Luxembourg vs Puerto Rico: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Luxembourg
94.9%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
94.3%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
25th
Puerto Rico rank
28th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Luxembourg
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 94.9% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 28th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.0% | 41.7% | 26.2% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 71.5% | 49.5% | 21.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 77.2% | 61.3% | 15.9% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 80.6% | 74.2% | 6.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 90.2% | 8.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 94.1% | 7.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 93.8% | 3.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.2% | 0.5% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Luxembourg or Puerto Rico?
- Luxembourg, at 94.9% against 94.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Luxembourg and Puerto Rico?
- 0.6%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Puerto Rico?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Puerto Rico rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 25th and Puerto Rico ranks 28th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.