Malta vs Puerto Rico: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Malta
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.01 births per woman against 0.92 births per woman in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Malta ranks 209th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.71 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2.02 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | 0.9548 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 1.96 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | 0.5035 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.91 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | 0.2403 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 0.3367 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.0021 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.08 births per woman | 0.9166 births per woman | 0.1674 births per woman | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Malta or Puerto Rico?
- Malta, at 1.01 births per woman against 0.92 births per woman in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Puerto Rico rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Malta ranks 209th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.