Average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.2 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
28.2 years
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.25 years
in 1950
All-time low
26.3 years
in 2008
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica stood at 28.2 years.
That represents a change of up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica peaked at 29.25 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 26.3 years, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 186th 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.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.25 years | — |
| 1951 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 29.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 29.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 29.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 29.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 29.24 years | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 29.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 29.23 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 29.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 29.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 29.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 29.1 years | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 29 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 28.81 years | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 28.67 years | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 28.5 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 28.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 28.2 years | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 28.07 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 27.98 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 27.89 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 27.82 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 27.77 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 27.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 27.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 27.64 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 27.63 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 27.62 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 27.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 27.54 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 27.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 27.35 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 27.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 27.24 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 27.18 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 27.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.96 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 26.89 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 26.84 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 26.72 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 26.63 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.54 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 26.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.5 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.41 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.37 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 26.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 26.49 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.47 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.22 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 27.82 years | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 28.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 28.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 28.2 years | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 28.2 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.49 years, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 28.2 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.04 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.25 years | 29.24 years | 29.25 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.09 years | 28.67 years | 29.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28 years | 27.69 years | 28.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.48 years | 27.24 years | 27.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.87 years | 26.54 years | 27.18 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.44 years | 26.3 years | 26.54 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.84 years | 26.43 years | 27.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.07 years | 27.82 years | 28.2 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Costa Rica was 28.2 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 29.25 years in 1950.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3 years in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Costa Rica ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.