Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1988

Costa Rica
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.31 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (184 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 84,077 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.31
Births
84,077
Births per 1,000 people
28.3
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
2,968,103
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%366
15-1995.514.4%13,166
20-24183.627.6%26,010
25-29159.223.9%21,712
30-34121.118.2%13,820
35-3974.611.2%6,915
40-4426.23.9%1,929
45-492.70.4%159
50-540.00.0%1