Costa Rica vs Finland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Costa Rica
1.31 children per women
in 2023
Finland
1.27 children per women
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Finland rank
211th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Costa Rica
- Finland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.31 children per women against 1.27 children per women in Finland, a difference of 0.04 children per women.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Finland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 children per women | 2.79 children per women | 2.87 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.35 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 2.96 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.73 children per women | 1.62 children per women | 2.11 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.35 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 1.72 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 1.76 children per women | 0.9787 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.04 children per women | 1.77 children per women | 0.2725 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.74 children per women | 1.63 children per women | 0.1136 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.35 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 0.0021 children per women | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Costa Rica or Finland?
- Costa Rica, at 1.31 children per women against 1.27 children per women in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Costa Rica and Finland?
- 0.04 children per women, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Finland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).