Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1981

Puerto Rico
1981
Total fertility rate: 2.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +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 2.59 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (165 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 71,394 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.59
Births
71,394
Births per 1,000 people
21.9
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
3,256,565
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
10-141.80.4%300
15-1975.114.5%12,636
20-24164.631.7%24,472
25-29148.728.7%19,077
30-3481.415.7%10,067
35-3936.27.0%3,870
40-449.91.9%894
45-490.90.2%76
50-540.00.0%3