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.

Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Puerto Rico

Name: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index in Puerto Rico
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 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

1950–2023

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

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

228 China 0.999 live births per woman compare
229 Ukraine 0.977 live births per woman compare
230 Singapore 0.943 live births per woman compare
232 Taiwan 0.87 live births per woman compare
233 Saint Barthelemy 0.801 live births per woman compare
234 South Korea 0.72 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Puerto Rico

Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 326.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 256.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 20.49 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 70.31 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 347.26 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)

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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

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.