Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1966

Costa Rica
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.70
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 5.70 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 62,794 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
62,794
Births per 1,000 people
38.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
1,638,116
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
10-143.10.3%314
15-1992.18.1%7,630
20-24271.723.9%17,898
25-29282.524.8%15,746
30-34232.320.4%11,221
35-39168.814.8%7,088
40-4473.26.4%2,498
45-4914.11.2%382
50-540.70.1%16