Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1994

Costa Rica
1994
Total fertility rate: 2.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.86 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (159 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 81,578 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.86
Births
81,578
Births per 1,000 people
23.6
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,451,122
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%505
15-1988.215.5%13,859
20-24159.127.9%22,889
25-29142.024.9%20,850
30-3499.517.4%14,312
35-3958.410.2%7,129
40-4419.13.3%1,877
45-492.00.3%155
50-540.00.0%1