Which has higher births, by age of mother, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?

Costa Rica, at 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?

0 births, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Births, by age of mother

Costa Rica

0 births

in 2023

Puerto Rico

0 births

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

132nd

Puerto Rico rank

132nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Costa Rica
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 births.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	12.3 births	10.1 births	2.2 births	Costa Rica
1960s	15.8 births	13.4 births	2.4 births	Costa Rica
1970s	8.3 births	6.9 births	1.4 births	Costa Rica
1980s	1.1 births	1.7 births	0.6 births	Puerto Rico
1990s	0.7 births	0 births	0.7 births	Costa Rica
2000s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—
2010s	0 births	0.1 births	0.1 births	Puerto Rico
2020s	0 births	0 births	0 births	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?: Costa Rica, at 0 births against 0 births in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?: 0 births, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Costa Rica ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.