Costa Rica Birth Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Costa Rica birth rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Costa Rica in 2025 is 12.202 births per 1000 people, a 1.98% decline from 2024.
  • The birth rate for Costa Rica in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2025 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.577
Gabon 27.169
Iraq 26.853
Namibia 25.605
Samoa 23.139
Tonga 23.083
Guatemala 22.216
Botswana 21.562
Jordan 20.157
Turkmenistan 19.825
Algeria 19.177
Fiji 19.141
Belize 18.958
Paraguay 18.826
South Africa 18.500
Guyana 18.264
Ecuador 17.896
Dominican Republic 17.374
Kazakhstan 17.122
Suriname 17.041
Venezuela 16.677
Peru 16.337
Libya 16.001
Mexico 15.809
Lebanon 15.783
Iran 15.430
Malaysia 15.331
Jamaica 14.611
Turkey 14.478
Grenada 14.376
Colombia 13.260
Azerbaijan 13.259
Brazil 12.354
Costa Rica 12.202
Armenia 11.714
Maldives 11.525
Montenegro 11.107
Russia 10.888
Belarus 10.439
Albania 10.435
China 10.310
Mauritius 9.771
North Macedonia 9.750
Thailand 9.266
Romania 9.204
Cuba 9.178
Serbia 8.909
Bulgaria 8.582
Costa Rica - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2025 12.202 -1.980%
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%