Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1982

Puerto Rico
1982
Total fertility rate: 2.48
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Year

-5 -1   1982  +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 2.48 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (158 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.2 years old. In total, 69,498 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.48
Births
69,498
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
26.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
3,295,921
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%282
15-1972.614.6%12,137
20-24157.931.7%23,802
25-29142.228.6%18,812
30-3478.815.9%9,734
35-3934.16.9%3,803
40-449.21.8%853
45-490.80.2%70
50-540.00.0%3