Employers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 2.8% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 2.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 60% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 2.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 58% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More work & labour data for Puerto Rico
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -2.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.5786 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 142.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 521.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 473.93 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 995.62 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).