Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2014

Costa Rica
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica was 1.80 children per woman in 2014 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (96 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.7 years old. In total, 70,781 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.80
Births
70,781
Births per 1,000 people
14.8
Mean age of mothers
26.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
4,767,119
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
10-142.70.8%506
15-1959.716.5%11,711
20-2496.026.6%19,448
25-2989.324.7%18,386
30-3468.819.1%13,188
35-3935.49.8%6,089
40-448.72.4%1,386
45-490.40.1%66
50-540.00.0%0