Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps was 30.14 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Puerto Rico, 1960–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Puerto Rico is 30.14, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Puerto Rico peaked at 31.27 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 16.67, in 1986.
Puerto Rico ranks 110th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.62 | — |
| 1970 | 21.64 | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 22.46 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 22.49 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 21.49 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 22.8 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 22.67 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 22.72 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 22.03 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 18.92 | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 21 | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 20.96 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 16.67 | -20.5% |
| 1987 | 17.05 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 20.6 | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 21.2 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 21.8 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 20.85 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 21.48 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 26.28 | +22.3% |
| 1994 | 26.32 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 26.35 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.24 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 28.62 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 28.08 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 29.9 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 28.52 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 28.83 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 29.14 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 30.96 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 29.58 | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 31.27 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 27.61 | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 23.16 | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 24.43 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 21.76 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 19.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.8 | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 21.23 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 20.66 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 20.09 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 30.14 | +50.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 30.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.18, 83% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 30.14 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.97, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +50.0% | 20.09 | 30.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.62 | 17.62 | 17.62 | 1 |
| 1970s | 22.18 | 21.49 | 22.8 | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.38 | 16.67 | 22.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.59 | 20.85 | 29.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.53 | 21.76 | 31.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.33 | 19.1 | 21.8 | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.14 | 30.14 | 30.14 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Puerto Rico?
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Puerto Rico was 30.14 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 31.27 in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 in 1986.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Puerto Rico ranks 110th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 Our World in Data
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About this data
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.