Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2002

Costa Rica
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.16 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (123 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 74,128 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.16
Births
74,128
Births per 1,000 people
18.2
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
4,075,705
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
10-142.60.6%529
15-1972.216.7%14,347
20-24123.428.5%22,218
25-29105.524.4%17,118
30-3476.217.6%11,900
35-3940.19.3%6,283
40-4411.42.6%1,612
45-491.00.2%118
50-540.00.0%0