Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1965

Puerto Rico
1965
Total fertility rate: 4.10
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-5 -1   1965  +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 4.10 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (244 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 79,129 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.10
Births
79,129
Births per 1,000 people
31.0
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,556,644
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
10-140.80.1%115
15-1994.411.5%13,428
20-24243.929.8%28,021
25-29209.625.6%18,538
30-34134.116.4%10,002
35-3994.911.6%6,394
40-4435.04.3%2,283
45-496.10.7%335
50-540.20.0%12