China vs Puerto Rico (US): Birth rate
China
6.26 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico (US)
5.82 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
226th
Puerto Rico (US) rank
229th
Birth rate over time
- China
- Puerto Rico (US)
How they compare
China currently reports 6.26 births per 1,000 people against 5.82 births per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico (US), a difference of 0.44 births per 1,000 people.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico (US)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 226th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 229th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico (US) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Puerto Rico (US) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.49 births per 1,000 people | 34.91 births per 1,000 people | 5.57 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 38.32 births per 1,000 people | 29.45 births per 1,000 people | 8.87 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 27.96 births per 1,000 people | 24.2 births per 1,000 people | 3.77 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 23.14 births per 1,000 people | 19.87 births per 1,000 people | 3.27 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 16.63 births per 1,000 people | 17.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.7002 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 2000s | 12.99 births per 1,000 people | 13.28 births per 1,000 people | 0.2992 births per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 2010s | 12.68 births per 1,000 people | 8.98 births per 1,000 people | 3.7 births per 1,000 people | China |
| 2020s | 7.13 births per 1,000 people | 5.77 births per 1,000 people | 1.36 births per 1,000 people | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, China or Puerto Rico (US)?
- China, at 6.26 births per 1,000 people against 5.82 births per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico (US) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between China and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 0.44 births per 1,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Puerto Rico (US) rank globally for birth rate?
- China ranks 226th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 229th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth 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 number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.