Labor force, total, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3797 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Labor force, total, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.3797 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.3797 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3175 units per person, in 2014.
That places Puerto Rico 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3466 units per person | 0.3242 units per person | 0.3601 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3594 units per person | 0.3456 units per person | 0.373 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3255 units per person | 0.3175 units per person | 0.3371 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3656 units per person | 0.34 units per person | 0.3797 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.3797 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3797 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3175 units per person in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.