Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception was 0.92 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.92 births per woman for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.8 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.907 births per woman, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 4.8 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 births per woman | 2.77 births per woman | 3.29 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 births per woman | 1.9 births per woman | 2.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 births per woman | 1.65 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 births per woman | 0.982 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9166 births per woman | 0.907 births per woman | 0.922 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More population data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 0.92 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 0.92 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 0.941 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 0.9308 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 14.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 0.941 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Puerto Rico?
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception in Puerto Rico was 0.92 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.907 births per woman in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Puerto Rico ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.