Costa Rica - Birth Rate 2015
14.7
−0.1 from 2014
Costa Rica's birth rate was 14.7 in 2015, decreased +0.1 from 14.8 in 2014. This was the 88th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Japan | 8.0 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Italy | 8.1 | -2.4% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.2 | -4.7% |
| 4th | Portugal | 8.2 | 3.8% |
| 5th | San Marino | 8.2 | -9.9% |
| 6th | Greece | 8.5 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.5 | 1.4% |
| 8th | Korea | 8.6 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Liechtenstein | 8.7 | -13.0% |
| 10th | Croatia | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 11th | Germany | 9.0 | 2.3% |
| 12th | Spain | 9.0 | -2.2% |
| 13th | Puerto Rico (US) | 9.0 | -7.2% |
| 14th | Bermuda | 9.1 | 2.4% |
| 15th | Andorra | 9.1 | 1.8% |
| 16th | Serbia | 9.3 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Bulgaria | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 18th | Hungary | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 19th | Channel Islands | 9.5 | -3.1% |
| 20th | Malta | 9.7 | 1.0% |
| 21st | Poland | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 22nd | Singapore | 9.7 | -1.0% |
| 23rd | European Union | 9.8 | -1.1% |
| 24th | Isle of Man | 9.8 | -3.4% |
| 25th | Austria | 9.8 | 2.1% |
| 26th | Ukraine | 9.8 | -7.8% |
| 27th | Slovenia | 10.0 | -2.9% |
| 28th | Finland | 10.1 | -3.8% |
| 29th | Mauritius | 10.1 | -4.7% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 31st | Denmark | 10.2 | 1.0% |
| 32nd | Romania | 10.2 | 2.0% |
| 33rd | British Virgin Islands | 10.2 | -5.4% |
| 34th | Lithuania | 10.3 | 3.0% |
| 35th | Slovak Republic | 10.3 | 1.0% |
| 36th | Switzerland | 10.5 | 1.0% |
| 37th | Czechia | 10.5 | 1.0% |
| 38th | Monaco | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 39th | Thailand | 10.6 | -3.3% |
| 40th | Qatar | 10.6 | -4.8% |
| 41st | Estonia | 10.6 | 2.9% |
| 42nd | Cayman Islands | 10.6 | -5.3% |
| 43rd | Canada | 10.7 | -1.8% |
| 44th | Luxembourg | 10.7 | -1.8% |
| 45th | Belgium | 10.8 | -3.6% |
| 46th | Cuba | 10.9 | 0.6% |
| 47th | Macao SAR, China | 11.0 | -6.8% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 11.0 | -3.9% |
| 49th | Latvia | 11.1 | 1.8% |
| 50th | North Macedonia | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 51st | Cyprus | 11.2 | 0.9% |
| 52nd | Norway | 11.3 | -1.7% |
| 53rd | Aruba | 11.6 | -10.2% |
| 54th | Sweden | 11.7 | -1.7% |
| 55th | Barbados | 11.8 | -0.9% |
| 56th | Montenegro | 11.8 | -2.5% |
| 57th | Curaçao | 11.9 | -5.6% |
| 58th | United Kingdom | 11.9 | -0.8% |
| 59th | China | 12.0 | -13.3% |
| 60th | France | 12.0 | -3.2% |
| 61st | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 12.2 | -5.2% |
| 62nd | St. Lucia | 12.3 | -0.7% |
| 63rd | United States | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 64th | Albania | 12.4 | -4.9% |
| 65th | Belarus | 12.5 | 0.0% |
| 66th | Faroe Islands | 12.5 | -6.0% |
| 67th | Iceland | 12.5 | -6.7% |
| 68th | Palau | 12.6 | -5.8% |
| 69th | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.6 | 2.3% |
| 70th | Bahamas, The | 12.6 | -6.6% |
| 71st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.7 | -1.9% |
| 72nd | Australia | 12.9 | -2.3% |
