Austria vs Costa Rica: Fertility rate, total
Austria
1.32 births per woman
in 2023
Costa Rica
1.33 births per woman
in 2023
Austria rank
189th
Costa Rica rank
187th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Austria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.33 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Austria, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Austria ranks 189th and Costa Rica ranks 187th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.88 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.53 births per woman | 3.46 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.44 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.39 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | 0.6971 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.47 births per woman | 1.77 births per woman | 0.3017 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.41 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 0.046 births per woman | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Austria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 1.33 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Austria and Costa Rica?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Costa Rica?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Costa Rica rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Austria ranks 189th and Costa Rica ranks 187th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release