Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index was 0.941 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. human development index in Puerto Rico stood at 0.941 live births per woman.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. human development index in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.21 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.934 live births per woman, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 5.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.24 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.93 live births per woman | 2.77 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 2.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.979 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9397 live births per woman | 0.934 live births per woman | 0.944 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.941 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.941 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 66.36 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.47 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 73.38 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 55.9 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.3977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. human development index in Puerto Rico?
- Fertility rate vs. human development index in Puerto Rico was 0.941 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. human development index recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.934 live births per woman in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for fertility rate vs. human development index?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. human development index 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.