| 73rd | Gibraltar | 13.0 | -1.0% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.0 | -1.9% |
| 75th | Dominica | 13.1 | -4.2% |
| 76th | Chile | 13.1 | -2.4% |
| 77th | Virgin Islands (US) | 13.2 | 0.0% |
| 78th | New Zealand | 13.2 | 4.4% |
| 79th | Russian Federation | 13.3 | 0.0% |
| 80th | Jamaica | 13.3 | -2.2% |
| 81st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 13.4 | 0.1% |
| 82nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 13.7 | -1.6% |
| 83rd | Grenada | 13.9 | -4.6% |
| 84th | Armenia | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 85th | Ireland | 13.9 | -3.5% |
| 86th | Uruguay | 14.3 | 0.5% |
| 87th | Brazil | 14.7 | -0.7% |
| 88th | Costa Rica | 14.7 | -1.0% |
| 89th | Kosovo | 14.7 | -6.8% |
| 90th | Colombia | 14.8 | -3.2% |
| 91st | French Polynesia | 15.0 | -5.1% |
| 92nd | Greenland | 15.2 | 6.3% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 15.2 | -0.4% |
| 94th | Bahrain | 15.4 | -1.7% |
| 95th | Kuwait | 15.4 | -7.9% |
| 96th | Bhutan | 15.7 | -4.7% |
| 97th | New Caledonia | 15.7 | -1.8% |
| 98th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.9 | -1.4% |
| 99th | Georgia | 16.0 | -0.4% |
| 100th | Sri Lanka | 16.0 | -3.0% |
| 101st | Brunei Darussalam | 16.2 | -2.3% |
| 102nd | Malaysia | 16.3 | -2.3% |
| 103rd | Maldives | 16.7 | -6.2% |
| 104th | Seychelles | 17.0 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Türkiye | 17.1 | -2.3% |
| 106th | Azerbaijan | 17.2 | -3.9% |
| 107th | Cabo Verde | 17.5 | -3.4% |
| 108th | Argentina | 17.7 | -2.0% |
| 109th | Peru | 17.9 | -2.3% |
| 110th | Mexico | 18.2 | -3.9% |
| 111th | Ecuador | 18.4 | -2.9% |
| 112th | Viet Nam | 18.5 | -0.9% |
| 113th | Indonesia | 18.6 | -2.7% |
| 114th | El Salvador | 18.6 | -2.3% |
| 115th | Myanmar | 18.6 | 0.3% |
| 116th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18.9 | 0.3% |
| 117th | India | 18.9 | -0.8% |
| 118th | Saudi Arabia | 19.4 | -2.1% |
| 119th | Tunisia | 19.4 | -1.2% |
| 120th | Suriname | 19.5 | -1.9% |
| 121st | Morocco | 19.5 | -1.5% |
| 122nd | Lebanon | 19.6 | 3.9% |
| 123rd | Northern Mariana Islands | 19.8 | -7.8% |
| 124th | American Samoa | 19.8 | -2.4% |
| 125th | Panama | 19.8 | -1.5% |
| 126th | Guam | 19.9 | -1.4% |
| 127th | St. Martin (French part) | 20.0 | -3.0% |
| 128th | Bangladesh | 20.3 | -0.2% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 20.5 | -1.5% |
| 130th | Oman | 21.0 | -0.8% |
| 131st | Fiji | 21.0 | -1.4% |
| 132nd | South Africa | 21.0 | -3.6% |
| 133rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.3 | -10.5% |
| 134th | Israel | 21.3 | -0.9% |
| 135th | Belize | 21.7 | -1.2% |
| 136th | Libya | 21.9 | -3.1% |
| 137th | Nepal | 22.1 | -1.1% |
| 138th | Nicaragua | 22.4 | -1.7% |
| 139th | Kazakhstan | 22.5 | -2.2% |
| 140th | Guyana | 22.5 | -0.4% |
| 141st | Paraguay | 22.7 | 0.1% |
| 142nd | Philippines | 22.9 | -2.0% |
| 143rd | Tuvalu | 23.3 | 1.6% |
| 144th | Djibouti | 23.6 | -2.2% |
| 145th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.6 | -0.9% |
| 146th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 23.7 | -1.6% |
| 147th | Jordan | 23.7 | -2.8% |
| 148th | Uzbekistan | 24.0 | 0.6% |
| 149th | Honduras | 24.1 | -1.2% |
| 150th | Cambodia | 24.2 | -0.8% |
| 151st | Lao PDR | 25.0 | -0.3% |
| 152nd | Marshall Islands | 25.2 | -2.1% |
