New interactive tool combines population, birth, death and migration data in one visual platform. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rico’s population is projected to decline steadily from 2024 to 2029. #NewsismyBusiness
San Juan, Bayamón and Ponce lose the most residents as the island’s total population falls to 3.2 million. #NewsismyBusiness
Leveraging the skills of the Puerto Rican diaspora and fostering a collaborative spirit are key to ensuring long-term resilience. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rico economic indicators highlight migration and rising costs. #NewsismyBusiness
Looking ahead to the November elections, the private sector institution seeks to include its proposals to improve the quality of life and promote greater economic development. #NewsismyBusiness
Customer service representatives continue to support customers at the company’s stores and call centers with any remaining matters. #NewsismyBusiness
New data reveal shifts in emigration trends. #NewsismyBusiness
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Survey found that household and family incomes saw no significant changes, but poverty rates rose slightly, despite a large drop in unemployment. #NewsismyBusiness
During the decade from 2010 to 2019, Puerto Rico lost 14% of its population. What forced Puerto Ricans to emigrate? On July 26, the first part of the “Beyond the Census: The Demographic Crisis of Puerto Rico,” premiered on the YouTube platform. The documentary series presents the factors associated with the emigration of Puerto Ricans […]
During calendar year 2018, it was estimated that about 113,000 people migrated to other jurisdictions in the United States, in net terms, according to the latest data from the American Community Survey released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Migration from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States increased by 36.9% between 2017 and 2018, […]
The Survey’s statistics refer to the information collected during calendar year 2017 and includes social, economic and housing data for Puerto Rico and municipalities with a population of 65,000 people or more.
The mass exodus of Puerto Ricans to the U.S. mainland are already having an impact on federal health system funding and will surely influence the upcoming electoral cycle, according to a report published by San Juan-based Impactivo Consulting.
Puerto Rico’s population will dip under 3 million within a year — for the first time since the mid-1970s — if current rates of emigration continue, warns Jenniffer González-Colón, the island’s resident commissioner in Washington.
The Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics on Sunday released data confirming that 89,000 people emigrated from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland in 2015, a year when all migratory indicators reached new levels.
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