Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1989

Puerto Rico
1989
Total fertility rate: 2.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +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 2.30 children per woman in 1989 — 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 25.9 years old. In total, 66,779 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.30
Births
66,779
Births per 1,000 people
19.0
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
3,512,009
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
10-141.90.4%310
15-1972.915.8%11,556
20-24147.131.9%22,027
25-29131.428.5%18,818
30-3472.315.7%9,711
35-3928.46.2%3,564
40-446.41.4%755
45-490.40.1%41
50-540.00.0%1