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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.75 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.75 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
28.42 years
in 1950
All-time low
25.65 years
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico stood at 27.75 years.

That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico peaked at 28.42 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 25.65 years, in 1998.

That places Puerto Rico 206th 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.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico, year by year

Year years Change
1950 28.42 years —
1951 28.38 years -0.1%
1952 28.35 years -0.1%
1953 28.36 years +0.0%
1954 28.26 years -0.4%
1955 28.14 years -0.4%
1956 28 years -0.5%
1957 27.89 years -0.4%
1958 27.89 years -0.0%
1959 27.85 years -0.1%
1960 27.91 years +0.2%
1961 27.82 years -0.3%
1962 27.81 years -0.0%
1963 27.72 years -0.3%
1964 27.64 years -0.3%
1965 27.58 years -0.2%
1966 27.45 years -0.5%
1967 27.4 years -0.2%
1968 27.27 years -0.5%
1969 27.21 years -0.2%
1970 27.1 years -0.4%
1971 26.98 years -0.4%
1972 26.79 years -0.7%
1973 26.62 years -0.7%
1974 26.53 years -0.3%
1975 26.47 years -0.2%
1976 26.42 years -0.2%
1977 26.36 years -0.2%
1978 26.3 years -0.2%
1979 26.29 years -0.0%
1980 26.23 years -0.2%
1981 26.18 years -0.2%
1982 26.17 years -0.1%
1983 26.12 years -0.2%
1984 26.06 years -0.2%
1985 26.05 years -0.0%
1986 25.99 years -0.2%
1987 25.93 years -0.2%
1988 25.89 years -0.2%
1989 25.87 years -0.1%
1990 25.84 years -0.1%
1991 25.8 years -0.2%
1992 25.78 years -0.1%
1993 25.76 years -0.1%
1994 25.73 years -0.1%
1995 25.71 years -0.1%
1996 25.68 years -0.1%
1997 25.67 years -0.1%
1998 25.65 years -0.1%
1999 25.71 years +0.2%
2000 25.76 years +0.2%
2001 25.79 years +0.1%
2002 25.88 years +0.3%
2003 25.86 years -0.1%
2004 25.84 years -0.1%
2005 25.89 years +0.2%
2006 25.89 years +0.0%
2007 25.88 years -0.1%
2008 25.85 years -0.1%
2009 25.82 years -0.1%
2010 25.97 years +0.6%
2011 26.03 years +0.2%
2012 26.1 years +0.2%
2013 26.26 years +0.6%
2014 26.39 years +0.5%
2015 26.57 years +0.7%
2016 26.75 years +0.7%
2017 26.95 years +0.8%
2018 27.26 years +1.1%
2019 27.39 years +0.5%
2020 27.52 years +0.5%
2021 27.62 years +0.3%
2022 27.75 years +0.5%
2023 27.75 years +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 27.75 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 27.75 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 28.15 years 27.85 years 28.42 years 10
1960s 27.58 years 27.21 years 27.91 years 10
1970s 26.58 years 26.29 years 27.1 years 10
1980s 26.05 years 25.87 years 26.23 years 10
1990s 25.73 years 25.65 years 25.84 years 10
2000s 25.85 years 25.76 years 25.89 years 10
2010s 26.57 years 25.97 years 27.39 years 10
2020s 27.66 years 27.52 years 27.75 years 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 203 Brazil 27.81 years compare
  2. 204 Armenia 27.78 years compare
  3. 205 Trinidad and Tobago 27.77 years compare
  4. 207 Barbados 27.73 years compare
  5. 208 Malawi 27.69 years compare
  6. 209 United States Virgin Islands 27.67 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Puerto Rico was 27.75 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 28.42 years in 1950.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 25.65 years in 1998.
How does Puerto Rico rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Puerto Rico ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.