Puerto Rico vs Taiwan: Birth rate vs. death rate
Puerto Rico
5.82 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Taiwan
5.68 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
229th
Taiwan rank
230th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 5.82 births per 1,000 people against 5.68 births per 1,000 people in Taiwan, a difference of 0.14 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 229th and Taiwan ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.91 births per 1,000 people | 44.06 births per 1,000 people | 9.14 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 29.45 births per 1,000 people | 32.78 births per 1,000 people | 3.33 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 24.2 births per 1,000 people | 24.32 births per 1,000 people | 0.1253 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 19.87 births per 1,000 people | 19.34 births per 1,000 people | 0.5309 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 17.33 births per 1,000 people | 15.06 births per 1,000 people | 2.27 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 13.28 births per 1,000 people | 9.8 births per 1,000 people | 3.48 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 8.98 births per 1,000 people | 8.43 births per 1,000 people | 0.5509 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 5.77 births per 1,000 people | 6.22 births per 1,000 people | 0.4535 births per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Puerto Rico or Taiwan?
- Puerto Rico, at 5.82 births per 1,000 people against 5.68 births per 1,000 people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 0.14 births per 1,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 229th and Taiwan ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.