Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 was 1.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico stood at 1.7. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico peaked at 6.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.7, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.3 | — |
| 2014 | 6 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.7 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.23 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.57 | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1 | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7 | -19.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.7, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.86 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.58 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More health data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico?
- Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 in Puerto Rico was 1.7 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18?
- Puerto Rico ranks 7th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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