Gender in Puerto Rico

135 indicators covering gender for Puerto Rico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) 304.32 2030 down 30.6% 155th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.3 % change on previous year 2030 up 33.1% 178th
Population 2,836 2030 down 0.0% 133rd
Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,836 2030 down 0.0% 133rd
Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.4793 % change on previous year 2030 down 229.0% 183rd
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 2025 down 32.1% 154th
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 2025 down 32.6% 156th
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 2025 down 36.0% 154th
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 2025 down 36.2% 156th
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 2025 down 39.7% 154th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 2025 down 40.0% 156th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 2025 down 43.0% 153rd
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 2025 down 43.3% 155th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 9,439 2025 down 46.5% 155th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,915 2025 down 46.5% 156th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 9,827 2025 down 47.3% 153rd
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 10,458 2025 down 46.6% 153rd
Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.97 2027 down 7.8% 17th
Prevalence of obesity, female 47.8% 2024 up 19.7% 20th
Prevalence of obesity, male 36.2% 2024 up 15.0% 15th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 27.58 years 2024 up 6.0% 14th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.25 years 2024 down 26.2% 164th
Share of women who are obese 47.8% 2024 up 19.7% 23rd
Share of women who are overweight or obese 77.4% 2024 up 9.0% 18th
Share of overweight men vs. women 71.1% 2024 up 3.9% 22nd
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 92.8% 2024 up 1.5% 36th
Share of women who are married or in a union 12.5% 2022 up 0.1% 56th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women, Business and the Law Index 83.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 3.1% 76th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 30.3% 182nd
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0009 units per person 2025 up 8.3% 5th
Labor force, female 557,312 2025 up 11.5% 137th
Labor force, female, per capita 0.175 units per person 2025 up 23.8% 124th
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.9% 162nd
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 49.8% 164th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.0% 153rd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3894 % change on previous year 2025 up 178.0% 135th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 50.5% 2050 up 15.8% 177th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 61.67 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.4% 28th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0439 units per square kilometre 2023 down 39.2% 47th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.3216 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.9% 16th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 53.0% 2025 up 1.1% 11th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 87.93 2024 down 11.9% 181st
Life Expectancy at Birth 81.9 2024 up 2.3% 38th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 46.81 2020 up 8.7% 12th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 81.48 2024 down 10.8% 136th
Sex ratio at birth 105.16 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 97th