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La Isla Que VieneOpinionCommentary, not the record

The diaspora is the island's largest pool of new residents. Bring the founders home.

Migration slipped back to a net loss in 2025, and the fastest way to reverse it is not to wait on the cradle but to draw home Puerto Ricans who already have a business to move.

Valeria Soto Marrero
Columnist, La Isla Que Viene
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  1. Guaynabo (495), Bayamón (389) and Isabela (305) had the largest net migration gains in Puerto Rico in 2023. · census.govUnited Statesofficial source
  2. Ponce (1,050), Toa Baja (375) and Guayama (289) had the largest net migration losses in Puerto Rico in 2023. · census.govUnited Statesofficial source
  3. Puerto Rico experienced negative net migration of 2,779 between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. · census.govUnited Statesofficial source
  4. Puerto Rico's negative net migration of 2,779 reversed the positive net migration of 14,425 from the prior year. · census.govUnited Statesofficial source
  5. Migration returned to a net loss in 2025. · ctpublic.org
  6. In 2024, migration had helped stabilize the population. · ctpublic.org
  7. Net migration loss was 2,779 residents in 2025. · ctpublic.org
  8. Migration caused the population of older adults in Puerto Rico to nearly double in 10 years. · elnuevodia.comPuerto Rico
  9. A new study calculated the multimillion cost to the Puerto Rico government of the migration of boricuas between 2008 and 2022. · elnuevodia.comPuerto Rico
  10. Net migration in Puerto Rico was -2,779 people from 2024 to 2025. · estadisticas.pr.govUnited Statesofficial source
  11. Degree completion in Puerto Rico is higher than on the U.S. mainland. · foxnews.comUnited States
  12. The Puerto Rican population in the U.S. is concentrated in Florida (21%), New York (17%), New Jersey (8%), Pennsylvania (8%), and Massachusetts (6%). · pewresearch.org
  13. The document lists outmigration as a risk factor for Puerto Rico's outlook. · bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com
  14. Negative migration has contributed to Puerto Rico's loss of inhabitants in the 21st century. · esnoticiapr.com
  15. Act 60 is known as the Puerto Rico Incentives Code and was implemented in July 2019. · reservepr.com
  16. Individuals must become bona fide residents and spend at least 183 days per year in Puerto Rico. · reservepr.com
  17. The document lists a declining population as a risk factor for Puerto Rico's outlook. · bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com
  18. The World Bank provides data on the total population of Puerto Rico. · data.worldbank.org
  19. The World Bank provides data on the female population of Puerto Rico. · data.worldbank.org
  20. The World Bank provides data on the male population of Puerto Rico. · data.worldbank.org
They publish from United States, Puerto Rico. 6 could not be placed by their address. 2 are official bodies, so this traces to the documents themselves.