Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) was 1.32 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.32 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
190th
of 218 countries
All-time high
6.71 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
1.32 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Costa Rica stood at 1.32 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Costa Rica peaked at 6.71 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.32 births per woman, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 190th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (Fertility World Population) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.71 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.65 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 6.54 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 6.39 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 6.19 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 5.96 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 5.7 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 5.42 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 5.03 births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 4.83 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 4.58 births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 4.36 births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 4.16 births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 3.99 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 3.89 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.8 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 3.75 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.7 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.66 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.65 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.58 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.56 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.54 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.52 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.52 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.51 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.45 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.38 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.31 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.24 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.17 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.08 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.93 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.86 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.78 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.68 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.59 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.53 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.48 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.41 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.31 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.16 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.08 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.03 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.04 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.94 births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.95 births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.98 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.95 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.83 births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.88 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.85 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.78 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.71 births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.71 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6 births per woman | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.45 births per woman | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 births per woman | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.33 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.32 births per woman | -0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.32 births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.45 births per woman, 91% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.32 births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 births per woman, 81% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 births per woman | 4.83 births per woman | 6.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 births per woman | 3.65 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 births per woman | 3.24 births per woman | 3.58 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 births per woman | 2.48 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 births per woman | 1.94 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 births per woman | 1.6 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.32 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Costa Rica?
- Fertility rate, total in Costa Rica was 1.32 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fertility rate, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 190th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.