Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 8.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
In 2016, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico stood at 8.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1992.
Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +34.6% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 8.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 8.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23.2%, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +34.6% | 5.1% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.9% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 7 |
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)
- Population 2,836 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,836 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4793 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Puerto Rico was 8.5% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1992.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".