Costa Rica – Birth Rate 2010
15.4
−1.1 from 2009
Costa Rica's birth rate was 15.4 in 2010, decreased +1.1 from 16.5 in 2009. This was the 87th highest globally.
Global Ranking – 2010▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Germany | 8.3 | 2.5% |
| 2nd | Japan | 8.5 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Hungary | 9.0 | -6.3% |
| 4th | Liechtenstein | 9.1 | -20.2% |
| 5th | Singapore | 9.3 | -6.1% |
| 6th | Austria | 9.4 | 2.2% |
| 7th | Italy | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 8th | Korea | 9.4 | 4.4% |
| 9th | Latvia | 9.4 | -8.7% |
| 10th | Malta | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 11th | Serbia | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 12th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.5 | -3.0% |
| 13th | Macao SAR, China | 9.5 | 6.7% |
| 14th | Portugal | 9.6 | 2.1% |
| 15th | Croatia | 9.8 | -3.0% |
| 16th | Lithuania | 9.9 | -2.9% |
| 17th | British Virgin Islands | 9.9 | -3.3% |
| 18th | Bulgaria | 10.2 | -6.4% |
| 19th | Switzerland | 10.3 | 2.0% |
| 20th | Greece | 10.3 | -2.8% |
| 21st | San Marino | 10.3 | -3.7% |
| 22nd | Spain | 10.4 | -1.9% |
| 23rd | European Union | 10.4 | -0.4% |
| 24th | Channel Islands | 10.5 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Romania | 10.5 | -3.7% |
| 26th | Andorra | 10.7 | 6.3% |
| 27th | Poland | 10.9 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Slovenia | 10.9 | 1.9% |
| 29th | Ukraine | 10.9 | -2.6% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 11.1 | -0.9% |
| 31st | Canada | 11.2 | -1.8% |
| 32nd | Czechia | 11.2 | -0.9% |
| 33rd | Slovak Republic | 11.2 | -1.8% |
| 34th | Qatar | 11.2 | 2.2% |
| 35th | United Arab Emirates | 11.2 | 1.5% |
| 36th | Puerto Rico (US) | 11.3 | -3.6% |
| 37th | Isle of Man | 11.3 | -1.5% |
| 38th | Monaco | 11.3 | -4.2% |
| 39th | Belarus | 11.4 | 0.0% |
| 40th | Denmark | 11.4 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Finland | 11.4 | 0.9% |
| 42nd | Cuba | 11.4 | -0.9% |
| 43rd | Bermuda | 11.6 | -1.6% |
| 44th | Luxembourg | 11.6 | 2.7% |
| 45th | North Macedonia | 11.8 | 2.6% |
| 46th | Cyprus | 11.8 | -1.9% |
| 47th | Belgium | 11.9 | 0.8% |
| 48th | China | 11.9 | -0.4% |
| 49th | Estonia | 11.9 | 0.8% |
| 50th | Aruba | 11.9 | -3.2% |
| 51st | Montenegro | 12.0 | -14.3% |
| 52nd | Mauritius | 12.0 | -2.4% |
| 53rd | Thailand | 12.0 | -1.5% |
| 54th | Sweden | 12.3 | 2.5% |
| 55th | Albania | 12.4 | 0.4% |
| 56th | Russian Federation | 12.5 | 1.6% |
| 57th | Gibraltar | 12.6 | 1.0% |
| 58th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 12.6 | 6.8% |
| 59th | Norway | 12.6 | -1.6% |
| 60th | Barbados | 12.8 | 0.1% |
| 61st | France | 12.9 | 0.8% |
| 62nd | United Kingdom | 12.9 | 1.6% |
| 63rd | United States | 13.0 | -3.7% |
| 64th | Faroe Islands | 13.2 | 3.9% |
| 65th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 13.3 | -0.8% |
| 66th | Curaçao | 13.6 | 4.6% |
| 67th | Palau | 13.7 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 13.7 | 6.4% |
| 69th | Australia | 13.7 | -1.4% |
