migration
Lower middle income
-3.12 million
in 2025
Puerto Rico
5,495
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
49th
Puerto Rico rank
51st
Net migration over time
- Lower middle income
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 5,495 against -3.12 million in Lower middle income, a difference of 3.12 million.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 49th and Puerto Rico ranks 51st of 49 groups.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -402,979 | -20,346 | 382,633 | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | -390,992 | -2,501 | 388,491 | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | -304,461 | -8,755 | 295,706 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -656,165 | -5,828 | 650,337 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -2.68 million | -24,119 | 2.66 million | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -4.10 million | -40,841 | 4.06 million | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -3.23 million | 6,462 | 3.23 million | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net migration, Lower middle income or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 5,495 against -3.12 million in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net migration between Lower middle income and Puerto Rico?
- 3.12 million, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Puerto Rico rank globally for net migration?
- Lower middle income ranks 49th and Puerto Rico ranks 51st of 49 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Net migration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.