Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1971

Costa Rica
1971
Total fertility rate: 4.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 4.36 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (225 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 59,646 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.36
Births
59,646
Births per 1,000 people
31.6
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
1,888,539
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
10-142.60.3%325
15-1991.310.5%9,364
20-24224.525.8%18,623
25-29215.224.7%14,235
30-34167.419.2%9,344
35-39113.513.0%5,464
40-4446.85.4%1,946
45-499.81.1%329
50-540.50.1%13