Macao vs Puerto Rico: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Macao
0.586 births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.92 births per woman
in 2023
Macao rank
215th
Puerto Rico rank
212th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Macao
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.92 births per woman against 0.586 births per woman in Macao, a difference of 0.334 births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times Macao's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Macao ranks 215th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | 1.27 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | 0.4703 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.38 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | 0.7772 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.9113 births per woman | 1.78 births per woman | 0.8684 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.11 births per woman | 1.34 births per woman | 0.2296 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.7157 births per woman | 0.9158 births per woman | 0.2 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Macao or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.92 births per woman against 0.586 births per woman in Macao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Macao and Puerto Rico?
- 0.334 births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Puerto Rico?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Macao and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Macao ranks 215th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release