Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1978

Costa Rica
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.66 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 68,408 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.66
Births
68,408
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,264,510
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
10-142.70.4%376
15-1994.512.9%12,698
20-24195.726.7%21,947
25-29178.424.3%16,307
30-34135.218.4%9,888
35-3988.012.0%5,241
40-4434.44.7%1,756
45-494.40.6%192
50-540.10.0%4