Fertility in Costa Rica, 1970

Costa Rica
1970
Total fertility rate: 4.58
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 4.58 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 59,934 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.58
Births
59,934
Births per 1,000 people
32.6
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
1,838,949
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
10-142.70.3%321
15-1991.910.0%9,042
20-24231.925.3%18,394
25-29226.624.7%14,370
30-34178.219.5%9,666
35-39122.313.3%5,725
40-4451.15.6%2,056
45-4910.81.2%348
50-540.50.1%14