Which has higher number of births, by world region, Lithuania or Puerto Rico?

Lithuania, at 21,434 births against 18,851 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Lithuania and Puerto Rico?

2,583 births, with Lithuania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Puerto Rico: Number of births, by world region

Lithuania

21,434 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico

18,851 births

in 2023

Lithuania rank

153rd

Puerto Rico rank

155th

Number of births, by world region over time

Lithuania
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 21,434 births against 18,851 births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2,583 births.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Lithuania ranks 153rd and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	57,260 births	79,979 births	22,719 births	Puerto Rico
1960s	56,850 births	74,418 births	17,568 births	Puerto Rico
1970s	52,693 births	71,210 births	18,517 births	Puerto Rico
1980s	56,160 births	66,938 births	10,777 births	Puerto Rico
1990s	45,054 births	63,622 births	18,568 births	Puerto Rico
2000s	30,904 births	50,314 births	19,410 births	Puerto Rico
2010s	30,158 births	31,847 births	1,690 births	Puerto Rico
2020s	22,790 births	18,770 births	4,019 births	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, by world region, Lithuania or Puerto Rico?: Lithuania, at 21,434 births against 18,851 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Lithuania and Puerto Rico?: 2,583 births, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of births, by world region?: Lithuania ranks 153rd and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births, by world region
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.