Puerto Rico experienced a record net migration loss in 2018 Net migration over previous year, in thousands '11 '12 '13 14
Puerto Rico saw a historic net migration loss in 2018, a year after hurricanes Maria and Irma. From 2017 to 2018, 123,000 more people left than moved to Puerto Rico, compared with 78,000 the previous year. Between 2000 and 2009, the net migration loss was no more than 6,000 each year. These losses significantly increased in 2011 and have grown since.
Puerto Rico experienced a record net  | migration loss in 2018  | Net migration over previous year, in thousands  | '11 '12 '13 14  | '16 '17  | '18  | '09  | 10  | '15  | 4  | 7  | 50  | --44  | --55  | --65 --65 --68  | --78  | Hurricanes Maria and Irma struck  | Puerto Rico in September 2017  | 123  | Note: Population estimates was of July 1 of each year. Net migration  | is number of people that moved to Puerto Rico, minus the number  | that left the island. Figures rounded to the nearest thousand.  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau  | Vintage 2009 population estimates for 2008-: 2009 and Vintage  | 2018 estimates for 2010-2018.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 