Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1952

Puerto Rico
1952
Total fertility rate: 4.83
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 4.83 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 81,492 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.83
Births
81,492
Births per 1,000 people
36.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
2,263,654
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.40.0%61
15-1996.110.0%10,665
20-24271.128.1%26,929
25-29225.423.3%19,692
30-34169.817.6%12,201
35-39144.214.9%9,029
40-4450.45.2%2,592
45-498.20.8%314
50-540.30.0%9