Puerto Rico vs Trinidad and Tobago: Population in the largest city
Puerto Rico
81.0%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
74.0%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
5th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
6th
Population in the largest city over time
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 81.0% against 74.0% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.6% | 90.9% | 33.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 58.2% | 72.6% | 14.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 73.6% | 6.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 72.4% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 75.1% | 5.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 75.1% | 0.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 73.9% | 6.5% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Puerto Rico or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Puerto Rico, at 81.0% against 74.0% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 7.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Puerto Rico ranks 5th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 6th 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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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.