Share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of births by age of mother was 9.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 236 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2000
All-time low
9.2%
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica stood at 9.2%. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica peaked at 20.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 97th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 11.4% | — |
| 1951 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 11.2% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 11.1% | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 11.1% | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 13.2% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 14.8% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 15.6% | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 17.9% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 19.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 18.3% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 16.1% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 17.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 18.1% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 20.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.2% | 11.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 11.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.8% | 15.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 15.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 15.9% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 12.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica?
- Share of births by age of mother in Costa Rica was 9.2% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births by age of mother recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of births by age of mother recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of births by age of mother?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of births by age of mother rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of live births in a calendar year.