Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1958

Puerto Rico
1958
Total fertility rate: 4.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +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 4.62 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 77,107 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.62
Births
77,107
Births per 1,000 people
33.0
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,333,209
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
10-140.50.1%73
15-1993.010.1%11,147
20-24283.130.8%26,163
25-29221.524.1%17,617
30-34148.316.1%11,031
35-39117.512.8%7,991
40-4447.45.1%2,684
45-498.10.9%389
50-540.40.0%13