Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1989

Costa Rica
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.24 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 83,594 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.24
Births
83,594
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.54
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
3,043,827
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
10-142.50.4%382
15-1993.414.4%12,943
20-24179.527.6%25,282
25-29157.324.2%21,921
30-34118.018.2%14,047
35-3971.811.0%6,939
40-4424.93.8%1,924
45-492.50.4%156
50-540.00.0%1