Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1965

Costa Rica
1965
Total fertility rate: 5.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 5.96 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 63,287 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.96
Births
63,287
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
1,586,208
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
10-143.20.3%318
15-1993.37.8%7,394
20-24282.223.7%17,834
25-29296.124.9%16,044
30-34244.620.5%11,495
35-39178.815.0%7,263
40-4477.66.5%2,534
45-4914.61.2%386
50-540.70.1%16