Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1964

Costa Rica
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 6.19 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 63,473 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
63,473
Births per 1,000 people
41.4
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
1,533,960
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
10-143.50.3%326
15-1995.17.7%7,187
20-24291.823.6%17,760
25-29308.324.9%16,244
30-34255.220.6%11,683
35-39187.215.1%7,334
40-4481.16.6%2,538
45-4914.91.2%385
50-540.70.1%16