Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2028

Costa Rica
2028
Total fertility rate: 1.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica is projected at 1.30 children per woman in 2028 — 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 28.8 years old. In total, 49,455 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.30
Births
49,455
Births per 1,000 people
9.5
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
5,215,254
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%113
15-1921.08.0%3,675
20-2459.222.7%10,439
25-2970.226.9%13,240
30-3461.623.6%12,181
35-3937.414.3%7,601
40-4410.44.0%2,119
45-490.50.2%84
50-540.00.0%0