Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1968

Costa Rica
1968
Total fertility rate: 5.03
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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 5.03 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 60,229 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.03
Births
60,229
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
1,739,731
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
10-142.80.3%312
15-1990.69.0%8,189
20-24247.924.7%17,886
25-29248.824.8%14,699
30-34199.919.9%10,242
35-39141.114.0%6,265
40-4460.56.0%2,250
45-4912.61.3%372
50-540.60.1%16