Share of the population that is female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of the population that is female was 53.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Puerto Rico stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Puerto Rico peaked at 53.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.1% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.7% | 53.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 9,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,915 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Puerto Rico?
- Share of the population that is female in Puerto Rico was 53.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of the population that is female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 11th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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