Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1973

Costa Rica
1973
Total fertility rate: 3.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.99 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (211 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 59,784 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.99
Births
59,784
Births per 1,000 people
30.1
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
1,988,343
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
10-142.40.3%328
15-1990.111.3%10,056
20-24211.326.5%19,138
25-29196.424.6%14,239
30-34149.718.8%8,874
35-3999.512.5%5,087
40-4440.05.0%1,765
45-497.81.0%287
50-540.40.0%11