Total Fertility Rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Total Fertility Rate was 0.9 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Puerto Rico, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.9 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.8 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 194th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.04 | 3.31 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.77 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 | 2.31 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 1.9 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.78 | 1.65 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 | 0.982 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9097 | 0.9 | 0.922 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 191 Malta 1.15 compare
- 192 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 1.11 compare
- 193 Singapore 1.04 compare
- 195 Palau, Republic of 0.85 compare
- 196 Korea 0.778 compare
- 197 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 0.701 compare
More gender data for Puerto Rico
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 9,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 9,833 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 9,386 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 9,848 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 9,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 9,803 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 9,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 9,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 9,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 9,915 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Puerto Rico?
- Total fertility rate in Puerto Rico was 0.9 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for total fertility rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 194th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.