Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1992

Costa Rica
1992
Total fertility rate: 3.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 3.00 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (167 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 81,968 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.00
Births
81,968
Births per 1,000 people
25.0
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
3,284,258
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
10-142.70.4%462
15-1989.014.8%13,059
20-24167.327.9%23,522
25-29148.324.7%21,518
30-34106.317.7%14,341
35-3963.310.5%7,010
40-4421.33.5%1,901
45-492.20.4%157
50-540.00.0%1