Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1963

Costa Rica
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.39 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (319 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 63,302 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.39
Births
63,302
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
1,481,604
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
10-143.70.3%337
15-1997.07.6%6,987
20-24300.423.5%17,687
25-29318.725.0%16,314
30-34263.920.7%11,775
35-39193.715.2%7,291
40-4483.76.6%2,511
45-4915.21.2%385
50-540.70.1%16