Which has higher births, by age of mother, Japan or Puerto Rico?

Japan, at 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan 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 Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Puerto Rico: Births, by age of mother

Japan

0 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0 births

in 2023

Japan rank

132nd

Puerto Rico rank

132nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Japan
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Japan ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	171.8 births	10.1 births	161.7 births	Japan
1960s	266.2 births	13.4 births	252.8 births	Japan
1970s	20.3 births	6.9 births	13.4 births	Japan
1980s	0 births	1.7 births	1.7 births	Puerto Rico
1990s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—
2000s	19.1 births	0 births	19.1 births	Japan
2010s	0 births	0.1 births	0.1 births	Puerto Rico
2020s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Japan or Puerto Rico?: Japan, at 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Japan and Puerto Rico?: 0 births, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Japan ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
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. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.