Which has higher number of births, Puerto Rico or Slovenia?

Puerto Rico, at 18,851 births against 17,902 births in Slovenia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Puerto Rico and Slovenia?

949 births, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovenia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Slovenia: Number of births

Puerto Rico

18,851 births

in 2023

Slovenia

17,902 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

155th

Slovenia rank

156th

Number of births over time

Puerto Rico
Slovenia

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 18,851 births against 17,902 births in Slovenia, a difference of 949 births.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Slovenia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Slovenia ranks 156th of 236 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	79,979 births	32,235 births	47,744 births	Puerto Rico
1960s	74,418 births	30,108 births	44,310 births	Puerto Rico
1970s	71,210 births	31,058 births	40,152 births	Puerto Rico
1980s	66,938 births	27,022 births	39,916 births	Puerto Rico
1990s	63,622 births	19,422 births	44,201 births	Puerto Rico
2000s	50,314 births	18,893 births	31,421 births	Puerto Rico
2010s	31,847 births	20,893 births	10,955 births	Puerto Rico
2020s	18,770 births	18,531 births	239.75 births	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Puerto Rico or Slovenia?: Puerto Rico, at 18,851 births against 17,902 births in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Puerto Rico and Slovenia?: 949 births, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Slovenia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Slovenia rank globally for number of births?: Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Slovenia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.