Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 0.939 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.939 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
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
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Puerto Rico, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.939 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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% |
| 2024 | 0.939 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.939 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 62% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.939 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 live births per woman, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
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 | 0.9396 live births per woman | 0.934 live births per woman | 0.944 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,445 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,807 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 171,527 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 144,542 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Puerto Rico?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Puerto Rico was 0.939 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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. average years of schooling?
- Puerto Rico ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.