Labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.175 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.175 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.175 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1168 units per person, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1168 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1197 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1234 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1322 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1321 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.132 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1346 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1388 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1389 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.146 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.14 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1431 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1463 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.15 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1488 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1552 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1576 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1548 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1521 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1476 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1441 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1416 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1416 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1416 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1401 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1414 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1442 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1465 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1499 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1527 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1563 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1658 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1682 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1707 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1733 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.175 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1315 units per person | 0.1168 units per person | 0.146 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1496 units per person | 0.14 units per person | 0.1576 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1444 units per person | 0.1401 units per person | 0.1527 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1682 units per person | 0.1563 units per person | 0.175 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.175 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.175 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1168 units per person in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.