Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1971

Puerto Rico
1971
Total fertility rate: 3.21
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 3.21 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 70,661 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.21
Births
70,661
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
2,777,968
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
10-141.20.2%207
15-1977.912.1%11,605
20-24196.830.7%25,077
25-29178.627.8%18,654
30-34104.916.3%9,087
35-3957.79.0%4,422
40-4420.73.2%1,375
45-493.50.5%221
50-540.20.0%11