Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1956

Costa Rica
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.60 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (330 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 52,337 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.60
Births
52,337
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
1,143,847
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%255
15-19100.57.6%5,579
20-24309.823.5%14,921
25-29330.425.0%13,943
30-34273.720.7%9,504
35-39200.215.2%5,641
40-4485.76.5%2,144
45-4915.91.2%335
50-540.80.1%12