Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 80.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico, 1960–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2020, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico stood at 80.6%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico peaked at 80.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.5% | — |
| 1970 | 41.8% | +37.2% |
| 1976 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 44.2% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 47.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 46.1% | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 52.2% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 55.1% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 61.1% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +24.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 80.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 95% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 80.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +37.2% | 30.5% | 41.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 43.3% | 41.4% | 44.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 46.1% | 53.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 50.5% | 61.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 59.1% | 66.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 64.8% | 67.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Puerto Rico was 80.6% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.