Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1983

Puerto Rico
1983
Total fertility rate: 2.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

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 2.33 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (147 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.1 years old. In total, 66,100 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.33
Births
66,100
Births per 1,000 people
19.8
Mean age of mothers
26.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
3,332,645
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
10-141.70.4%268
15-1970.015.0%11,510
20-24147.531.6%22,576
25-29133.028.5%18,030
30-3474.515.9%9,220
35-3931.76.8%3,660
40-448.01.7%773
45-490.70.2%62
50-540.00.0%2