Puerto Rico vs Saint Barthelemy: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Puerto Rico
0.9308 children per women
in 2023
Saint Barthelemy
0.7941 children per women
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Saint Barthelemy rank
233rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthelemy
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.9308 children per women against 0.7941 children per women in Saint Barthelemy, a difference of 0.1367 children per women.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Saint Barthelemy's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Saint Barthelemy ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Barthelemy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.34 children per women | 2.65 children per women | 1.7 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 3.72 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 1.47 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.82 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 1.18 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.29 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 0.7865 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.12 children per women | 1.37 children per women | 0.7537 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.78 children per women | 1.44 children per women | 0.3417 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.32 children per women | 0.993 children per women | 0.3318 children per women | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.9296 children per women | 0.7746 children per women | 0.155 children per women | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Puerto Rico or Saint Barthelemy?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.9308 children per women against 0.7941 children per women in Saint Barthelemy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Puerto Rico and Saint Barthelemy?
- 0.1367 children per women, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Barthelemy?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Barthelemy rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st and Saint Barthelemy ranks 233rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).