Macao vs Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Macao
0.582 births per woman
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.92 births per woman
in 2024
Macao rank
215th
Puerto Rico rank
212th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Macao
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.92 births per woman against 0.582 births per woman in Macao, a difference of 0.338 births per woman.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 215th and Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.71 births per woman | 4.04 births per woman | 0.3365 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 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 | 0.689 births per woman | 0.9166 births per woman | 0.2276 births per woman | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Macao or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.92 births per woman against 0.582 births per woman in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Macao and Puerto Rico?
- 0.338 births per woman, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Macao ranks 215th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.