Puerto Rico Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Puerto Rico birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Puerto Rico in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Puerto Rico in 2020 was 7.048 births per 1000 people, a 2.27% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Israel 18.957
Panama 17.885
Argentina 16.172
Guam 16.086
Oman 15.816
Saudi Arabia 15.700
Seychelles 15.023
Antigua and Barbuda 14.263
French Polynesia 13.582
Bahamas 13.540
New Caledonia 13.535
Uruguay 13.274
Bahrain 12.478
New Zealand 12.205
Australia 12.085
United States 12.023
Aruba 11.973
Sweden 11.733
Chile 11.653
Iceland 11.527
Trinidad and Tobago 11.476
Kuwait 11.342
Ireland 11.337
United Kingdom 11.267
Norway 11.151
Denmark 11.149
France 10.914
Hong Kong 10.796
Curacao 10.626
Belgium 10.591
Barbados 10.558
Luxembourg 10.233
Netherlands 10.182
Macao 10.167
Switzerland 10.082
Canada 10.072
Austria 9.944
UAE 9.929
Estonia 9.898
Lithuania 9.837
Channel Islands 9.805
Latvia 9.790
Malta 9.705
Cyprus 9.421
Germany 9.373
Hungary 9.279
Poland 9.154
Slovenia 8.933
Qatar 8.831
Finland 8.582
Taiwan 8.386
Singapore 8.336
Croatia 8.317
Spain 7.889
Portugal 7.665
Italy 7.036
Japan 7.013
Greece 6.930
South Korea 6.769
Puerto Rico 6.554
Puerto Rico - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%