Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.31 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.31 children per women
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.97 children per women
in 1960
All-time low
1.31 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica stood at 1.31 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica peaked at 5.97 children per women in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.31 children per women, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.35 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.44 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 5.5 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 5.57 children per women | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 5.62 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 5.68 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 5.74 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 5.83 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 5.91 children per women | +1.4% |
| 1959 | 5.96 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 5.97 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.94 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 5.86 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 5.73 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 5.57 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 5.37 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 5.15 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 4.92 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1968 | 4.58 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 4.43 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 4.22 children per women | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 4.04 children per women | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 3.88 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 3.74 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 3.67 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 3.61 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 3.57 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.54 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.52 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.52 children per women | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.46 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 3.44 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.42 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.41 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.41 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 3.4 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.35 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.28 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.22 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.15 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.08 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.99 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.92 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 2.85 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.79 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.71 children per women | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.62 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.53 children per women | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.47 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.43 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.36 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.26 children per women | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 2.12 children per women | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 2.04 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.99 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2 children per women | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.9 children per women | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.92 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.94 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.92 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.79 children per women | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.84 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.82 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.75 children per women | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.77 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.77 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.72 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.69 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.68 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.58 children per women | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.43 children per women | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.33 children per women | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.32 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.31 children per women | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 children per women | 5.35 children per women | 5.96 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.35 children per women | 4.43 children per women | 5.97 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.73 children per women | 3.52 children per women | 4.22 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 3.08 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 children per women | 1.9 children per women | 2.36 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 children per women | 1.58 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 children per women | 1.31 children per women | 1.43 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Costa Rica was 1.31 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 children per women in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 children per women in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).