Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1979

Costa Rica
1979
Total fertility rate: 3.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.65 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (195 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 71,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.65
Births
71,047
Births per 1,000 people
30.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
2,326,490
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
10-142.80.4%385
15-1995.713.1%13,132
20-24195.226.7%22,863
25-29177.224.2%16,910
30-34134.718.4%10,347
35-3987.912.0%5,424
40-4434.24.7%1,802
45-494.00.5%180
50-540.10.0%3