Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Puerto Rico, 2004

Puerto Rico
2004
Total fertility rate: 1.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +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 1.84 children per woman in 2004 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 25.8 years old. In total, 51,318 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.84
Births
51,318
Births per 1,000 people
13.5
Mean age of mothers
25.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.1
Population
3,798,656
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%212
15-1961.816.8%8,694
20-24118.432.3%16,797
25-2995.826.1%13,649
30-3459.616.2%7,955
35-3924.46.7%3,277
40-445.11.4%706
45-490.20.1%31
50-540.00.0%0