Which has higher population in the largest city, Djibouti or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 81.0% against 71.3% in Djibouti as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Puerto Rico?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Djibouti vs Puerto Rico: Population in the largest city

Djibouti

71.3%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

81.0%

in 2025

Djibouti rank

8th

Puerto Rico rank

5th

Population in the largest city over time

Djibouti
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 81.0% against 71.3% in Djibouti, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	82.1%	57.6%	24.5%	Djibouti
1970s	61.0%	58.2%	2.8%	Djibouti
1980s	62.0%	67.4%	5.4%	Puerto Rico
1990s	74.8%	73.0%	1.9%	Djibouti
2000s	73.6%	69.7%	3.8%	Djibouti
2010s	73.4%	74.5%	1.1%	Puerto Rico
2020s	71.7%	80.4%	8.7%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Djibouti or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 81.0% against 71.3% in Djibouti as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Djibouti and Puerto Rico?: 9.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in the largest city?: Djibouti ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.