Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 56.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico stood at 56.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico peaked at 56.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.9% | — |
| 1991 | 51.3% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 56.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 50.5% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.7% | 49.9% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 52.0% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 46.7% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 50.5% | 56.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Puerto Rico was 56.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.