Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 2003

Puerto Rico
2003
Total fertility rate: 1.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +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 1.81 children per woman in 2003 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.9 years old. In total, 51,122 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.81
Births
51,122
Births per 1,000 people
13.4
Mean age of mothers
25.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
3,806,043
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
10-141.50.4%221
15-1960.916.9%8,634
20-24115.932.1%16,884
25-2994.126.0%13,324
30-3459.316.4%8,004
35-3924.56.8%3,353
40-444.91.4%670
45-490.20.1%31
50-540.00.0%0