Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2027

Costa Rica
2027
Total fertility rate: 1.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2027  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica is projected at 1.31 children per woman in 2027 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (70 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.7 years old. In total, 49,849 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.31
Births
49,849
Births per 1,000 people
9.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
0.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.6
Population
5,195,555
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
10-140.70.3%121
15-1921.98.4%3,863
20-2460.223.0%10,607
25-2970.326.9%13,477
30-3460.923.3%12,138
35-3936.714.0%7,502
40-4410.23.9%2,060
45-490.40.2%82
50-540.00.0%0