Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2005. ▬ Flat

Latest (2005)
0.9%
World rank
20th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1980
All-time low
0.9%
in 2005
Years of data
5
1970–2005

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Puerto Rico, 1970–2005

00.20.40.60.811970198720051970: 0.904 % of total employed population in working age1980: 0.918 % of total employed population in working age1990: 0.908 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.898 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.889 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.9% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2005.

Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Puerto Rico, 1970 to 2005.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1970 0.9%
1980 0.9% +1.6%
1990 0.9% -1.1%
2000 0.9% -1.1%
2005 0.9% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 17 Hungary 0.9% compare
  2. 18 Belgium 0.9% compare
  3. 19 Latvia 0.9% compare
  4. 21 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  5. 22 Austria 0.9% compare
  6. 23 Iceland 0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Puerto Rico?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Puerto Rico was 0.9% in 2005, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1980.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
How does Puerto Rico rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Puerto Rico ranks 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2005.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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