Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 0.92 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.92 births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
215th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4.8 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
0.907 births per woman
in 2021
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Puerto Rico is 0.92 births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.8 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.907 births per woman, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 215th 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.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 4.51 births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1962 | 4.36 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 4.53 births per woman | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 4.11 births per woman | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 4.04 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 3.82 births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 3.57 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 3.38 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 3.31 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 3.24 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 3.29 births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 3.06 births per woman | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 2.93 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 2.88 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.77 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.86 births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 2.92 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.9 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.85 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.81 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 2.71 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.61 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.46 births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 2.35 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.35 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.35 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.33 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.31 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.39 births per woman | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.38 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.3 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.29 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.31 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.28 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.25 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.94 births per woman | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 1.9 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.9 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 births per woman | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2.05 births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.93 births per woman | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.83 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.76 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.78 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.77 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.71 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.65 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.65 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.65 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.62 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.54 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.43 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.34 births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1.24 births per woman | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 births per woman | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 births per woman | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.982 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.922 births per woman | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.907 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.914 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.92 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.92 births per woman | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.92 births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 births per woman, 63% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.92 births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 births per woman, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 4.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 births per woman | 0.982 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9166 births per woman | 0.907 births per woman | 0.922 births per woman | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Puerto Rico?
- Fertility rate, total in Puerto Rico was 0.92 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.907 births per woman in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for fertility rate, total?
- Puerto Rico ranks 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.