Fertility in Costa Rica, 1961

Costa Rica
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.65
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.65 children per woman in 1961 — 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, 61,742 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
61,742
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
1,377,920
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
10-144.10.3%345
15-19100.27.5%6,587
20-24312.423.5%17,355
25-29332.725.0%16,057
30-34275.320.7%11,617
35-39201.915.2%6,968
40-4487.06.5%2,415
45-4915.61.2%384
50-540.80.1%16