Fertility Rate: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's fertility rate is currently 0.92 births per woman as of 2024. # Puerto Rico Fertility Rate Puerto Rico's fertility rate stands at 0.
Current (2024)
0.92 births per woman
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
4.796 births per woman
Low (2021)
0.907 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Puerto Rico
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Puerto Rico
Analysis# Puerto Rico Fertility Rate
Puerto Rico's fertility rate stands at 0.92 births per woman in 2024, reflecting one of the world's lowest reproductive rates. The island has experienced a dramatic demographic shift since 1960, when the fertility rate peaked at 4.796 births per woman—an 80.8% decline over six decades. The current rate hovers just above the all-time low of 0.907 recorded in 2021, indicating sustained below-replacement fertility levels.
The steepest declines occurred between 1960 and the early 2000s, with fertility dropping by nearly three births per woman. Since 2015, the rate has stabilized between 0.92 and 1.34 births per woman, suggesting a plateau rather than continued acceleration. The minimal fluctuations from 2021 onward—hovering between 0.907 and 0.92—signal that Puerto Rico's fertility has reached a new equilibrium at the lower end of global demographics.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.92 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.92 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 2022 | 0.914 births per woman | +0.77% |
| 2021 | 0.907 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 2020 | 0.922 births per woman | -6.11% |
| 2019 | 0.982 births per woman | -5.12% |
| 2018 | 1.035 births per woman | -5.99% |
| 2017 | 1.101 births per woman | -11.42% |
| 2016 | 1.243 births per woman | -7.03% |
| 2015 | 1.337 births per woman | -6.63% |
| 2014 | 1.432 births per woman | -2.59% |
| 2013 | 1.47 births per woman | -4.73% |
| 2012 | 1.543 births per woman | -3.38% |
| 2011 | 1.597 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2010 | 1.624 births per woman | -1.75% |
| 2009 | 1.653 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 2008 | 1.652 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 2007 | 1.651 births per woman | -3.56% |
| 2006 | 1.712 births per woman | -3.28% |
| 2005 | 1.77 births per woman | -0.67% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.782 births per woman | +1.14% |
| 2003 | 1.762 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 2002 | 1.832 births per woman | -5.32% |
| 2001 | 1.935 births per woman | -5.56% |
| 2000 | 2.049 births per woman | +2.45% |
| 1999 | 2 births per woman | +5.26% |
| 1998 | 1.9 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1997 | 1.9 births per woman | -2.06% |
| 1996 | 1.94 births per woman | -13.70% |
| 1995 | 2.248 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1994 | 2.278 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 1993 | 2.307 births per woman | +0.74% |
| 1992 | 2.29 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1991 | 2.302 births per woman | -3.20% |
| 1990 | 2.378 births per woman | -0.34% |
| 1989 | 2.386 births per woman | +3.42% |
| 1988 | 2.307 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 1987 | 2.328 births per woman | -1.15% |
| 1986 | 2.355 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1985 | 2.351 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1984 | 2.353 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 1983 | 2.456 births per woman | -6.01% |
| 1982 | 2.613 births per woman | -3.61% |
| 1981 | 2.711 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 1980 | 2.815 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1979 | 2.846 births per woman | -1.86% |
| 1978 | 2.9 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1977 | 2.923 births per woman | +2.10% |
| 1976 | 2.863 births per woman | +3.28% |
| 1975 | 2.772 births per woman | -3.82% |
| 1974 | 2.882 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1973 | 2.93 births per woman | -4.19% |
| 1972 | 3.058 births per woman | -7.08% |
| 1971 | 3.291 births per woman | +1.48% |
| 1970 | 3.243 births per woman | -2.17% |
| 1969 | 3.315 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1968 | 3.381 births per woman | -5.27% |
| 1967 | 3.569 births per woman | -6.50% |
| 1966 | 3.817 births per woman | -5.61% |
| 1965 | 4.044 births per woman | -1.56% |
| 1964 | 4.108 births per woman | -9.22% |
| 1963 | 4.525 births per woman | +3.81% |
| 1962 | 4.359 births per woman | -3.35% |
| 1961 | 4.51 births per woman | -5.96% |
| 1960 | 4.796 births per woman | — |
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