Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1962

Costa Rica
1962
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.54 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (327 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 62,732 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
62,732
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
1,429,445
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%343
15-1998.87.6%6,787
20-24307.423.5%17,570
25-29327.025.0%16,243
30-34270.620.7%11,759
35-39198.615.2%7,161
40-4485.76.5%2,468
45-4915.41.2%383
50-540.80.1%16