Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1969

Puerto Rico
1969
Total fertility rate: 3.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1969  +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 3.24 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 68,028 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.24
Births
68,028
Births per 1,000 people
25.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,698,423
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
10-141.00.1%159
15-1975.411.6%10,778
20-24199.130.7%24,596
25-29177.227.3%17,495
30-34103.315.9%8,531
35-3963.99.9%4,622
40-4423.93.7%1,552
45-494.60.7%282
50-540.20.0%12