How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?

31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Puerto Rico: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)

Italy

21.2%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

21.8%

in 2020

Italy rank

148th

Puerto Rico rank

145th

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) over time

Italy
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 21.8% against 21.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 148th and Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 154 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1970s	38.2%	28.0%	10.2%	Italy
1980s	38.9%	23.2%	15.6%	Italy
1990s	33.1%	32.1%	1.0%	Italy
2000s	30.3%	33.6%	3.4%	Puerto Rico
2010s	21.8%	21.4%	0.4%	Italy
2020s	20.4%	21.8%	1.4%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%), Italy or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 21.8% against 21.2% in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) between Italy and Puerto Rico?: 0.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%)?: Italy ranks 148th and Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 3,991 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.