Share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of women who are married or in a union was 12.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico, 1970–2022
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico stood at 12.5%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico peaked at 12.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1970.
That places Puerto Rico 56th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.0% | — |
| 1971 | 11.0% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 11.2% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2% | 11.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 3 |
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 share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Puerto Rico was 12.5% in 2022, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1970.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Puerto Rico ranks 56th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.