Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1987

Puerto Rico
1987
Total fertility rate: 2.23
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-5 -1   1987  +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 2.23 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 64,652 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.23
Births
64,652
Births per 1,000 people
18.7
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,457,138
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%277
15-1969.015.5%10,841
20-24143.232.1%21,952
25-29126.728.4%18,092
30-3470.615.8%9,248
35-3927.86.2%3,433
40-446.81.5%758
45-490.50.1%47
50-540.00.0%1