Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
Puerto Rico ranks 157th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -42.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +154.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -35.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -49.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +29.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 63% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +154.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | -49.9% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 1992 | -42.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 1995 | -35.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More work & labour data for Puerto Rico
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 142.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 521.69 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 995.62 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 157th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.