Population, female in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Population, female was 53.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 53.0% for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Puerto Rico peaked at 53.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1960.
That places Puerto Rico 11th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Population, female in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.5% | — |
| 1961 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 51.0% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.1% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 52.7% | 53.0% | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 15,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 62.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 971,601 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 14,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Puerto Rico?
- Population, female in Puerto Rico was 53.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for population, female?
- Puerto Rico ranks 11th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.