Puerto Rico Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Puerto Rico birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Puerto Rico in 2024 is 6.712 births per 1000 people, a 2.41% increase from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Puerto Rico in 2023 was 6.554 births per 1000 people, a 2.46% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Puerto Rico in 2022 was 6.719 births per 1000 people, a 2.38% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Puerto Rico in 2021 was 6.883 births per 1000 people, a 2.34% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Israel 18.768
Panama 17.661
Argentina 16.009
Guam 15.929
Oman 15.292
Saudi Arabia 15.268
Seychelles 14.812
Antigua and Barbuda 14.060
Bahamas 13.436
New Caledonia 13.432
French Polynesia 13.389
Uruguay 13.156
Bahrain 12.293
New Zealand 12.109
Aruba 12.018
United States 12.009
Australia 11.939
Sweden 11.609
Chile 11.487
Iceland 11.414
Trinidad and Tobago 11.293
Kuwait 11.289
Denmark 11.183
United Kingdom 11.171
Ireland 11.153
Norway 11.126
France 10.862
Curacao 10.617
Hong Kong 10.591
Barbados 10.540
Belgium 10.516
Netherlands 10.168
Luxembourg 10.158
Canada 10.006
Switzerland 9.994
Austria 9.868
Macao 9.852
UAE 9.810
Channel Islands 9.759
Estonia 9.745
Lithuania 9.659
Malta 9.601
Latvia 9.582
Germany 9.322
Cyprus 9.282
Hungary 9.240
Poland 9.002
Slovenia 8.813
Qatar 8.685
Finland 8.562
Taiwan 8.360
Croatia 8.253
Singapore 8.220
Spain 7.816
Portugal 7.672
Italy 7.026
Japan 6.995
Greece 6.870
South Korea 6.743
Puerto Rico 6.712
Puerto Rico - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 6.712 2.410%
2023 6.554 -2.460%
2022 6.719 -2.380%
2021 6.883 -2.340%
2020 7.048 -2.270%
2019 7.212 -2.240%
2018 7.377 -8.150%
2017 8.032 -7.550%
2016 8.688 -7.010%
2015 9.343 -6.560%
2014 9.999 -6.150%
2013 10.654 -3.880%
2012 11.084 -3.740%
2011 11.515 -3.600%
2010 11.945 -3.480%
2009 12.376 -3.360%
2008 12.806 -1.830%
2007 13.045 -1.810%
2006 13.285 -1.770%
2005 13.524 -1.740%
2004 13.764 -1.710%
2003 14.003 -1.900%
2002 14.274 -1.860%
2001 14.545 -1.830%
2000 14.816 -1.800%
1999 15.087 -1.760%
1998 15.358 -2.650%
1997 15.776 -2.580%
1996 16.194 -2.510%
1995 16.611 -2.450%
1994 17.029 -2.400%
1993 17.447 -1.260%
1992 17.669 -1.240%
1991 17.891 -1.230%
1990 18.113 -1.210%
1989 18.335 -1.200%
1988 18.557 -1.990%
1987 18.934 -1.950%
1986 19.311 -1.920%
1985 19.689 -1.880%
1984 20.066 -1.840%
1983 20.443 -3.060%
1982 21.089 -2.980%
1981 21.736 -2.890%
1980 22.382 -2.810%
1979 23.029 -2.730%
1978 23.675 -1.080%
1977 23.934 -1.070%
1976 24.192 -1.060%
1975 24.451 -1.040%
1974 24.709 -1.040%
1973 24.968 -1.400%
1972 25.322 -1.370%
1971 25.675 -1.360%
1970 26.029 -1.340%
1969 26.382 -1.320%
1968 26.736 -3.970%
1967 27.841 -3.820%
1966 28.946 -3.680%
1965 30.052 -3.550%
1964 31.157 -3.430%
1963 32.262 -1.420%
1962 32.728 -1.400%
1961 33.194 -1.380%
1960 33.660 -1.370%
1959 34.126 -1.350%
1958 34.592 -1.510%
1957 35.124 -1.490%
1956 35.655 -1.470%
1955 36.187 -1.450%
1954 36.718 -1.430%
1953 37.250 -1.410%
1952 37.782 -1.390%
1951 38.313 -1.370%
1950 38.845 0.000%