Gender in Puerto Rico 135 indicators covering gender for Puerto Rico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Sex ratio by age 31.07 males per 100 females 2023 up 7.7% 63rd Sex ratio at age 5 105.14 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.2% 92nd Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.16 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.5% 97th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.5% 2023 down 1.1% 169th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 35.0% 2023 down 7.1% 205th Sex ratio at age 60 84.04 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 192nd Male population by age group 50,266 people 2023 down 47.7% 154th Female population by age group 47,543 people 2023 down 47.9% 154th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 — 123rd Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 20 2023 unchanged 148th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 75 2023 unchanged 73rd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 up 25.0% 1st Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index 83.75 2023 up 3.1% 77th Women Business and the Law Index 83.75 2023 up 3.1% 77th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 72.6% 2025 up 4.4% 171st Share of female employment by economic sector 0.4% 2025 up 16.5% 175th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 11 2023 down 31.2% 145th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 41.8 2019 up 1.0% 58th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 43.2 2019 up 3.8% 34th Total Fertility Rate 0.9 2022 down 41.7% 194th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 77.93 2023 down 18.3% 34th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 17.99 years 2018 up 2.4% 17th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.02 years 2018 down 2.1% 51st Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 37.53 2016 down 62.1% 140th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.5% 2016 up 19.4% 143rd Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 18.9% 2016 up 10.2% 118th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 96.0% 2020 up 54.6% 118th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 46.8% 2020 up 8.7% 15th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.01 2024 up 0.0% 67th Suicide Rate 5.42 2021 down 19.6% 116th Female migrants 53.5% 2020 up 0.7% 27th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →