Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1976

Puerto Rico
1976
Total fertility rate: 2.87
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 2.87 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (178 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 72,906 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.87
Births
72,906
Births per 1,000 people
24.2
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
3,014,962
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
10-141.70.3%298
15-1981.914.3%13,105
20-24178.131.0%24,548
25-29159.027.7%19,959
30-3493.716.3%9,909
35-3944.27.7%3,921
40-4413.22.3%1,043
45-491.80.3%119
50-540.10.0%5