| 70th | St. Lucia | 13.8 | -5.5% |
| 71st | Dominica | 14.0 | -1.9% |
| 72nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.1 | -0.9% |
| 73rd | Chile | 14.2 | -0.9% |
| 74th | Uruguay | 14.2 | -0.6% |
| 75th | Bahamas, The | 14.6 | -8.5% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | 14.7 | -11.6% |
| 77th | New Zealand | 14.7 | 1.0% |
| 78th | Cayman Islands | 14.7 | -2.2% |
| 79th | Armenia | 14.7 | 1.4% |
| 80th | Moldova | 14.8 | -1.1% |
| 81st | Virgin Islands (US) | 14.8 | -3.3% |
| 82nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.9 | -4.9% |
| 83rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 14.9 | -2.2% |
| 84th | Brazil | 15.3 | -1.5% |
| 85th | Greenland | 15.4 | -3.1% |
| 86th | Iceland | 15.4 | -2.5% |
| 87th | Costa Rica | 15.4 | -6.8% |
| 88th | Bahrain | 15.5 | 0.2% |
| 89th | Jamaica | 15.6 | -3.7% |
| 90th | Georgia | 15.6 | -1.9% |
| 91st | Grenada | 16.3 | -1.5% |
| 92nd | Ireland | 16.5 | -1.2% |
| 93rd | Brunei Darussalam | 16.6 | 2.1% |
| 94th | New Caledonia | 16.8 | -1.4% |
| 95th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.8 | -2.3% |
| 96th | Seychelles | 16.8 | -7.2% |
| 97th | Malaysia | 16.9 | -2.2% |
| 98th | Colombia | 16.9 | -4.1% |
| 99th | Sri Lanka | 17.1 | -2.7% |
| 100th | Türkiye | 17.2 | -2.3% |
| 101st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.3 | 0.7% |
| 102nd | Viet Nam | 17.4 | -0.7% |
| 103rd | French Polynesia | 17.8 | 0.9% |
| 104th | Tunisia | 17.9 | 3.7% |
| 105th | Azerbaijan | 18.3 | 7.6% |
| 106th | Argentina | 18.3 | 0.5% |
| 107th | Lebanon | 18.6 | 3.4% |
| 108th | Kosovo | 18.8 | -4.0% |
| 109th | Kuwait | 18.9 | -3.1% |
| 110th | Bhutan | 18.9 | -3.8% |
| 111th | St. Martin (French part) | 19.0 | -3.1% |
| 112th | Myanmar | 19.4 | -1.6% |
| 113th | El Salvador | 19.7 | -0.7% |
| 114th | Peru | 19.9 | -2.7% |
| 115th | Saudi Arabia | 20.1 | -3.2% |
| 116th | Mexico | 20.3 | -1.1% |
| 117th | Indonesia | 20.4 | -0.1% |
| 118th | Cabo Verde | 20.4 | 4.7% |
| 119th | Northern Mariana Islands | 20.7 | 0.2% |
| 120th | Suriname | 20.7 | -1.6% |
| 121st | Maldives | 20.9 | -1.8% |
| 122nd | Guam | 20.9 | 2.2% |
| 123rd | Panama | 21.0 | -0.9% |
| 124th | India | 21.6 | -2.6% |
| 125th | Israel | 21.8 | 1.4% |
| 126th | Morocco | 21.9 | -0.2% |
| 127th | Bangladesh | 21.9 | -4.2% |
| 128th | Ecuador | 21.9 | -2.4% |
| 129th | Belize | 22.0 | -3.4% |
| 130th | Guyana | 22.1 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Dominican Republic | 22.2 | -0.8% |
| 132nd | Tuvalu | 22.2 | 1.4% |
| 133rd | South Africa | 22.2 | -2.6% |
| 134th | Fiji | 22.3 | -2.2% |
| 135th | American Samoa | 22.4 | -2.7% |
| 136th | Uzbekistan | 22.4 | -3.0% |
| 137th | Paraguay | 22.5 | -1.6% |
| 138th | Kazakhstan | 22.6 | 0.9% |
| 139th | Nepal | 22.9 | -1.7% |
| 140th | Mongolia | 23.1 | -6.9% |
| 141st | Oman | 23.4 | 6.5% |
| 142nd | Libya | 23.5 | 1.7% |
| 143rd | Nicaragua | 24.3 | -1.1% |
| 144th | Algeria | 24.6 | 1.5% |
| 145th | Cambodia | 25.0 | -2.3% |
