Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Fertility rate vs share that are religious was 1.33 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
1.33
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
201st
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.73
in 1959
All-time low
1.33
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica, 1950–2023

246195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica stood at 1.33. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica peaked at 6.73 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 2023.

Costa Rica ranks 201st of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 6.55 6.32 6.73 10
1960s 5.94 4.83 6.71 10
1970s 3.96 3.65 4.58 10
1980s 3.46 3.24 3.58 10
1990s 2.81 2.48 3.17 10
2000s 2.09 1.94 2.41 10
2010s 1.77 1.6 1.88 10
2020s 1.37 1.33 1.45 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 198 Albania 1.35 compare
  2. 199 Latvia 1.34 compare
  3. 200 Greece 1.33 compare
  4. 202 Austria 1.32 compare
  5. 203 Poland 1.3 compare
  6. 204 Finland 1.28 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica?
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica was 1.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 6.73 in 1959.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs share that are religious recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for fertility rate vs share that are religious?
Costa Rica ranks 201st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs share that are religious rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs share that are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs share that are religious
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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