Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1985

Puerto Rico
1985
Total fertility rate: 2.22
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 2.22 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.1 years old. In total, 64,039 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.22
Births
64,039
Births per 1,000 people
18.8
Mean age of mothers
26.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
3,399,311
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
10-141.60.4%265
15-1968.415.4%10,862
20-24140.731.6%21,833
25-29125.528.2%17,653
30-3471.716.1%9,033
35-3929.46.6%3,576
40-447.41.7%761
45-490.60.1%54
50-540.00.0%1