Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 1.33 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.33 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.73 live births per woman
in 1959
All-time low
1.33 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Costa Rica stood at 1.33 live births per woman. 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 of women with no education in Costa Rica peaked at 6.73 live births per woman in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1.33 live births per woman, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 208th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.32 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.39 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 6.46 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 6.51 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.54 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 6.57 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 6.6 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.71 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 6.73 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.71 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.65 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 6.39 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 6.19 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 5.96 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 5.7 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 5.42 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 5.03 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 4.83 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 4.58 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1971 | 4.36 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 4.16 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 3.99 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 3.89 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.8 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 3.75 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.7 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.66 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 3.65 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 3.58 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 3.56 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.54 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 3.52 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.52 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3.51 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 3.45 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.38 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.31 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.24 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 3.17 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.08 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 3 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.93 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.86 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.78 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.68 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 2.59 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.53 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.48 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.41 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.31 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.16 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.08 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2.03 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.04 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.94 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.95 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.98 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.95 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.83 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.88 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.85 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.78 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.8 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.71 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.71 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.6 live births per woman | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.45 live births per woman | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.33 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 live births per woman | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.94 live births per woman | 4.83 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.96 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 4.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 live births per woman | 3.24 live births per woman | 3.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.41 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More education data for Costa Rica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37,015 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,772 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62,694 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,047 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 464,490 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 460,126 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Costa Rica?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Costa Rica was 1.33 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 live births per woman in 1959.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.