Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1968

Puerto Rico
1968
Total fertility rate: 3.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +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 3.32 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 68,581 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.32
Births
68,581
Births per 1,000 people
25.7
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,665,785
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
10-140.90.1%145
15-1979.311.9%11,217
20-24202.830.5%24,842
25-29176.826.6%17,077
30-34105.815.9%8,547
35-3967.710.2%4,769
40-4425.53.8%1,661
45-495.20.8%309
50-540.30.0%13