Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1957

Costa Rica
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.66 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (333 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 54,506 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
54,506
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
1,186,633
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%269
15-19101.47.6%5,787
20-24312.623.5%15,489
25-29333.425.0%14,486
30-34276.220.7%10,016
35-39202.215.2%5,902
40-4486.36.5%2,190
45-4916.01.2%350
50-540.80.1%13