Fertility in Costa Rica, 1959

Costa Rica
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.73 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (337 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 58,642 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
58,642
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
1,278,588
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%307
15-19101.87.6%6,184
20-24315.923.5%16,593
25-29336.925.0%15,412
30-34278.920.7%10,984
35-39204.315.2%6,475
40-4487.56.5%2,296
45-4915.91.2%374
50-540.80.1%15