Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1963

Puerto Rico
1963
Total fertility rate: 4.25
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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 4.25 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (253 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 77,418 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.25
Births
77,418
Births per 1,000 people
31.2
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
2,480,576
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
10-140.70.1%106
15-1990.810.7%12,829
20-24253.529.9%26,966
25-29216.125.5%17,879
30-34141.216.6%10,045
35-39100.811.9%6,785
40-4438.34.5%2,430
45-496.90.8%361
50-540.30.0%14