| 153rd | Haiti | 25.4 | -1.2% |
| 154th | Algeria | 25.8 | -1.0% |
| 155th | Tonga | 25.8 | -2.1% |
| 156th | Guatemala | 26.2 | -0.9% |
| 157th | Botswana | 26.5 | -1.2% |
| 158th | Timor-Leste | 27.1 | -3.5% |
| 159th | Mongolia | 27.1 | -3.2% |
| 160th | Kyrgyz Republic | 27.4 | -1.1% |
| 161st | Turkmenistan | 27.5 | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 28.2 | -0.7% |
| 163rd | Eswatini | 28.3 | -2.5% |
| 164th | Papua New Guinea | 28.4 | -1.8% |
| 165th | Kiribati | 28.9 | -1.6% |
| 166th | Lesotho | 29.2 | -1.1% |
| 167th | Samoa | 29.8 | -1.4% |
| 168th | Eritrea | 30.6 | -2.9% |
| 169th | Namibia | 30.7 | -1.1% |
| 170th | Pakistan | 30.7 | -1.9% |
| 171st | Kenya | 30.9 | -2.0% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 31.1 | -1.0% |
| 173rd | Ghana | 31.1 | -1.4% |
| 174th | Iraq | 31.6 | -5.3% |
| 175th | Solomon Islands | 31.9 | -2.0% |
| 176th | Tajikistan | 32.0 | -0.7% |
| 177th | Rwanda | 32.1 | -0.4% |
| 178th | Comoros | 32.8 | -1.6% |
| 179th | Vanuatu | 32.8 | -0.9% |
| 180th | West Bank and Gaza | 32.9 | 0.3% |
| 181st | São Tomé and Principe | 33.0 | -3.6% |
| 182nd | Madagascar | 33.8 | -1.2% |
| 183rd | Zimbabwe | 33.9 | -4.2% |
| 184th | Nauru | 34.2 | -1.3% |
| 185th | Liberia | 34.3 | -2.5% |
| 186th | Senegal | 34.5 | -2.7% |
| 187th | Equatorial Guinea | 34.5 | -2.1% |
| 188th | Sierra Leone | 34.7 | -2.7% |
| 189th | Togo | 34.7 | -0.9% |
| 190th | Congo, Republic of | 34.9 | -2.5% |
| 191st | Guinea-Bissau | 35.2 | -2.5% |
| 192nd | Malawi | 35.3 | -3.3% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 35.4 | -7.3% |
| 194th | Sudan | 35.7 | 0.5% |
| 195th | Gambia, The | 35.7 | -3.1% |
| 196th | Yemen, Republic of | 35.9 | 0.6% |
| 197th | Zambia | 37.3 | -2.0% |
| 198th | Tanzania | 37.6 | -1.9% |
| 199th | Cameroon | 37.7 | 0.5% |
| 200th | Guinea | 37.8 | -0.7% |
| 201st | Mauritania | 37.8 | -0.9% |
| 202nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.8 | -2.7% |
| 203rd | Nigeria | 39.0 | -2.4% |
| 204th | Benin | 39.0 | -0.9% |
| 205th | Uganda | 39.0 | -1.8% |
| 206th | Afghanistan | 39.4 | -0.7% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 40.0 | -2.0% |
| 208th | Mozambique | 40.4 | -0.9% |
| 209th | Angola | 41.8 | -1.5% |
| 210th | Burundi | 42.3 | -1.5% |
| 211th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 43.2 | -0.6% |
| 212th | Central African Republic | 43.3 | -2.9% |
| 213th | Mali | 44.5 | -1.1% |
| 214th | Chad | 46.5 | -1.2% |
| 215th | Niger | 46.6 | -1.3% |
| 216th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 47.2 | -0.6% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's birth rate in 2015?▾
Costa Rica's birth rate in 2015 was 14.7. This ranked 88th globally.
How did Costa Rica's birth rate change in 2015?▾
Costa Rica's birth rate decreased by 1.0% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest birth rate in 2015?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest birth rate in 2015 at 47.2.
What is the birth rate of Costa Rica in 2015?▾
The birth rate of Costa Rica in 2015 was 14.7. This ranked 88th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Costa Rica's birth rate?▾
Costa Rica's birth rate went from 14.8 in 2014 to 14.7 in 2015, a 1.0% decrease.
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