Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2031

Costa Rica
2031
Total fertility rate: 1.31
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2031  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica is projected at 1.31 children per woman in 2031 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (71 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.1 years old. In total, 48,739 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.31
Births
48,739
Births per 1,000 people
9.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.6%
Net reproduction rate
0.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
5,268,134
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
10-140.60.2%94
15-1918.67.1%3,198
20-2457.221.8%10,091
25-2970.726.9%12,594
30-3464.124.4%12,440
35-3939.815.2%7,963
40-4411.14.2%2,265
45-490.50.2%94
50-540.00.0%0