Fertility in Costa Rica, 1955

Costa Rica
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.57
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.57 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 50,495 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.57
Births
50,495
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
1,103,049
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
10-143.90.3%245
15-1999.97.6%5,394
20-24308.423.5%14,466
25-29329.025.0%13,442
30-34272.420.7%9,070
35-39199.115.1%5,440
40-4485.76.5%2,107
45-4915.81.2%320
50-540.80.1%12