Hong Kong, China vs Puerto Rico: Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.92 births per woman against 0.841 births per woman in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.079 births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 216th and Puerto Rico ranks 215th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.66 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman | 0.6136 births per woman | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | 0.149 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1.6 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | 0.8689 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.22 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | 0.9336 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.9817 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 0.798 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.16 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.1712 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.7896 births per woman | 0.9166 births per woman | 0.127 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Hong Kong, China or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.92 births per woman against 0.841 births per woman in Hong Kong, China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?
- 0.079 births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 216th and Puerto Rico ranks 215th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.