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prima:Critical birth rate level hinders generational replacement in Puerto Rico

For experts, this situation impacts negatively on economic and social development. They call for measures for the younger population

January 8, 2024 - 11:32 PM

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According to demographer Judith Rodriguez, people of reproductive age refrain from having children in the face of an unstable economic climate and the absence or instability of structures to support parenting while working. (Shutterstock)

The birth rate in Puerto Rico plummeted to 17,772 in 2023, marking its lowest level since records date back to 1888, and to less than half of the rate recorded just a decade ago, a level that, according to experts, hinders a generational replacement and underscores the need of public policy to reverse the accelerated rate decline.

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