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Costa Rica Lowest Birth Rate

Name: Costa Rica Birth Rate
Creator: World Bank
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8.6 in 2025

Crude birth rate per 1,000 people · World Bank

The lowest birth rate in Costa Rica was 8.6 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (8.6), 2023 (10.2), 2022 (10.3), 2021 (10.5), 2020 (11.4).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	8.6	−1.6	172nd
2023	10.2	−0.1	61st
2022	10.3	−0.2	62nd
2021	10.5	−0.8	59th
2020	11.4	−1.3	70th
2019	12.7	−1.0	90th
2018	13.6	−0.2	93rd
2017	13.8	−0.4	91st
2016	14.2	−0.5	90th
2015	14.7	−0.1	88th
2014	14.8	+0.1	89th
2013	14.8	−0.7	87th
2012	15.5	−0.3	90th
2011	15.8	+0.4	90th
2010	15.4	−1.1	87th
2009	16.5	−0.3	91st
2008	16.8	+0.2	92nd
2007	16.6	+0.2	90th
2006	16.4	−0.8	88th
2005	17.3	+0.1	94th
2004	17.1	−0.4	92nd
2003	17.6	−0.6	92nd
2002	18.2	−1.2	94th
2001	19.4	−0.8	103rd
2000	20.2	−0.5	104th
1999	20.7	−0.3	101st
1998	21.0	−0.4	102nd
1997	21.5	−0.7	101st
1996	22.2	−0.8	101st
1995	23.0	−0.7	102nd
1994	23.6	−0.6	99th
1993	24.3	−0.7	99th
1992	25.0	−0.7	98th
1991	25.7	−1.0	97th
1990	26.7	−0.8	101st
1989	27.5	−0.9	105th
1988	28.3	−0.8	107th
1987	29.1	−0.7	107th
1986	29.8	−0.6	106th
1985	30.4	−0.1	108th
1984	30.5	+0.0	107th
1983	30.5	+0.0	105th
1982	30.5	+0.1	103rd
1981	30.4	+0.1	102nd
1980	30.4	−0.2	104th
1979	30.5	+0.3	101st
1978	30.2	+0.2	101st
1977	30.0	+0.1	99th
1976	29.9	+0.1	97th
1975	29.8	−0.1	93rd
1974	29.9	−0.2	90th
1973	30.1	−0.6	90th
1972	30.7	−0.9	88th
1971	31.6	−1.0	89th
1970	32.6	−1.2	89th
1969	33.8	−0.8	90th
1968	34.6	−2.1	94th
1967	36.8	−1.6	100th
1966	38.3	−1.6	102nd
1965	39.9	−1.5	107th
1964	41.4	−1.3	111th
1963	42.7	−1.2	119th
1962	43.9	−0.9	128th
1961	44.8	−0.7	133rd
1960	45.5	–	139th

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