Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1995

Costa Rica
1995
Total fertility rate: 2.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.78 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (154 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.8 years old. In total, 81,227 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.78
Births
81,227
Births per 1,000 people
23.0
Mean age of mothers
26.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
3,535,176
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
10-142.80.5%524
15-1987.315.7%14,215
20-24154.227.8%22,601
25-29138.024.8%20,383
30-3497.317.5%14,343
35-3955.710.0%7,125
40-4418.23.3%1,881
45-491.90.3%154
50-540.00.0%1