Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Puerto Rico stood at 5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Puerto Rico peaked at 16.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +84.8% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -48.5% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 5.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 5.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 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 | +84.8% | 8.3% | 15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 8.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.6% | 15.3% | 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Puerto Rico?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Puerto Rico was 5.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Puerto Rico ranks 80th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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