China vs Puerto Rico: Fertility rate: births per woman
China
0.999 live births per woman
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.941 live births per woman
in 2023
China rank
228th
Puerto Rico rank
231st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
China currently reports 0.999 live births per woman against 0.941 live births per woman in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.058 live births per woman.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 228th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.93 live births per woman | 4.76 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | China |
| 1960s | 6 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 2.03 live births per woman | China |
| 1970s | 4.07 live births per woman | 2.93 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | China |
| 1980s | 2.68 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.3273 live births per woman | China |
| 1990s | 1.73 live births per woman | 2.17 live births per woman | 0.4402 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.63 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 0.1803 live births per woman | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 1.69 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 0.3491 live births per woman | China |
| 2020s | 1.1 live births per woman | 0.9397 live births per woman | 0.1568 live births per woman | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, China or Puerto Rico?
- China, at 0.999 live births per woman against 0.941 live births per woman in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between China and Puerto Rico?
- 0.058 live births per woman, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Puerto Rico rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- China ranks 228th and Puerto Rico ranks 231st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.