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

Puerto Rico, at 81.0% against 25.6% in IDA total as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total 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.

IDA total vs Puerto Rico: Population in the largest city

IDA total

25.6%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

81.0%

in 2025

IDA total rank

8th

Puerto Rico rank

5th

Population in the largest city over time

IDA total
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 81.0% against 25.6% in IDA total, a difference of 55.4%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.2 times IDA total's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 43 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	27.5%	57.6%	30.1%	Puerto Rico
1970s	28.6%	58.2%	29.6%	Puerto Rico
1980s	28.0%	67.4%	39.4%	Puerto Rico
1990s	28.0%	73.0%	45.0%	Puerto Rico
2000s	26.6%	69.7%	43.2%	Puerto Rico
2010s	25.3%	74.5%	49.2%	Puerto Rico
2020s	25.4%	80.4%	54.9%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, IDA total or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 81.0% against 25.6% in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between IDA total and Puerto Rico?: 55.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Puerto Rico?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Puerto Rico rank globally for population in the largest city?: IDA total ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 5th of 43 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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