Puerto Rico (US): Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.98 percentage points in 1983 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.81 percentage points in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Puerto Rico (US) in the 2020 ranking

• Venezuela, RB — 2nd of 3: 16.78%
• Macao SAR, China — 3rd of 3: 6.12%

What this measures

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 21.15% (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 17.48% (2024)
• Barbados — 17.46% (2024)
• Bolivia — 4.79% (2025)
• Brazil — 15.8% (2025)
• Chile — 25.45% (2025)
• Colombia — 22.38% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 25.48% (2025)

More social protection & labor data for Puerto Rico (US)

• Net migration — 5,495 (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 5.6% (2025)
• Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 15.67% (2020)
• Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 15.04% (2020)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 43.92% (2020)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 30.15% (2020)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) — 33.5% (2020)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)?

33.54% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 2.78 percentage points from 30.75% in 1976. The highest value was 41.72% in 1987 and the lowest 16.05% in 2000.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.FE.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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