Birth rate, crude in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Birth rate, crude was 5.7 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.7 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
212th
of 218 countries
All-time high
32.4 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
5.7 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 5.7 per 1,000 people for birth rate, crude in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Puerto Rico peaked at 32.4 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.7 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.4 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 31.4 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 31.3 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 31 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 31 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30.7 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 28.9 per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 26.7 per 1,000 people | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 25.5 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 24.9 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 24.8 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 25.6 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 24 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 23.3 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 24.3 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 23.8 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 24.2 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 24.5 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 24.1 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 23.4 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 22.8 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 22 per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 21.05 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 20.1 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 19.3 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 19.4 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.45 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 19.5 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 19.3 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 19.1 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 18.5 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 18.1 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 17.8 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 17.9 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17.5 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 17 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.9 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.2 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 15.7 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 15.6 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.59 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.59 per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 13.7 per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 13.1 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.16 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 12.96 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 12.41 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 11.86 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 11.79 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 11.72 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 11.3 per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 11.1 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 10.1 per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 9 per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 6 per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.9 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.8 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.7 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.38 per 1,000 people | 24.9 per 1,000 people | 32.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.2 per 1,000 people | 23.3 per 1,000 people | 25.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.2 per 1,000 people | 19.1 per 1,000 people | 22.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.12 per 1,000 people | 15.6 per 1,000 people | 18.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.09 per 1,000 people | 11.72 per 1,000 people | 15.59 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 per 1,000 people | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 11.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 per 1,000 people | 5.7 per 1,000 people | 6 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,521 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Puerto Rico?
- Birth rate, crude in Puerto Rico was 5.7 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for birth rate, crude?
- Puerto Rico ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.