Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1983

Costa Rica
1983
Total fertility rate: 3.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.52 children per woman in 1983 — 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, 79,196 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.52
Births
79,196
Births per 1,000 people
30.5
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
2,595,153
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
10-142.60.4%355
15-1995.713.5%13,472
20-24191.027.0%25,828
25-29169.724.0%19,223
30-34132.318.7%12,210
35-3982.711.7%6,089
40-4431.14.4%1,852
45-493.20.5%163
50-540.00.0%1