Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1987

Costa Rica
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.38
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.38 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (186 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 84,209 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.38
Births
84,209
Births per 1,000 people
29.1
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,892,699
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
10-142.40.4%353
15-1996.614.2%13,305
20-24186.327.4%26,469
25-29162.323.9%21,524
30-34124.818.4%13,643
35-3976.811.3%6,819
40-4427.54.0%1,933
45-492.80.4%160
50-540.00.0%1