Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1972

Costa Rica
1972
Total fertility rate: 4.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 4.16 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (217 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 59,513 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.16
Births
59,513
Births per 1,000 people
30.7
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
1,938,248
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
10-142.50.3%327
15-1990.710.9%9,701
20-24217.426.2%18,858
25-29204.924.7%14,172
30-34157.519.0%9,056
35-39105.612.7%5,237
40-4442.95.2%1,841
45-498.81.1%309
50-540.40.1%12