Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Costa Rica, 2036

Costa Rica
2036
Total fertility rate: 1.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2036  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Costa Rica is projected at 1.33 children per woman in 2036 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (72 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.5 years old. In total, 47,701 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
1.33
Births
47,701
Births per 1,000 people
8.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
5,336,139
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
10-140.40.2%56
15-1916.16.0%2,482
20-2454.120.2%9,301
25-2971.726.8%12,646
30-3468.425.6%12,182
35-3943.716.4%8,473
40-4412.34.6%2,459
45-490.50.2%103
50-540.00.0%0