How does Puerto Rico rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?

Puerto Rico ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?

The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico

Name: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico
Creator: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Puerto Rico: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 0.9308 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.9308 children per women

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

231st

of 236 countries

All-time high

4.64 children per women

in 1950

All-time low

0.9234 children per women

in 2020

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023

Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico is 0.9308 children per women, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.64 children per women in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.9234 children per women, in 2020.

That places Puerto Rico 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023.
Year	children per women	Change
1950	4.64 children per women	—
1951	4.54 children per women	-2.2%
1952	4.36 children per women	-4.0%
1953	4.26 children per women	-2.2%
1954	4.28 children per women	+0.6%
1955	4.29 children per women	+0.1%
1956	4.32 children per women	+0.8%
1957	4.23 children per women	-2.1%
1958	4.26 children per women	+0.7%
1959	4.23 children per women	-0.8%
1960	4.28 children per women	+1.2%
1961	4.12 children per women	-3.8%
1962	4.06 children per women	-1.5%
1963	3.97 children per women	-2.1%
1964	3.89 children per women	-2.1%
1965	3.84 children per women	-1.2%
1966	3.5 children per women	-8.9%
1967	3.33 children per women	-4.6%
1968	3.16 children per women	-5.2%
1969	3.08 children per women	-2.5%
1970	3.02 children per women	-2.0%
1971	3.06 children per women	+1.5%
1972	2.88 children per women	-6.1%
1973	2.79 children per women	-3.2%
1974	2.76 children per women	-1.0%
1975	2.7 children per women	-1.9%
1976	2.77 children per women	+2.3%
1977	2.8 children per women	+1.2%
1978	2.75 children per women	-1.6%
1979	2.68 children per women	-2.8%
1980	2.62 children per women	-2.3%
1981	2.51 children per women	-3.9%
1982	2.41 children per women	-4.1%
1983	2.26 children per women	-6.0%
1984	2.16 children per women	-4.5%
1985	2.16 children per women	-0.1%
1986	2.21 children per women	+2.3%
1987	2.17 children per women	-1.6%
1988	2.17 children per women	-0.1%
1989	2.23 children per women	+2.7%
1990	2.23 children per women	-0.2%
1991	2.17 children per women	-2.8%
1992	2.15 children per women	-0.8%
1993	2.16 children per women	+0.6%
1994	2.13 children per women	-1.4%
1995	2.11 children per women	-1.1%
1996	2.1 children per women	-0.2%
1997	2.13 children per women	+1.2%
1998	2.04 children per women	-3.9%
1999	2 children per women	-2.1%
2000	2.01 children per women	+0.3%
2001	1.92 children per women	-4.5%
2002	1.83 children per women	-4.6%
2003	1.78 children per women	-2.6%
2004	1.81 children per women	+1.8%
2005	1.81 children per women	+0.1%
2006	1.77 children per women	-2.2%
2007	1.71 children per women	-3.3%
2008	1.6 children per women	-6.5%
2009	1.57 children per women	-1.7%
2010	1.6 children per women	+1.5%
2011	1.57 children per women	-1.6%
2012	1.52 children per women	-3.5%
2013	1.46 children per women	-4.1%
2014	1.42 children per women	-2.4%
2015	1.33 children per women	-6.1%
2016	1.25 children per women	-6.5%
2017	1.12 children per women	-10.3%
2018	1.02 children per women	-9.3%
2019	0.9685 children per women	-4.6%
2020	0.9234 children per women	-4.7%
2021	0.9343 children per women	+1.2%
2022	0.93 children per women	-0.5%
2023	0.9308 children per women	+0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	4.34 children per women	4.23 children per women	4.64 children per women	10
1960s	3.72 children per women	3.08 children per women	4.28 children per women	10
1970s	2.82 children per women	2.68 children per women	3.06 children per women	10
1980s	2.29 children per women	2.16 children per women	2.62 children per women	10
1990s	2.12 children per women	2 children per women	2.23 children per women	10
2000s	1.78 children per women	1.57 children per women	2.01 children per women	10
2010s	1.32 children per women	0.9685 children per women	1.6 children per women	10
2020s	0.9296 children per women	0.9234 children per women	0.9343 children per women	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

228 China 0.9859 children per women compare
229 Ukraine 0.9618 children per women compare
230 Singapore 0.9384 children per women compare
232 Chinese Taipei 0.8617 children per women compare
233 Saint Barthelemy 0.7941 children per women compare
234 Korea 0.7167 children per women compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Puerto Rico

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -30.47 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2100)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7905 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -2.3% (2100)
Population density 112.25 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 23,218 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -2.3% (2100)
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate -0.1217 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico?: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Puerto Rico was 0.9308 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 4.64 children per women in 1950.
What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9234 children per women in 2020.
How does Puerto Rico rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?: Puerto Rico ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit: children per women
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).