Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1956

Puerto Rico
1956
Total fertility rate: 4.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 4.70 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 79,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.70
Births
79,129
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,314,882
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
15-1999.110.6%11,370
20-24285.230.4%26,472
25-29217.223.1%18,226
30-34148.015.8%11,337
35-39130.313.9%8,494
40-4449.85.3%2,793
45-498.20.9%367
50-540.30.0%10