Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1966

Puerto Rico
1966
Total fertility rate: 3.71
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Year

-5 -1   1966  +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 3.71 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 73,577 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.71
Births
73,577
Births per 1,000 people
28.4
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,593,843
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%127
15-1989.512.1%12,672
20-24222.830.0%26,353
25-29189.225.5%17,268
30-34119.516.1%9,167
35-3984.011.3%5,702
40-4429.74.0%1,946
45-495.90.8%330
50-540.30.0%13