WTMG Intelligence
Puerto Rico Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Puerto Rico's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score48.9871
Global RMOS Rank#109 of 171
Migration Momentum24.5
International Migrant Stock223,323
Migrant Share7.0%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Puerto Rico's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS48.9871
Global rank#109
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 63.7%
Migrant-stock rank#98 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#161 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 24.5 | 25% | 6.1201 |
| Migrant Market Size | 43.3 | 20% | 8.6550 |
| Migrant Share | 55.9 | 15% | 8.3824 |
| GDP per Capita | 83.7 | 15% | 12.5562 |
| GDP Growth | 45.8 | 10% | 4.5763 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 64.5 | 10% | 6.4473 |
| Visa Accessibility | 45.0 | 5% | 2.2500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 48.9871 | ||
Puerto Rico migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Puerto Rico Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock223,323
2020 migrant stock247,132
2015 migrant stock280,494
2020-2024 change-23,809 (-9.6%)
2015-2024 change-57,171 (-20.4%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Puerto Rico
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 144,149 | 159,515 | 165,147 | -15,366 (-9.6%) |
| #2 | Dominican Republic | 42,387 | 46,905 | 57,891 | -4,518 (-9.6%) |
| #3 | Cuba | 11,420 | 12,637 | 13,321 | -1,217 (-9.6%) |
| #4 | Colombia | 3,650 | 4,039 | 3,788 | -389 (-9.6%) |
| #5 | Spain | 2,353 | 2,604 | 1,816 | -251 (-9.6%) |
| #6 | Peru | 1,892 | 2,094 | 686 | -202 (-9.6%) |
| #7 | Mexico | 1,655 | 1,831 | 2,647 | -176 (-9.6%) |
| #8 | China | 1,095 | 1,212 | 1,088 | -117 (-9.7%) |
| #9 | Venezuela | 898 | 994 | 2,302 | -96 (-9.7%) |
| #10 | Costa Rica | 835 | 924 | 685 | -89 (-9.6%) |
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Largest destinations for migrants from Puerto Rico
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 1,924,799 | 1,864,991 | 1,687,821 | +59,808 (+3.2%) |
| #2 | Dominican Republic | 5,156 | 4,780 | 4,578 | +376 (+7.9%) |
| #3 | Mexico | 1,461 | 1,424 | 1,379 | +37 (+2.6%) |
| #4 | Panama | 1,320 | 865 | 721 | +455 (+52.6%) |
| #5 | Colombia | 606 | 571 | 526 | +35 (+6.1%) |
| #6 | Peru | 527 | 370 | 257 | +157 (+42.4%) |
| #7 | Costa Rica | 514 | 426 | 356 | +88 (+20.7%) |
| #8 | Chile | 453 | 400 | 336 | +53 (+13.3%) |
| #9 | Argentina | 389 | 380 | 369 | +9 (+2.4%) |
| #10 | Venezuela | 375 | 393 | 419 | -18 (-4.6%) |
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WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
64.5
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 2 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
45.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 45.0, based on 2 contributing cities.
Puerto Rico against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Puerto Rico | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 49.0 | 55.8 | -6.8 |
| Migration Momentum | 24.5 | 60.1 | -35.7 |
| Migrant Market Size | 43.3 | 50.3 | -7.0 |
| Migrant Share | 55.9 | 50.0 | +5.9 |
| GDP per Capita | 83.7 | 51.1 | +32.6 |
| GDP Growth | 45.8 | 50.6 | -4.8 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 64.5 | 67.0 | -2.5 |
| Visa Accessibility | 45.0 | 60.0 | -15.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.