Gender in Puerto Rico

135 indicators covering gender for Puerto Rico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age at first marriage, female 29.2 2010 up 29.2% 35th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 31.4 2022 up 1,107.7% 61st
Female homicide victims 41 homicides 2023 down 22.6% 59th
Female homicide rate 2.39 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 15.0% 39th
Male homicide victims 423 homicides 2023 down 51.4% 39th
Male homicide rate 27.69 homicides per 100,000 population 2023 down 45.2% 21st
Discrimination access to credit gender, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of women graduating from STEM programs in tertiary education 38.5 2016 up 34.8% 27th
Rural population, female 3.2% 2015 up 8.7% 182nd
Rural population, male 3.2% 2015 up 7.8% 182nd
Urban population, female 48.7% 2015 down 0.7% 7th
Urban population, male 44.9% 2015 down 0.3% 18th
Adult Literacy Rate 92.4 2021 up 0.5% 53rd
Maternal leave benefits 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st
Total marriages involving girls under 18 938 2024 down 73.0% 3rd