Puerto Rico vs Taiwan: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Puerto Rico
0.941 live births per woman
in 2023
Taiwan
0.87 live births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Taiwan rank
232nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.941 live births per woman against 0.87 live births per woman in Taiwan, a difference of 0.071 live births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Taiwan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per woman | 5.04 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.93 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.218 live births per woman | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 0.3169 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 0.448 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | 0.6028 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 0.2365 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.9397 live births per woman | 0.9263 live births per woman | 0.0135 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
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 Taiwan?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.941 live births per woman against 0.87 live births per woman in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 0.071 live births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Taiwan ranks 232nd 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.