Malta vs Puerto Rico: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Malta
1.01 births per woman
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.92 births per woman
in 2024
Malta rank
209th
Puerto Rico rank
212th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

  • Malta
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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. contraceptive prevalence, 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. contraceptive prevalence 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. contraceptive prevalence?
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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit
births per woman
Source
United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.