Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.97 births per woman against 0.92 births per woman in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.05 births per woman.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 212th and Singapore ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 births per woman | 4.63 births per woman | 0.5866 births per woman | Singapore |
| 1970s | 2.97 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | 0.5858 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.47 births per woman | 1.69 births per woman | 0.7735 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.15 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 0.4923 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 0.4557 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman | 0.1401 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.9166 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | 0.1234 births per woman | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.97 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 Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 0.05 births per woman, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Singapore?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 212th and Singapore ranks 211th 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.