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Live births in Puerto Rico

Live births in Puerto Rico was 18,851 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 155th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count18,851 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank155th of 236Countries ranked
Series high87,3901950
Series low18,6192022
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Live births in Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023

020K40K60K80K100K19501961197219831994200520231950: 87,390 count1951: 85,249 count1952: 81,492 count1953: 78,927 count1954: 78,875 count1955: 78,823 count1956: 79,129 count1957: 76,982 count1958: 77,107 count1959: 75,816 count1960: 76,171 count1961: 75,141 count1962: 76,382 count1963: 77,418 count1964: 78,484 count1965: 79,129 count1966: 73,577 count1967: 71,268 count1968: 68,581 count1969: 68,028 count1970: 67,526 count1971: 70,661 count1972: 68,733 count1973: 68,623 count1974: 69,822 count1975: 69,837 count1976: 72,906 count1977: 75,094 count1978: 75,027 count1979: 73,867 count1980: 73,030 count1981: 71,394 count1982: 69,498 count1983: 66,100 count1984: 63,785 count1985: 64,039 count1986: 65,572 count1987: 64,652 count1988: 64,528 count1989: 66,779 count1990: 66,470 count1991: 64,540 count1992: 64,355 count1993: 65,005 count1994: 64,134 count1995: 63,473 count1996: 63,333 count1997: 64,013 count1998: 61,204 count1999: 59,698 count2000: 59,510 count2001: 56,273 count2002: 53,110 count2003: 51,122 count2004: 51,318 count2005: 50,776 count2006: 48,948 count2007: 46,776 count2008: 43,242 count2009: 42,066 count2010: 42,286 count2011: 41,048 count2012: 38,873 count2013: 36,333 count2014: 34,596 count2015: 31,678 count2016: 28,840 count2017: 25,131 count2018: 20,210 count2019: 19,478 count2020: 18,771 count2021: 18,841 count2022: 18,619 count2023: 18,851 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202318,851 Estimated
202218,619 Estimated
202118,841 Estimated
202018,771 Estimated
201919,478 Estimated
201820,210 Estimated
201725,131 Estimated
201628,840 Estimated
201531,678 Estimated
201434,596 Estimated
201336,333 Estimated
201238,873 Estimated
201141,048 Estimated
201042,286 Estimated
200942,066 Estimated
200843,242 Estimated
200746,776 Estimated
200648,948 Estimated
200550,776 Estimated
200451,318 Estimated
200351,122 Estimated
200253,110 Estimated
200156,273 Estimated
200059,510 Estimated
199959,698 Estimated
199861,204 Estimated
199764,013 Estimated
199663,333 Estimated
199563,473 Estimated
199464,134 Estimated
199365,005 Estimated
199264,355 Estimated
199164,540 Estimated
199066,470 Estimated
198966,779 Estimated
198864,528 Estimated
198764,652 Estimated
198665,572 Estimated
198564,039 Estimated
198463,785 Estimated
198366,100 Estimated
198269,498 Estimated
198171,394 Estimated
198073,030 Estimated
197973,867 Estimated
197875,027 Estimated
197775,094 Estimated
197672,906 Estimated
197569,837 Estimated
197469,822 Estimated
197368,623 Estimated
197268,733 Estimated
197170,661 Estimated
197067,526 Estimated
196968,028 Estimated
196868,581 Estimated
196771,268 Estimated
196673,577 Estimated
196579,129 Estimated
196478,484 Estimated
196377,418 Estimated
196276,382 Estimated
196175,141 Estimated
196076,171 Estimated
195975,816 Estimated
195877,107 Estimated
195776,982 Estimated
195679,129 Estimated
195578,823 Estimated
195478,875 Estimated
195378,927 Estimated
195281,492 Estimated
195185,249 Estimated
195087,390 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/puerto-rico. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/puerto-rico.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/puerto-rico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_puerto_rico_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/puerto-rico. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Puerto Rico?

Live births in Puerto Rico was 18,851 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 155th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Puerto Rico?

87,390 in 1950, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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