Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1958

Costa Rica
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.71
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.71 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 56,669 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
56,669
Births per 1,000 people
46.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
1,231,551
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
10-144.00.3%285
15-19101.97.6%5,987
20-24315.023.5%16,073
25-29335.925.0%14,983
30-34278.220.7%10,532
35-39203.715.2%6,189
40-4487.06.5%2,241
45-4916.01.2%364
50-540.80.1%14