Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1982

Costa Rica
1982
Total fertility rate: 3.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.54 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (191 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 76,968 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.54
Births
76,968
Births per 1,000 people
30.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,524,806
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%370
15-1994.213.2%13,288
20-24191.326.9%25,140
25-29170.924.0%18,544
30-34133.018.7%11,739
35-3983.911.8%5,888
40-4431.84.5%1,836
45-493.30.5%163
50-540.00.0%1