Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population ages 55-59, female, per capita was 0.0369 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0369 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0391 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 units per person, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0132 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0136 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0142 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0149 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0156 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0162 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0166 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0168 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0166 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.017 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0174 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0179 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0184 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0188 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0191 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0194 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0197 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.02 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0204 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0206 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0209 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0212 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0215 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0216 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0216 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0217 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.022 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0222 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0226 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0231 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0247 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0255 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0265 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0272 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0277 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0279 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0279 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0281 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0283 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.03 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0323 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0334 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0342 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.035 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0369 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0379 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0388 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.039 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0391 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0391 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0388 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0381 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0375 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0369 units per person | -1.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0369 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0328 units per person, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0369 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0293 units per person, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0191 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0194 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0229 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0255 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | 0.0312 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.036 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | 0.039 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0383 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0391 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0369 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0391 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 units per person in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population ages 55-59, female, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 55-59, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 55-59, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 55-59, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 55-59, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.