Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1985

Costa Rica
1985
Total fertility rate: 3.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.51 children per woman in 1985 — 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 27.5 years old. In total, 83,400 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.51
Births
83,400
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
2,741,894
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
10-142.40.3%340
15-1997.913.9%13,617
20-24190.927.0%26,775
25-29167.723.8%20,674
30-34132.018.7%13,260
35-3981.611.6%6,619
40-4430.44.3%1,956
45-492.90.4%159
50-540.00.0%1