Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1964

Puerto Rico
1964
Total fertility rate: 4.18
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 4.18 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 78,484 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.18
Births
78,484
Births per 1,000 people
31.2
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,519,039
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%112
15-1992.911.1%13,220
20-24249.229.9%27,636
25-29213.125.5%18,238
30-34137.216.4%9,971
35-3998.711.8%6,633
40-4435.94.3%2,314
45-496.60.8%350
50-540.30.0%13