Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1991

Costa Rica
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.07
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.07 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (172 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 82,301 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.07
Births
82,301
Births per 1,000 people
25.7
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.46
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
3,202,176
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
10-142.60.4%432
15-1989.614.5%12,802
20-24171.527.9%24,038
25-29151.624.6%21,770
30-34110.017.9%14,254
35-3965.810.7%6,944
40-4422.33.6%1,900
45-492.40.4%160
50-540.00.0%1