Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2006

Costa Rica
2006
Total fertility rate: 1.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 1.94 children per woman in 2006 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.4 years old. In total, 70,996 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.94
Births
70,996
Births per 1,000 people
16.4
Mean age of mothers
26.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.93
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
4,321,340
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%495
15-1965.416.9%13,346
20-24111.728.8%22,045
25-2997.225.0%17,360
30-3467.117.3%10,849
35-3934.38.9%5,406
40-449.02.3%1,402
45-490.70.2%93
50-540.00.0%0