Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 4.9 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Puerto Rico, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Puerto Rico stood at 4.9 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.1 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.93 units per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.1 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 5.1 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.81 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.41 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 4.21 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 4.09 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.09 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.02 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.93 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.99 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.04 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.05 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.14 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.28 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 4.09 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.64 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 4.82 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 4.9 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 4.9 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.89 units per square kilometre | 4.41 units per square kilometre | 5.1 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.08 units per square kilometre | 3.93 units per square kilometre | 4.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 units per square kilometre | 4.09 units per square kilometre | 4.9 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 30 Belgium 5.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sri Lanka 5.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Guam 5.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Pakistan 4.77 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 United Arab Emirates 4.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Nigeria 4.62 units per square kilometre compare
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Puerto Rico?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Puerto Rico was 4.9 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) 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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) 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.