Costa Rica Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Costa Rica birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Costa Rica in 2024 is 12.449 births per 1000 people, a 1.95% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Costa Rica in 2023 was 12.696 births per 1000 people, a 2.18% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Costa Rica in 2022 was 12.979 births per 1000 people, a 2.13% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Costa Rica in 2021 was 13.262 births per 1000 people, a 2.09% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.969
Gabon 27.725
Iraq 27.161
Namibia 26.012
Samoa 23.265
Tonga 23.178
Guatemala 22.585
Botswana 21.918
Jordan 20.419
Turkmenistan 20.301
Algeria 19.819
Fiji 19.399
Belize 19.292
Paraguay 19.117
South Africa 18.747
Guyana 18.541
Ecuador 18.185
Dominican Republic 17.681
Kazakhstan 17.477
Suriname 17.255
Venezuela 16.744
Peru 16.639
Libya 16.359
Lebanon 16.131
Mexico 16.069
Iran 15.889
Malaysia 15.602
Jamaica 14.859
Grenada 14.718
Turkey 14.686
Azerbaijan 13.602
Colombia 13.516
Brazil 12.580
Costa Rica 12.449
Armenia 12.015
Maldives 11.807
Montenegro 11.206
Russia 11.108
Albania 10.711
Belarus 10.666
China 10.478
North Macedonia 9.892
Mauritius 9.826
Thailand 9.399
Cuba 9.294
Romania 9.248
Serbia 8.983
Bulgaria 8.618
Costa Rica - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 12.449 -1.950%
2023 12.696 -2.180%
2022 12.979 -2.130%
2021 13.262 -2.090%
2020 13.545 -2.050%
2019 13.828 -2.010%
2018 14.111 -1.700%
2017 14.355 -1.670%
2016 14.599 -1.640%
2015 14.842 -1.620%
2014 15.086 -1.590%
2013 15.330 -1.080%
2012 15.498 -1.070%
2011 15.665 -1.060%
2010 15.833 -1.040%
2009 16.000 -1.040%
2008 16.168 -1.860%
2007 16.475 -1.830%
2006 16.782 -1.800%
2005 17.089 -1.760%
2004 17.396 -1.730%
2003 17.703 -3.960%
2002 18.432 -3.800%
2001 19.161 -3.670%
2000 19.890 -3.540%
1999 20.619 -3.410%
1998 21.348 -3.610%
1997 22.148 -3.490%
1996 22.948 -3.370%
1995 23.748 -3.260%
1994 24.548 -3.160%
1993 25.348 -2.770%
1992 26.071 -2.700%
1991 26.794 -2.620%
1990 27.516 -2.560%
1989 28.239 -2.500%
1988 28.962 -0.620%
1987 29.143 -0.620%
1986 29.324 -0.610%
1985 29.505 -0.610%
1984 29.686 -0.610%
1983 29.867 -0.010%
1982 29.869 -0.010%
1981 29.871 0.000%
1980 29.872 -0.010%
1979 29.874 -0.010%
1978 29.876 0.000%
1977 29.875 0.000%
1976 29.874 0.010%
1975 29.872 0.000%
1974 29.871 0.000%
1973 29.870 -4.040%
1972 31.129 -3.890%
1971 32.388 -3.740%
1970 33.647 -3.610%
1969 34.906 -3.480%
1968 36.165 -4.190%
1967 37.746 -4.020%
1966 39.327 -3.860%
1965 40.907 -3.720%
1964 42.488 -3.590%
1963 44.069 -0.900%
1962 44.470 -0.890%
1961 44.870 -0.890%
1960 45.271 -0.880%
1959 45.671 -0.870%
1958 46.072 1.190%
1957 45.531 1.200%
1956 44.990 1.220%
1955 44.449 1.230%
1954 43.908 1.250%
1953 43.367 1.260%
1952 42.826 1.280%
1951 42.285 1.300%
1950 41.744 0.000%