Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1962

Puerto Rico
1962
Total fertility rate: 4.34
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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 4.34 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 76,382 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.34
Births
76,382
Births per 1,000 people
31.3
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,441,246
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
10-140.60.1%99
15-1989.010.3%12,350
20-24258.429.9%26,271
25-29219.625.4%17,556
30-34145.716.8%10,209
35-39103.111.9%6,977
40-4440.94.7%2,534
45-497.20.8%371
50-540.40.0%16