Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1991

Puerto Rico
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.21
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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 2.21 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (139 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 64,540 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
64,540
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
3,573,670
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
10-142.20.5%363
15-1973.716.7%11,800
20-24139.031.4%20,843
25-29124.328.1%17,777
30-3469.315.7%9,450
35-3927.66.2%3,550
40-445.91.3%721
45-490.30.1%37
50-540.00.0%0