Fertility in Costa Rica, 1975

Costa Rica
1975
Total fertility rate: 3.80
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1975
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   1975  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.80 children per woman in 1975 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (202 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 62,334 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
62,334
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,092,719
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%351
15-1991.612.1%11,122
20-24202.426.6%19,960
25-29186.624.5%14,892
30-34141.518.6%9,021
35-3992.612.2%5,024
40-4436.84.8%1,713
45-496.10.8%245
50-540.20.0%7