| 146th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 25.2 | -2.4% |
| 147th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 25.6 | -1.5% |
| 148th | Turkmenistan | 25.7 | 2.6% |
| 149th | Djibouti | 26.3 | -2.3% |
| 150th | Honduras | 26.3 | -2.4% |
| 151st | Philippines | 26.6 | -1.6% |
| 152nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 26.8 | 6.3% |
| 153rd | Lao PDR | 27.2 | -1.4% |
| 154th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 27.5 | 1.0% |
| 155th | Haiti | 27.7 | -1.2% |
| 156th | Guatemala | 27.8 | -1.3% |
| 157th | Tonga | 28.0 | -1.4% |
| 158th | Jordan | 28.1 | -1.7% |
| 159th | Botswana | 28.4 | -0.1% |
| 160th | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.7 | -2.0% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 29.2 | -0.7% |
| 162nd | Samoa | 30.5 | 1.3% |
| 163rd | Papua New Guinea | 30.7 | -1.1% |
| 164th | Eswatini | 30.9 | -3.2% |
| 165th | Marshall Islands | 30.9 | -5.7% |
| 166th | Namibia | 31.0 | 1.3% |
| 167th | Kiribati | 31.2 | 0.5% |
| 168th | Timor-Leste | 31.5 | -2.4% |
| 169th | Tajikistan | 32.0 | 1.8% |
| 170th | Ghana | 32.7 | 0.3% |
| 171st | Vanuatu | 33.0 | 0.5% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 33.0 | 0.5% |
| 173rd | Solomon Islands | 33.2 | -1.4% |
| 174th | Eritrea | 33.5 | -2.2% |
| 175th | Pakistan | 33.5 | -0.2% |
| 176th | Comoros | 34.4 | 0.5% |
| 177th | West Bank and Gaza | 34.5 | 1.5% |
| 178th | Iraq | 34.6 | 2.0% |
| 179th | Rwanda | 35.1 | -3.2% |
| 180th | Yemen, Republic of | 35.6 | -2.6% |
| 181st | Nauru | 36.1 | 5.3% |
| 182nd | Kenya | 36.3 | -2.4% |
| 183rd | Madagascar | 36.7 | -1.7% |
| 184th | Senegal | 37.3 | -0.1% |
| 185th | São Tomé and Principe | 37.3 | -1.5% |
| 186th | Zimbabwe | 37.9 | 0.9% |
| 187th | Togo | 37.9 | -0.3% |
| 188th | Liberia | 38.0 | -2.2% |
| 189th | Sudan | 38.0 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Equatorial Guinea | 38.0 | -1.4% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 38.3 | -1.1% |
| 192nd | Tanzania | 38.8 | -1.0% |
| 193rd | Gambia, The | 38.9 | -0.2% |
| 194th | Congo, Republic of | 38.9 | 2.4% |
| 195th | Mauritania | 38.9 | -0.2% |
| 196th | Sierra Leone | 39.1 | -1.9% |
| 197th | Guinea | 39.6 | -0.7% |
| 198th | Benin | 39.8 | -0.5% |
| 199th | Cameroon | 39.8 | -1.3% |
| 200th | South Sudan | 39.9 | -2.8% |
| 201st | Malawi | 40.7 | -2.5% |
| 202nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.9 | 0.5% |
| 203rd | Zambia | 41.4 | -1.5% |
| 204th | Afghanistan | 41.8 | -1.0% |
| 205th | Nigeria | 42.1 | -0.8% |
| 206th | Mozambique | 42.8 | -0.2% |
| 207th | Uganda | 42.9 | -1.1% |
| 208th | Burkina Faso | 43.2 | -0.7% |
| 209th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 43.9 | -0.3% |
| 210th | Angola | 44.7 | -1.1% |
| 211th | Central African Republic | 45.0 | 3.0% |
| 212th | Mali | 46.9 | -0.3% |
| 213th | Burundi | 47.0 | 1.0% |
| 214th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 48.1 | -0.8% |
| 215th | Chad | 49.0 | -0.6% |
| 216th | Niger | 49.4 | -0.9% |
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