Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1954

Costa Rica
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.54 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (328 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 48,718 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
48,718
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
1,064,119
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%234
15-1999.27.6%5,214
20-24307.023.5%14,038
25-29327.625.0%12,916
30-34271.120.7%8,660
35-39197.815.1%5,281
40-4485.76.5%2,058
45-4915.81.2%305
50-540.70.1%12