Fertility in Puerto Rico, 2001

Puerto Rico
2001
Total fertility rate: 1.95
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Puerto Rico was 1.95 children per woman in 2001 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 56,273 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
56,273
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
3,813,013
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
10-141.80.5%266
15-1968.817.6%10,054
20-24121.731.2%18,620
25-29102.426.3%14,289
30-3463.916.4%8,677
35-3925.66.6%3,609
40-445.31.3%727
45-490.30.1%32
50-540.00.0%0