Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 0.941 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.941 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.21 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
0.934 live births per woman
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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. share living in extreme poverty in Puerto Rico stood at 0.941 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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.
Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.21 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.06 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 4.83 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1953 | 4.68 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 4.68 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 4.68 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 4.7 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 4.59 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 4.62 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 4.55 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 4.59 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 4.41 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 4.34 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 4.25 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 4.18 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 4.1 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 3.71 live births per woman | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 3.52 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 3.32 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 3.24 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 3.17 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 3.21 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 3.01 live births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 2.9 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.87 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.8 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.87 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.9 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 2.85 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.77 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.7 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.59 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 2.48 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 2.33 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 2.23 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.27 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.23 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.22 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 2.29 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.21 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.21 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.17 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.15 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.14 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.08 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.04 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.04 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.95 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1.86 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.81 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.84 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.84 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.74 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.62 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 1.59 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.62 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.59 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.54 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.44 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.35 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.13 live births per woman | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 live births per woman | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.979 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.934 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.944 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.94 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.941 live births per woman | +0.1% |
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 poverty & inequality data for Puerto Rico
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,612 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 9.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0834 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0834 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1094 (2023)
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 35,439 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Puerto Rico?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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. share living in extreme poverty?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 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. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.