Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per was 0.1861 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1861 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
12th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.2057 units per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.1602 units per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023

00.050.10.150.21990200620231990: 0.161 units per square kilometre1991: 0.16 units per square kilometre1992: 0.163 units per square kilometre1993: 0.16 units per square kilometre1994: 0.164 units per square kilometre1995: 0.168 units per square kilometre1996: 0.167 units per square kilometre1997: 0.167 units per square kilometre1998: 0.169 units per square kilometre1999: 0.171 units per square kilometre2000: 0.177 units per square kilometre2001: 0.178 units per square kilometre2002: 0.178 units per square kilometre2003: 0.177 units per square kilometre2004: 0.178 units per square kilometre2005: 0.175 units per square kilometre2006: 0.177 units per square kilometre2007: 0.181 units per square kilometre2008: 0.186 units per square kilometre2009: 0.191 units per square kilometre2010: 0.196 units per square kilometre2011: 0.2 units per square kilometre2012: 0.202 units per square kilometre2013: 0.203 units per square kilometre2014: 0.206 units per square kilometre2015: 0.206 units per square kilometre2016: 0.204 units per square kilometre2017: 0.199 units per square kilometre2018: 0.194 units per square kilometre2019: 0.196 units per square kilometre2020: 0.194 units per square kilometre2021: 0.188 units per square kilometre2022: 0.186 units per square kilometre2023: 0.186 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico stood at 0.1861 units per square kilometre.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.2057 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1602 units per square kilometre, in 1991.

That places Puerto Rico 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.1609 units per square kilometre
1991 0.1602 units per square kilometre -0.4%
1992 0.1628 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1993 0.1605 units per square kilometre -1.5%
1994 0.1642 units per square kilometre +2.3%
1995 0.1679 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1996 0.1674 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1997 0.1666 units per square kilometre -0.5%
1998 0.1689 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1999 0.1713 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2000 0.1772 units per square kilometre +3.5%
2001 0.1776 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2002 0.1779 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2003 0.1768 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2004 0.1776 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2005 0.1747 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2006 0.1767 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2007 0.1808 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2008 0.1856 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2009 0.1913 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2010 0.1958 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2011 0.2002 units per square kilometre +2.3%
2012 0.2017 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2013 0.2031 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2014 0.2057 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2015 0.2056 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2016 0.2041 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2017 0.1989 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2018 0.1942 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2019 0.1957 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2020 0.1943 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2021 0.1877 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2022 0.1863 units per square kilometre -0.8%
2023 0.1861 units per square kilometre -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1651 units per square kilometre 0.1602 units per square kilometre 0.1713 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.1796 units per square kilometre 0.1747 units per square kilometre 0.1913 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2005 units per square kilometre 0.1942 units per square kilometre 0.2057 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1886 units per square kilometre 0.1861 units per square kilometre 0.1943 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 9 Lebanon 0.234 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 10 Mauritius 0.222 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 11 Barbados 0.1895 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 13 Republic of Korea 0.1687 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 14 India 0.1642 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 15 Sri Lanka 0.1517 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico?
Persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per in Puerto Rico was 0.1861 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.2057 units per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1602 units per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Puerto Rico rank for persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per?
Puerto Rico ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is persons outside the labour force (ilo modelled estimates) (15+), per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 6,274 data points, 1990–2023
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Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.