Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of was 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1,000
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
3,850
in 2014
All-time low
1,000
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico, 2013–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico stood at 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico peaked at 3,850 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3,829 | — |
| 2014 | 3,850 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,511 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 3,053 | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 2,680 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 2,370 | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1,985 | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 1,510 | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 1,655 | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 1,435 | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1,176 | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 | -15.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 436, 2.3× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,040 | 1,985 | 3,850 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,355 | 1,000 | 1,655 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 Brazil 12,441 compare
- 2 Madagascar 1,439 compare
- 4 Panama 807 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 748 compare
- 6 Morocco 663 compare
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 total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico?
- Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of in Puerto Rico was 1,000 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,850 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. 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 Total marriages involving children and adolescents under 18 years of age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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