Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 1998

Costa Rica
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.53 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 79,593 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.53
Births
79,593
Births per 1,000 people
21.0
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,782,838
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
10-142.80.6%563
15-1984.316.7%15,152
20-24140.927.9%22,528
25-29124.824.7%18,952
30-3488.117.4%13,567
35-3947.49.4%6,870
40-4415.33.0%1,819
45-491.50.3%142
50-540.00.0%0