Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1981

Costa Rica
1981
Total fertility rate: 3.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.56 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (192 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 74,720 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.56
Births
74,720
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,456,637
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%380
15-1994.513.2%13,289
20-24191.726.9%24,347
25-29172.124.1%17,890
30-34132.518.6%11,179
35-3984.511.8%5,662
40-4432.24.5%1,803
45-493.50.5%168
50-540.10.0%1