Puerto Rico vs Singapore: Fertility rate, total
Puerto Rico
0.92 births per woman
in 2023
Singapore
0.97 births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
212th
Singapore rank
211th
Fertility rate, total 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 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 212th and Singapore ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 5 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9158 births per woman | 1.06 births per woman | 0.1418 births per woman | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Puerto Rico or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.97 births per woman against 0.92 births per woman in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total 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?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Singapore rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Puerto Rico ranks 212th and Singapore ranks 211th 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