Total Fertility Rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total Fertility Rate was 1.52 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Costa Rica, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.52 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Costa Rica peaked at 6.71 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 | 4.83 | 6.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 | 3.65 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.47 | 3.27 | 3.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.84 | 2.48 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 | 1.98 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.63 | 1.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.55 | 3 |
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More gender data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 26,886 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 28,037 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Costa Rica?
- Total fertility rate in Costa Rica was 1.52 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total fertility rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.