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Puerto Rico?s Foreign-Born Population Has Declined

Puerto Rico?s foreign-born population slipped below 100,000 in 2018-2022 from a decade earlier, according to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS) five-year estimates.

The island?s foreign-born population declined by roughly 15,000, from 104,497 in 2008-2012 to 89,461 a decade later.

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This drop was in line with an overall decline in Puerto Rico?s total population, which decreased from 3.7 million to 3.3 million between 2008-2012 and 2018-2022. While this trend may largely reflect falling birth rates, the island was also hit by natural disasters and economic crises that accelerated net outmigration.

The 2018-2022 ACS estimates provide a snapshot of how Puerto Rico?s foreign-born population changed in the face of these challenges.

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