Costa Rica Birth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Costa Rica birth rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Costa Rica in 2023 is 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.
  • The birth rate for Costa Rica in 2020 was 13.545 births per 1000 people, a 2.05% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2023 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 31.361
Gabon 28.281
Iraq 27.470
Namibia 26.419
Samoa 23.391
Tonga 23.273
Guatemala 22.954
Botswana 22.274
Turkmenistan 20.777
Jordan 20.681
Algeria 20.461
Fiji 19.657
Belize 19.625
Paraguay 19.408
South Africa 18.994
Guyana 18.819
Ecuador 18.474
Dominican Republic 17.989
Kazakhstan 17.832
Suriname 17.469
Peru 16.941
Venezuela 16.811
Libya 16.718
Lebanon 16.479
Iran 16.347
Mexico 16.329
Malaysia 15.873
Jamaica 15.107
Grenada 15.061
Turkey 14.894
Azerbaijan 13.945
Colombia 13.772
Brazil 12.806
Costa Rica 12.696
Armenia 12.316
Maldives 12.089
Russia 11.329
Montenegro 11.304
Albania 10.988
Belarus 10.893
China 10.645
North Macedonia 10.034
Mauritius 9.881
Thailand 9.532
Cuba 9.409
Romania 9.292
Serbia 9.056
Bulgaria 8.654
Costa Rica - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
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%