Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2003

Costa Rica
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 2.08 children per woman in 2003 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.5 years old. In total, 72,726 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.08
Births
72,726
Births per 1,000 people
17.6
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
4,138,784
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
10-142.50.6%507
15-1969.916.8%14,084
20-24119.228.6%21,987
25-29102.024.5%16,935
30-3473.817.7%11,575
35-3938.09.1%5,983
40-4410.52.5%1,543
45-490.90.2%110
50-540.00.0%0