Puerto Rico vs Ukraine: Birth rate vs. death rate

Puerto Rico
5.82 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ukraine
5.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
229th
Ukraine rank
231st

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 5.82 births per 1,000 people against 5.62 births per 1,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.2 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 229th and Ukraine ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Ukraine Difference Ahead
1950s 34.91 births per 1,000 people 21.37 births per 1,000 people 13.55 births per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
1960s 29.45 births per 1,000 people 16.91 births per 1,000 people 12.54 births per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
1970s 24.2 births per 1,000 people 15.1 births per 1,000 people 9.1 births per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
1980s 19.87 births per 1,000 people 15.16 births per 1,000 people 4.71 births per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
1990s 17.33 births per 1,000 people 10.24 births per 1,000 people 7.09 births per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
2000s 13.28 births per 1,000 people 9.25 births per 1,000 people 4.03 births per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
2010s 8.98 births per 1,000 people 9.93 births per 1,000 people 0.9559 births per 1,000 people Ukraine
2020s 5.77 births per 1,000 people 6.46 births per 1,000 people 0.6885 births per 1,000 people Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Puerto Rico or Ukraine?
Puerto Rico, at 5.82 births per 1,000 people against 5.62 births per 1,000 people in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
0.2 births per 1,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Ukraine rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Puerto Rico ranks 229th and Ukraine ranks 231st 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

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.