Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1988

Puerto Rico
1988
Total fertility rate: 2.22
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 2.22 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 64,528 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.22
Births
64,528
Births per 1,000 people
18.5
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
105.4
Population
3,485,070
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%284
15-1968.815.4%10,825
20-24143.432.2%21,703
25-29127.528.6%18,267
30-3469.915.7%9,293
35-3927.16.1%3,373
40-446.41.4%739
45-490.40.1%42
50-540.00.0%1