Number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Number of people employed in agriculture was 13,142 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico is 13,142 people, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico peaked at 42,084 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12,894 people, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39,452 people | — |
| 1992 | 38,312 people | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 39,484 people | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 42,084 people | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 34,983 people | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 33,889 people | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 36,406 people | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 32,056 people | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 29,207 people | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 25,217 people | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 26,791 people | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 26,001 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 26,942 people | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 29,083 people | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 28,862 people | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 19,966 people | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 15,394 people | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 19,618 people | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 17,790 people | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 16,585 people | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 15,605 people | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 15,064 people | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 14,380 people | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 13,624 people | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 13,375 people | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 13,206 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 12,925 people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 12,894 people | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 12,920 people | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13,343 people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 13,974 people | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 13,872 people | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 13,628 people | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 13,461 people | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 13,142 people | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36,208 people | 29,207 people | 42,084 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 23,566 people | 15,394 people | 29,083 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,058 people | 12,894 people | 16,585 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,570 people | 13,142 people | 13,974 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Puerto Rico was 13,142 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 42,084 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,894 people in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.