Fertility & birth rates in Costa Rica and Ireland

Fertility rate in Costa Rica vs Ireland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Costa Rica was 1.33 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.5 in Ireland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Costa Rica vs Ireland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Costa Rica	Ireland
1960	6.71	3.78
1961	6.65	3.78
1962	6.54	3.92
1963	6.39	4.01
1964	6.19	4.07
1965	5.96	4.04
1966	5.7	3.94
1967	5.42	3.84
1968	5.03	3.77
1969	4.84	3.83
1970	4.59	3.85
1971	4.36	3.93
1972	4.16	3.84
1973	3.99	3.71
1974	3.89	3.59
1975	3.8	3.37
1976	3.75	3.29
1977	3.7	3.24
1978	3.66	3.21
1979	3.65	3.21
1980	3.58	3.21
1981	3.56	3.05
1982	3.54	2.94
1983	3.53	2.74
1984	3.52	2.58
1985	3.51	2.48
1986	3.45	2.44
1987	3.38	2.32
1988	3.31	2.17
1989	3.24	2.08
1990	3.17	2.11
1991	3.08	2.08
1992	3	1.99
1993	2.93	1.9
1994	2.86	1.85
1995	2.78	1.84
1996	2.68	1.88
1997	2.59	1.93
1998	2.53	1.94
1999	2.48	1.9
2000	2.41	1.89
2001	2.31	1.94
2002	2.16	1.97
2003	2.08	1.96
2004	2.03	1.93
2005	2.04	1.86
2006	1.94	1.91
2007	1.95	2.01
2008	1.98	2.06
2009	1.95	2.06
2010	1.83	2.05
2011	1.88	2.03
2012	1.85	1.98
2013	1.78	1.93
2014	1.8	1.89
2015	1.8	1.85
2016	1.75	1.81
2017	1.71	1.77
2018	1.71	1.75
2019	1.6	1.71
2020	1.45	1.63
2021	1.35	1.78
2022	1.34	1.54
2023	1.33	1.5
2024	1.32	1.5
2025	1.31	1.5
2026	1.31	1.5
2027	1.31	1.5
2028	1.3	1.5
2029	1.31	1.5
2030	1.31	1.5
2031	1.31	1.5
2032	1.32	1.5
2033	1.32	1.5
2034	1.32	1.5
2035	1.33	1.5
2036	1.33	1.5
2037	1.34	1.5
2038	1.34	1.5
2039	1.35	1.51
2040	1.35	1.51
2041	1.35	1.5
2042	1.36	1.5
2043	1.36	1.5
2044	1.37	1.51
2045	1.37	1.51
2046	1.37	1.5
2047	1.38	1.5
2048	1.38	1.5
2049	1.38	1.5
2050	1.38	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Costa Rica	Ireland
1960	46.4%	30.9%
1961	46.6%	31%
1962	46.7%	30.9%
1963	46.7%	30.9%
1964	46.6%	30.9%
1965	46.5%	31.1%
1966	46.3%	31.1%
1967	45.9%	31.1%
1968	45.5%	31.1%
1969	45%	31.1%
1970	44.4%	31.1%
1971	43.8%	31.2%
1972	43.1%	31.2%
1973	42.3%	31.2%
1974	41.5%	31.2%
1975	40.8%	31.1%
1976	40%	31%
1977	39.2%	30.9%
1978	38.6%	30.7%
1979	38%	30.5%
1980	37.5%	30.4%
1981	37.1%	30.3%
1982	36.7%	30.1%
1983	36.5%	29.9%
1984	36.4%	29.6%
1985	36.3%	29.3%
1986	36.3%	28.9%
1987	36.2%	28.5%
1988	36.2%	28.1%
1989	36.1%	27.6%
1990	36%	27.1%
1991	35.7%	26.6%
1992	35.4%	26%
1993	35%	25.5%
1994	34.6%	24.9%
1995	34.1%	24.2%
1996	33.6%	23.6%
1997	33%	23%
1998	32.4%	22.5%
1999	31.8%	22.1%
2000	31.1%	21.8%
2001	30.5%	21.4%
2002	29.8%	21.1%
2003	29.1%	21%
2004	28.4%	20.8%
2005	27.7%	20.6%
2006	27.1%	20.4%
2007	26.5%	20.3%
2008	25.9%	20.5%
2009	25.4%	20.7%
2010	24.9%	21.1%
2011	24.3%	21.4%
2012	23.9%	21.5%
2013	23.4%	21.5%
2014	23%	21.4%
2015	22.5%	21.3%
2016	22.1%	21.2%
2017	21.8%	20.9%
2018	21.4%	20.7%
2019	21.1%	20.4%
2020	20.7%	20.1%
2021	20.3%	19.8%
2022	19.8%	19.5%
2023	19.3%	19%
2024	18.8%	18.6%
2025	18.3%	18.1%
2026	17.8%	17.6%
2027	17.3%	17.2%
2028	16.9%	16.9%
2029	16.4%	16.6%
2030	16%	16.3%
2031	15.5%	16%
2032	15.1%	15.8%
2033	14.7%	15.6%
2034	14.4%	15.4%
2035	14.1%	15.3%
2036	13.9%	15.2%
2037	13.8%	15.1%
2038	13.7%	15.1%
2039	13.6%	15.2%
2040	13.5%	15.2%
2041	13.4%	15.3%
2042	13.3%	15.4%
2043	13.2%	15.4%
2044	13.2%	15.5%
2045	13.1%	15.6%
2046	13%	15.6%
2047	12.9%	15.7%
2048	12.8%	15.7%
2049	12.7%	15.7%
2050	12.6%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.8% of the population in Costa Rica and 18.6% in Ireland in 2024, compared to 36% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Costa Rica and Ireland compared.

