Fertility & birth rates in Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia 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 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.71	7.63
1961	6.65	7.63
1962	6.54	7.64
1963	6.39	7.65
1964	6.19	7.67
1965	5.96	7.66
1966	5.7	7.66
1967	5.42	7.66
1968	5.03	7.63
1969	4.84	7.6
1970	4.59	7.58
1971	4.36	7.56
1972	4.16	7.54
1973	3.99	7.48
1974	3.89	7.43
1975	3.8	7.37
1976	3.75	7.33
1977	3.7	7.3
1978	3.66	7.26
1979	3.65	7.23
1980	3.58	7.15
1981	3.56	7.07
1982	3.54	6.98
1983	3.53	6.88
1984	3.52	6.78
1985	3.51	6.65
1986	3.45	6.52
1987	3.38	6.34
1988	3.31	6.15
1989	3.24	5.98
1990	3.17	5.8
1991	3.08	5.64
1992	3	5.49
1993	2.93	5.33
1994	2.86	5.16
1995	2.78	4.99
1996	2.68	4.81
1997	2.59	4.66
1998	2.53	4.52
1999	2.48	4.35
2000	2.41	4.21
2001	2.31	3.96
2002	2.16	3.71
2003	2.08	3.47
2004	2.03	3.26
2005	2.04	3.16
2006	1.94	3.18
2007	1.95	3.19
2008	1.98	3.07
2009	1.95	2.95
2010	1.83	2.81
2011	1.88	2.8
2012	1.85	2.78
2013	1.78	2.67
2014	1.8	2.68
2015	1.8	2.63
2016	1.75	2.65
2017	1.71	2.67
2018	1.71	2.67
2019	1.6	2.49
2020	1.45	2.27
2021	1.35	2.17
2022	1.34	2.14
2023	1.33	2.28
2024	1.32	2.31
2025	1.31	2.29
2026	1.31	2.27
2027	1.31	2.25
2028	1.3	2.22
2029	1.31	2.2
2030	1.31	2.17
2031	1.31	2.15
2032	1.32	2.13
2033	1.32	2.11
2034	1.32	2.09
2035	1.33	2.07
2036	1.33	2.05
2037	1.34	2.03
2038	1.34	2.01
2039	1.35	1.99
2040	1.35	1.98
2041	1.35	1.97
2042	1.36	1.95
2043	1.36	1.94
2044	1.37	1.93
2045	1.37	1.92
2046	1.37	1.91
2047	1.38	1.9
2048	1.38	1.89
2049	1.38	1.88
2050	1.38	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Costa Rica	Saudi Arabia
1960	46.4%	43.4%
1961	46.6%	43.6%
1962	46.7%	43.9%
1963	46.7%	44.3%
1964	46.6%	44.6%
1965	46.5%	44.8%
1966	46.3%	45.1%
1967	45.9%	45.3%
1968	45.5%	45.4%
1969	45%	45.5%
1970	44.4%	45.5%
1971	43.8%	45.5%
1972	43.1%	45.3%
1973	42.3%	45.2%
1974	41.5%	45%
1975	40.8%	44.8%
1976	40%	44.6%
1977	39.2%	44.5%
1978	38.6%	44.3%
1979	38%	44.2%
1980	37.5%	44.1%
1981	37.1%	43.9%
1982	36.7%	43.8%
1983	36.5%	43.7%
1984	36.4%	43.6%
1985	36.3%	43.6%
1986	36.3%	43.5%
1987	36.2%	43.4%
1988	36.2%	43.3%
1989	36.1%	43.2%
1990	36%	43%
1991	35.7%	42.7%
1992	35.4%	42.4%
1993	35%	42.1%
1994	34.6%	41.7%
1995	34.1%	41.2%
1996	33.6%	40.7%
1997	33%	40.1%
1998	32.4%	39.5%
1999	31.8%	38.9%
2000	31.1%	38.3%
2001	30.5%	37.7%
2002	29.8%	36.8%
2003	29.1%	35.7%
2004	28.4%	34.5%
2005	27.7%	33.2%
2006	27.1%	31.9%
2007	26.5%	30.6%
2008	25.9%	29.5%
2009	25.4%	28.5%
2010	24.9%	27.6%
2011	24.3%	26.9%
2012	23.9%	26.3%
2013	23.4%	25.8%
2014	23%	25.4%
2015	22.5%	25.1%
2016	22.1%	24.9%
2017	21.8%	25.2%
2018	21.4%	25.7%
2019	21.1%	25.8%
2020	20.7%	25.5%
2021	20.3%	25.2%
2022	19.8%	24.6%
2023	19.3%	24.1%
2024	18.8%	23.8%
2025	18.3%	23.6%
2026	17.8%	23.4%
2027	17.3%	23.3%
2028	16.9%	23.1%
2029	16.4%	22.9%
2030	16%	22.8%
2031	15.5%	22.6%
2032	15.1%	22.5%
2033	14.7%	22.4%
2034	14.4%	22.3%
2035	14.1%	22.2%
2036	13.9%	22.2%
2037	13.8%	22.1%
2038	13.7%	22%
2039	13.6%	21.9%
2040	13.5%	21.7%
2041	13.4%	21.5%
2042	13.3%	21.3%
2043	13.2%	21.2%
2044	13.2%	21%
2045	13.1%	20.8%
2046	13%	20.7%
2047	12.9%	20.5%
2048	12.8%	20.4%
2049	12.7%	20.2%
