¿Cuántos vehículos hay en Puerto Rico?

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Ronald G. Hernández Maldonado
10 September 2026

¿Cuántos vehículos hay en Puerto Rico?

Al 30 de junio de 2026, Puerto Rico cuenta con 2,649,792 vehículos con marbete activo, según datos del Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP). Esta cifra incluye distintos tipos de vehículos, entre ellos automóviles, camiones, motocicletas, ómnibus y arrastres registrados a través de los 78 municipios.

Los automóviles representan la mayor parte de los vehículos en Puerto Rico, con 2,106,223 unidades, equivalentes a cerca del 79.5 % del total. Le siguen los camiones, con 442,017, las motocicletas, con 49,159, los arrastres, con 47,469, y los ómnibus, con 4,924.

Al observar la distribución por municipio, San Juan encabeza la lista con 317,926 vehículos. Le siguen Bayamón, con 140,186, y Carolina, con 133,667. Los tres municipios suman 591,779 vehículos, lo que representa aproximadamente el 22.3 % del total de Puerto Rico.

Estas estadísticas permiten conocer la cantidad, composición y distribución territorial de los vehículos en Puerto Rico. La información aporta al análisis de temas relacionados con movilidad, transportación, infraestructura vial y la planificación urbana.

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Preparado por: Instituto de Estadísticas de Puerto Rico

Fuente: Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP). Datos al 30 de junio de 2026.

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