Fertility in Costa Rica, 2001

Costa Rica
2001
Total fertility rate: 2.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.31 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 77,805 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.31
Births
77,805
Births per 1,000 people
19.4
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.2
Population
4,008,947
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%578
15-1977.516.8%15,098
20-24131.528.5%23,075
25-29112.924.4%17,965
30-3481.217.6%12,663
35-3942.79.2%6,623
40-4412.32.7%1,680
45-491.10.2%125
50-540.00.0%0