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Median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Median age vs. births per woman was 45.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.31 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
17.11 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico stood at 45.31 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico peaked at 45.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.11 years, in 1951.

Puerto Rico ranks 14th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico, year by year

Year years Change
1950 17.12 years —
1951 17.11 years -0.0%
1952 17.14 years +0.2%
1953 17.18 years +0.2%
1954 17.24 years +0.3%
1955 17.29 years +0.3%
1956 17.32 years +0.1%
1957 17.31 years -0.0%
1958 17.29 years -0.1%
1959 17.26 years -0.2%
1960 17.37 years +0.6%
1961 17.67 years +1.8%
1962 18.03 years +2.0%
1963 18.37 years +1.9%
1964 18.7 years +1.8%
1965 19 years +1.6%
1966 19.28 years +1.5%
1967 19.55 years +1.4%
1968 19.78 years +1.2%
1969 19.99 years +1.1%
1970 20.27 years +1.4%
1971 20.64 years +1.8%
1972 21.03 years +1.9%
1973 21.41 years +1.8%
1974 21.77 years +1.7%
1975 22.11 years +1.6%
1976 22.44 years +1.5%
1977 22.75 years +1.4%
1978 23.03 years +1.2%
1979 23.28 years +1.1%
1980 23.55 years +1.1%
1981 23.87 years +1.4%
1982 24.22 years +1.5%
1983 24.6 years +1.6%
1984 24.99 years +1.6%
1985 25.4 years +1.6%
1986 25.82 years +1.7%
1987 26.25 years +1.6%
1988 26.66 years +1.6%
1989 27.06 years +1.5%
1990 27.43 years +1.4%
1991 27.79 years +1.3%
1992 28.16 years +1.3%
1993 28.55 years +1.4%
1994 28.94 years +1.4%
1995 29.35 years +1.4%
1996 29.75 years +1.4%
1997 30.16 years +1.4%
1998 30.55 years +1.3%
1999 30.94 years +1.3%
2000 31.32 years +1.2%
2001 31.72 years +1.3%
2002 32.14 years +1.3%
2003 32.61 years +1.5%
2004 33.1 years +1.5%
2005 33.59 years +1.5%
2006 34.09 years +1.5%
2007 34.58 years +1.5%
2008 35.08 years +1.4%
2009 35.56 years +1.4%
2010 36.11 years +1.5%
2011 36.77 years +1.8%
2012 37.5 years +2.0%
2013 38.28 years +2.1%
2014 39.1 years +2.1%
2015 39.94 years +2.2%
2016 40.8 years +2.2%
2017 42.03 years +3.0%
2018 43.15 years +2.7%
2019 43.75 years +1.4%
2020 44.31 years +1.3%
2021 44.85 years +1.2%
2022 45.2 years +0.8%
2023 45.31 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.23 years 17.11 years 17.32 years 10
1960s 18.77 years 17.37 years 19.99 years 10
1970s 21.87 years 20.27 years 23.28 years 10
1980s 25.24 years 23.55 years 27.06 years 10
1990s 29.16 years 27.43 years 30.94 years 10
2000s 33.38 years 31.32 years 35.56 years 10
2010s 39.74 years 36.11 years 43.75 years 10
2020s 44.92 years 44.31 years 45.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 11 Hong Kong 46.16 years compare
  2. 12 Greece 45.75 years compare
  3. 13 Isle of Man 45.68 years compare
  4. 15 Germany 45.15 years compare
  5. 16 Bermuda 45.14 years compare
  6. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico?
Median age vs. births per woman in Puerto Rico was 45.31 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 45.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs. births per woman recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 17.11 years in 1951.
How does Puerto Rico rank for median age vs. births per woman?
Puerto Rico ranks 14th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs. births per woman rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs. births per woman
Unit
years
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
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Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.