Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1952

Costa Rica
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.46 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (323 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 45,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
45,209
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
991,794
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-143.80.3%217
15-1998.07.6%4,866
20-24302.923.4%13,191
25-29323.325.0%11,776
30-34267.520.7%7,900
35-39195.015.1%5,053
40-4485.26.6%1,920
45-4915.51.2%276
50-540.70.1%11