Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 1994

Puerto Rico
1994
Total fertility rate: 2.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +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 2.18 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.7 years old. In total, 64,134 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.18
Births
64,134
Births per 1,000 people
17.5
Mean age of mothers
25.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
3,666,078
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
10-142.70.6%419
15-1976.517.6%12,283
20-24135.431.1%20,388
25-29117.026.9%16,770
30-3469.616.0%9,770
35-3928.06.4%3,757
40-445.71.3%712
45-490.30.1%35
50-540.00.0%0