Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1974

Costa Rica
1974
Total fertility rate: 3.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.89 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 60,970 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.89
Births
60,970
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,039,643
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%339
15-1990.711.7%10,565
20-24206.726.6%19,527
25-29191.324.6%14,559
30-34145.418.7%8,917
35-3995.912.3%5,053
40-4438.34.9%1,736
45-496.90.9%266
50-540.30.0%9