Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility rate vs share that are religious was 1.33 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs share that are religious in Costa Rica, 1950β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More population data for Costa Rica
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.32 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31,632 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.32 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.32 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.4722 (2023)
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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