What is birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico?

Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico was 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 11.49 deaths per 1,000 people in 2022.

What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 6.56 deaths per 1,000 people in 1967.

How does Puerto Rico rank for birth rates and death rates?

Puerto Rico ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico

Name: Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Puerto Rico: Birth rates and death rates was 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

10.69 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 6.9%

World rank

36th

of 236 countries

All-time high

11.49 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2022

All-time low

6.56 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1967

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico stood at 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico peaked at 11.49 deaths per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.56 deaths per 1,000 people, in 1967.

That places Puerto Rico 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	10.33 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	10.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1952	9.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-9.9%
1953	7.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-15.4%
1954	7.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.1%
1955	7.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1956	7.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1957	6.94 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1958	7.02 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1959	6.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1960	6.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1961	6.82 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.9%
1962	6.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1963	6.95 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1964	7.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.1%
1965	6.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1966	6.62 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.8%
1967	6.56 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1968	6.79 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.6%
1969	7.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.6%
1970	7.33 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.1%
1971	7.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1972	7.28 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.7%
1973	7.29 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1974	7.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1975	6.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1976	7.03 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1977	7 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1978	7.06 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1979	7.1 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1980	7.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1981	7.2 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1982	7.27 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1983	7.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1984	7.1 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1985	7.5 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.6%
1986	7.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1987	7.3 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1988	7.54 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.3%
1989	8 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.1%
1990	7.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1991	7.36 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.2%
1992	7.8 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.0%
1993	8.03 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1994	8.07 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1995	8.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1996	8.32 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1997	8.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1998	8.51 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.5%
1999	8.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
2000	8.57 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.4%
2001	8.53 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
2002	8.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
2003	8.43 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.6%
2004	8.82 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.7%
2005	9.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.5%
2006	9.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
2007	9.43 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
2008	9.59 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.8%
2009	9.9 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.2%
2010	10.21 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.1%
2011	10.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
2012	10.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.9%
2013	9.45 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.1%
2014	9.84 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.1%
2015	9.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
2016	9.93 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.5%
2017	10.82 deaths per 1,000 people	+9.0%
2018	9.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.0%
2019	9.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
2020	10.38 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.9%
2021	10.45 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.7%
2022	11.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+10.0%
2023	10.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.9%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.37 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.46 deaths per 1,000 people, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	7.99 deaths per 1,000 people	6.79 deaths per 1,000 people	10.33 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	6.85 deaths per 1,000 people	6.56 deaths per 1,000 people	7.3 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	7.13 deaths per 1,000 people	6.96 deaths per 1,000 people	7.33 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	7.34 deaths per 1,000 people	7.07 deaths per 1,000 people	8 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	8.07 deaths per 1,000 people	7.36 deaths per 1,000 people	8.51 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	8.99 deaths per 1,000 people	8.21 deaths per 1,000 people	9.9 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	9.98 deaths per 1,000 people	9.45 deaths per 1,000 people	10.82 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	10.75 deaths per 1,000 people	10.38 deaths per 1,000 people	11.49 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

33 Chad 11.03 deaths per 1,000 people compare
34 North Macedonia 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people compare
35 Finland 10.71 deaths per 1,000 people compare
37 Lesotho 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people compare
38 Poland 10.64 deaths per 1,000 people compare
39 Barbados 10.61 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico?: Birth rates and death rates in Puerto Rico was 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rates and death rates recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 11.49 deaths per 1,000 people in 2022.
What is the lowest birth rates and death rates recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 6.56 deaths per 1,000 people in 1967.
How does Puerto Rico rank for birth rates and death rates?: Puerto Rico ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rates and death rates rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rates and death rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rates and death rates
Unit: deaths 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: 27 October 2026

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