Costa Rica vs Poland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Costa Rica
1.31 children per women
in 2023
Poland
1.29 children per women
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Poland rank
210th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.31 children per women against 1.29 children per women in Poland, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Poland ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 children per women | 3.17 children per women | 2.49 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.35 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 2.92 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.73 children per women | 2.17 children per women | 1.56 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 3.35 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 1.16 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 1.05 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.04 children per women | 1.28 children per women | 0.7612 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.74 children per women | 1.36 children per women | 0.3794 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.35 children per women | 1.31 children per women | 0.0416 children per women | Costa Rica |
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 Poland?
- Costa Rica, at 1.31 children per women against 1.29 children per women in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 0.02 children per women, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Poland ranks 210th 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).