Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1976

Costa Rica
1976
Total fertility rate: 3.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.75 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 64,204 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.75
Births
64,204
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,147,774
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%362
15-1992.912.4%11,722
20-24199.226.6%20,500
25-29183.724.5%15,348
30-34138.918.5%9,250
35-3990.712.1%5,073
40-4435.94.8%1,720
45-495.40.7%221
50-540.20.0%6