Hong Kong vs Puerto Rico: Birth rate
Hong Kong
5.55 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
5.82 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
232nd
Puerto Rico rank
229th
Birth rate over time
- Hong Kong
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 5.82 births per 1,000 people against 5.55 births per 1,000 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.27 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 232nd and Puerto Rico ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.66 births per 1,000 people | 34.91 births per 1,000 people | 3.74 births per 1,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 30.53 births per 1,000 people | 29.45 births per 1,000 people | 1.08 births per 1,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 18.16 births per 1,000 people | 24.2 births per 1,000 people | 6.04 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 15.27 births per 1,000 people | 19.87 births per 1,000 people | 4.61 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 11.98 births per 1,000 people | 17.33 births per 1,000 people | 5.35 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 8.68 births per 1,000 people | 13.28 births per 1,000 people | 4.6 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 10.21 births per 1,000 people | 8.98 births per 1,000 people | 1.23 births per 1,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 6.26 births per 1,000 people | 5.77 births per 1,000 people | 0.4857 births per 1,000 people | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Hong Kong or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 5.82 births per 1,000 people against 5.55 births per 1,000 people in Hong Kong as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?
- 0.27 births per 1,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Puerto Rico rank globally for birth rate?
- Hong Kong ranks 232nd and Puerto Rico ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.