Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1993

Costa Rica
1993
Total fertility rate: 2.93
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1993  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.93 children per woman in 1993 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (163 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 81,741 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.93
Births
81,741
Births per 1,000 people
24.3
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
3,367,434
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
10-142.80.5%487
15-1988.615.1%13,434
20-24163.227.9%23,149
25-29145.224.8%21,216
30-34102.917.6%14,368
35-3960.710.4%7,048
40-4420.03.4%1,877
45-492.10.4%158
50-540.00.0%1