Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1972

Puerto Rico
1972
Total fertility rate: 3.01
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 3.01 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 68,733 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.01
Births
68,733
Births per 1,000 people
24.3
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
2,824,365
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
10-141.40.2%237
15-1979.313.2%12,067
20-24183.830.6%23,957
25-29165.527.5%18,113
30-3498.016.3%8,803
35-3952.38.7%4,134
40-4417.72.9%1,210
45-493.10.5%199
50-540.20.0%9