Natural population change in Costa Rica vs Ireland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Costa Rica and +0.58% in Ireland. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Costa Rica	Ireland
1960	48,857	28,286
1961	50,149	25,137
1962	51,046	28,077
1963	51,403	29,667
1964	51,435	31,532
1965	51,196	30,500
1966	50,755	26,866
1967	50,193	29,895
1968	48,361	27,697
1969	48,790	29,326
1970	48,398	30,756
1971	48,341	35,606
1972	48,417	34,316
1973	48,943	34,562
1974	50,349	34,199
1975	51,979	34,128
1976	54,019	33,676
1977	56,122	35,448
1978	58,327	36,288
1979	60,984	38,798
1980	62,561	40,612
1981	64,632	39,364
1982	66,826	38,344
1983	68,972	34,053
1984	71,062	31,791
1985	72,776	29,013
1986	73,211	27,963
1987	73,188	26,904
1988	72,944	22,912
1989	72,327	20,012
1990	71,727	21,787
1991	70,506	21,206
1992	69,830	20,283
1993	69,016	17,166
1994	68,336	17,234
1995	67,585	16,601
1996	66,094	18,915
1997	64,954	21,311
1998	64,788	22,277
1999	64,922	21,402
2000	64,268	23,592
2001	62,199	27,837
2002	58,388	31,062
2003	56,743	32,372
2004	55,769	33,376
2005	57,139	33,279
2006	54,177	36,752
2007	55,244	43,109
2008	56,491	46,691
2009	55,757	47,168
2010	50,803	47,426
2011	52,884	45,801
2012	52,036	42,775
2013	49,227	39,302
2014	49,559	37,728
2015	49,077	35,265
2016	45,565	33,339
2017	43,471	31,379
2018	42,469	29,878
2019	37,682	28,365
2020	29,164	23,687
2021	20,119	26,064
2022	21,409	19,287
2023	24,109	19,638

Maternal mortality chart: Costa Rica vs Ireland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 24 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica, compared to 4 deaths in Ireland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Costa Rica	Ireland
1985	43	11
1986	42	11
1987	41	10
1988	40	11
1989	40	10
1990	40	11
1991	39	10
1992	39	10
1993	39	9
1994	39	9
1995	39	9
1996	39	8
1997	38	8
1998	37	8
1999	36	7
2000	36	8
2001	35	7
2002	34	7
2003	33	6
2004	33	6
2005	31	6
2006	30	6
2007	30	6
2008	30	6
2009	29	6
2010	29	6
2011	28	6
2012	27	6
2013	27	5
2014	27	5
2015	26	5
2016	27	4
2017	27	4
2018	28	5
2019	26	4
2020	34	6
2021	44	6
2022	27	7
2023	24	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.05% in Costa Rica and 0.38% in Ireland. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Costa Rica	Ireland
1960	9.62%	3.53%
1961	9.36%	3.38%
1962	9.27%	3.25%
1963	9.25%	3.13%
1964	9.18%	3.01%
1965	9.02%	2.87%
1966	8.78%	2.71%
1967	8.49%	2.55%
1968	8.17%	2.41%
1969	7.85%	2.3%
1970	7.48%	2.22%
1971	7.02%	2.17%
1972	6.45%	2.14%
1973	5.82%	2.11%
1974	5.17%	2.06%
1975	4.54%	2%
1976	3.93%	1.91%
1977	3.39%	1.81%
1978	2.96%	1.69%
1979	2.65%	1.56%
1980	2.45%	1.43%
1981	2.33%	1.32%
1982	2.29%	1.23%
1983	2.27%	1.17%
1984	2.25%	1.11%
1985	2.2%	1.07%
1986	2.12%	1.04%
1987	2.01%	1.02%
1988	1.89%	0.99%
1989	1.78%	0.96%
1990	1.69%	0.92%
1991	1.62%	0.87%
1992	1.57%	0.81%
1993	1.53%	0.77%
1994	1.51%	0.74%
1995	1.49%	0.73%
1996	1.47%	0.73%
1997	1.45%	0.73%
1998	1.41%	0.73%
1999	1.36%	0.73%
2000	1.31%	0.72%
2001	1.26%	0.69%
2002	1.22%	0.65%
2003	1.18%	0.6%
2004	1.15%	0.56%
2005	1.13%	0.52%
2006	1.12%	0.49%
2007	1.11%	0.46%
2008	1.09%	0.44%
2009	1.07%	0.43%
2010	1.05%	0.42%
2011	1.02%	0.41%
2012	0.98%	0.4%
2013	0.95%	0.39%
2014	0.92%	0.38%
2015	0.9%	0.37%
2016	0.89%	0.36%
2017	0.89%	0.35%
2018	0.89%	0.34%
2019	0.91%	0.34%
2020	0.94%	0.35%
2021	0.97%	0.36%
2022	1.01%	0.37%
2023	1.05%	0.38%