Puerto Rico posts net migration gain for first time in years, report says
June 10, 2025
Planning Board’s Economic Report reveals demographic shift, 2.1% GDP growth. #NewsismyBusiness
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Institute of Statistics unveils Demographic Observatory dashboard
May 23, 2025
New interactive tool combines population, birth, death and migration data in one visual platform. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico ranks among world’s fastest-shrinking populations
April 21, 2025
Puerto Rico’s population is projected to decline steadily from 2024 to 2029. #NewsismyBusiness
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Census Bureau reports continued population decline in Puerto Rico
March 17, 2025
San Juan, Bayamón and Ponce lose the most residents as the island’s total population falls to 3.2 million. #NewsismyBusiness
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Puerto Rico’s shifting demographics: Challenges and opportunities
December 17, 2024
Leveraging the skills of the Puerto Rican diaspora and fostering a collaborative spirit are key to ensuring long-term resilience. #NewsismyBusiness
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Grocery items in San Juan, Bayamón and Caguas cost 12.2% more than stateside
October 25, 2024
Puerto Rico economic indicators highlight migration and rising costs. #NewsismyBusiness
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CofC looks to influence political platforms to promote return of diaspora
July 17, 2024
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
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Liberty wraps mobile migration process, continues optimizing system
April 3, 2024
Customer service representatives continue to support customers at the company’s stores and call centers with any remaining matters. #NewsismyBusiness
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Outmigration from Puerto Rico to US mainland slows
December 12, 2023
New data reveal shifts in emigration trends. #NewsismyBusiness
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Latest Puerto Rico census data reveal stable incomes, migration decline
September 15, 2023
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
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Documentary series on demographic changes in Puerto Rico premieres
July 31, 2020
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 […]
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P.R.’s net migration reached some 113K people in ’18, according to Census
September 27, 2019
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, […]
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U.S. Census: 97K people emigrated from P.R. to the US in ’17
September 14, 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.
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Report: Mass exodus from P.R. to US impacts healthcare, politics
January 16, 2018
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.
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González: PR population to dip under 3M within a year
October 26, 2017
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.
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