Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1953

Costa Rica
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.51 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (326 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 46,998 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.51
Births
46,998
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
1,027,005
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%224
15-1998.77.6%5,042
20-24305.423.5%13,634
25-29325.925.0%12,367
30-34269.720.7%8,271
35-39196.615.1%5,159
40-4485.66.6%1,998
45-4915.71.2%291
50-540.70.1%12