Papua New Guinea vs Puerto Rico: Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario

Papua New Guinea
0.813 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Puerto Rico
0.809 births per woman in last 5 years
in 2100
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Puerto Rico rank
184th

Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Puerto Rico
0246195520272100

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.813 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.809 births per woman in last 5 years in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 200 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 6.24 births per woman in last 5 years 5.07 births per woman in last 5 years 1.17 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
1960s 6.27 births per woman in last 5 years 4.67 births per woman in last 5 years 1.6 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 6.15 births per woman in last 5 years 3.35 births per woman in last 5 years 2.8 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 5.67 births per woman in last 5 years 2.73 births per woman in last 5 years 2.94 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 4.83 births per woman in last 5 years 2.33 births per woman in last 5 years 2.51 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.51 births per woman in last 5 years 2.06 births per woman in last 5 years 2.45 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.98 births per woman in last 5 years 1.62 births per woman in last 5 years 2.36 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.95 births per woman in last 5 years 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 1.87 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2030s 2.22 births per woman in last 5 years 0.934 births per woman in last 5 years 1.28 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2040s 1.66 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9585 births per woman in last 5 years 0.702 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2050s 1.33 births per woman in last 5 years 1.02 births per woman in last 5 years 0.314 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2060s 1.08 births per woman in last 5 years 0.946 births per woman in last 5 years 0.13 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2070s 0.956 births per woman in last 5 years 0.9055 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0505 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2080s 0.905 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8665 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0385 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2090s 0.851 births per woman in last 5 years 0.8315 births per woman in last 5 years 0.0195 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea
2100s 0.813 births per woman in last 5 years 0.809 births per woman in last 5 years 0.004 births per woman in last 5 years Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher projections of the fertility rate by education scenario, Papua New Guinea or Puerto Rico?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.813 births per woman in last 5 years against 0.809 births per woman in last 5 years in Puerto Rico as of 2100.
What is the difference in projections of the fertility rate by education scenario between Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
0.004 births per woman in last 5 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2100.
How do Papua New Guinea and Puerto Rico rank globally for projections of the fertility rate by education scenario?
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario
Unit
births per woman in last 5 years
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,000 data points, 1955–2100
Last refreshed

Average number of children born in the last 5-year period to the women of reproductive age (15-49).