Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 16.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 16.7% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2015.
That places Puerto Rico 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19.7% | — |
| 1992 | 19.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 19.3% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 19.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 16.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 16.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.6%, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 19.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.8% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.7% | 17.3% | 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Puerto Rico was 16.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.