Aruba vs Puerto Rico: Share of the population that is female
Aruba
52.8%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
53.0%
in 2025
Aruba rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
11th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Aruba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 53.0% against 52.8% in Aruba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 0.0% | Aruba |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 51.2% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.4% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.7% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.9% | 0.1% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 52.4% | 0.2% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.9% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Aruba or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 53.0% against 52.8% in Aruba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Aruba and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Puerto Rico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Aruba and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Aruba ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.