Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1986

Costa Rica
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.45 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (189 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 84,083 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.45
Births
84,083
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
2,817,216
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%344
15-1997.314.0%13,464
20-24188.927.2%26,739
25-29165.323.8%21,182
30-34128.618.5%13,484
35-3979.611.5%6,753
40-4429.24.2%1,958
45-492.80.4%158
50-540.00.0%1