Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Puerto Rico
0.941 live births per woman
in 2023
Singapore
0.943 live births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Singapore rank
230th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.943 live births per woman against 0.941 live births per woman in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.002 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 0.6654 live births per woman | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.93 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 0.5509 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.36 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 0.7723 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.43 live births per woman | 0.7395 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.6977 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.9623 live births per woman | 0.3794 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.9397 live births per woman | 0.943 live births per woman | 0.0032 live births per woman | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.943 live births per woman against 0.941 live births per woman in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 0.002 live births per woman, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Singapore ranks 230th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.