Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 0.2703 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico is 0.2703 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 82.4% on the previous year and up 120.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.26 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.58 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Puerto Rico ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 0.3492 % change on previous year | 4.87 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.5406 % change on previous year | -3.58 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.63 % change on previous year | -3.47 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 0.2703 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 137 Sweden 0.3745 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Netherlands 0.3131 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.2839 % change on previous year compare
- 141 United Kingdom 0.2585 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Azerbaijan 0.2468 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Nepal 0.2391 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was 0.2703 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.26 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.58 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.