2050	12.6%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.8% of the population in Costa Rica and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 36% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Costa Rica and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	48,857	74,143
1961	50,149	77,743
1962	51,046	81,393
1963	51,403	85,480
1964	51,435	89,776
1965	51,196	93,820
1966	50,755	98,361
1967	50,193	103,343
1968	48,361	108,281
1969	48,790	113,859
1970	48,398	120,440
1971	48,341	127,600
1972	48,417	136,360
1973	48,943	145,450
1974	50,349	155,478
1975	51,979	166,223
1976	54,019	178,024
1977	56,122	191,103
1978	58,327	205,331
1979	60,984	220,186
1980	62,561	234,372
1981	64,632	249,156
1982	66,826	264,831
1983	68,972	280,616
1984	71,062	296,615
1985	72,776	310,558
1986	73,211	322,340
1987	73,188	333,088
1988	72,944	342,865
1989	72,327	349,399
1990	71,727	355,495
1991	70,506	361,329
1992	69,830	366,763
1993	69,016	372,621
1994	68,336	377,351
1995	67,585	380,231
1996	66,094	382,248
1997	64,954	385,033
1998	64,788	389,499
1999	64,922	390,112
2000	64,268	392,407
2001	62,199	382,153
2002	58,388	372,099
2003	56,743	364,520
2004	55,769	362,843
2005	57,139	375,938
2006	54,177	399,333
2007	55,244	425,199
2008	56,491	433,457
2009	55,757	438,557
2010	50,803	418,641
2011	52,884	443,675
2012	52,036	465,649
2013	49,227	475,299
2014	49,559	493,431
2015	49,077	511,023
2016	45,565	537,829
2017	43,471	546,751
2018	42,469	528,767
2019	37,682	474,407
2020	29,164	447,036
2021	20,119	409,032
2022	21,409	406,920
2023	24,109	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia

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 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Costa Rica	Saudi Arabia
1985	43	40
1986	42	38
1987	41	36
1988	40	34
1989	40	32
1990	40	30
1991	39	29
1992	39	27
1993	39	26
1994	39	25
1995	39	24
1996	39	23
1997	38	23
1998	37	22
1999	36	21
2000	36	20
2001	35	19
2002	34	18
2003	33	16
2004	33	16
2005	31	15
2006	30	14
2007	30	13
2008	30	12
2009	29	11
2010	29	11
2011	28	10
2012	27	9
2013	27	9
2014	27	8
2015	26	8
2016	27	8
2017	27	8
2018	28	8
2019	26	8
2020	34	11
2021	44	12
2022	27	9
2023	24	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.05% in Costa Rica and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. 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	Saudi Arabia
1960	9.62%	-
1961	9.36%	-
1962	9.27%	-
1963	9.25%	-
1964	9.18%	-
1965	9.02%	-
1966	8.78%	-
1967	8.49%	-
1968	8.17%	-
1969	7.85%	-
1970	7.48%	-
1971	7.02%	-
1972	6.45%	16%
1973	5.82%	14.9%
1974	5.17%	14%
1975	4.54%	13.1%
1976	3.93%	12.2%
1977	3.39%	11.4%
1978	2.96%	10.7%
1979	2.65%	9.99%
1980	2.45%	9.34%
1981	2.33%	8.71%
1982	2.29%	8.12%
1983	2.27%	7.56%
1984	2.25%	7.04%
1985	2.2%	6.55%
1986	2.12%	6.07%
1987	2.01%	5.62%
1988	1.89%	5.19%
1989	1.78%	4.8%
1990	1.69%	4.44%
1991	1.62%	4.11%
1992	1.57%	3.81%
1993	1.53%	3.54%
1994	1.51%	3.29%
1995	1.49%	3.06%
1996	1.47%	2.86%
1997	1.45%	2.67%
1998	1.41%	2.5%
1999	1.36%	2.35%
2000	1.31%	2.21%
2001	1.26%	2.08%
2002	1.22%	1.96%
2003	1.18%	1.85%
2004	1.15%	1.75%
2005	1.13%	1.65%
2006	1.12%	1.56%
2007	1.11%	1.47%
2008	1.09%	1.38%
2009	1.07%	1.3%
2010	1.05%	1.22%
2011	1.02%	1.15%
2012	0.98%	1.08%
2013	0.95%	1.02%
2014	0.92%	0.96%
2015	0.9%	0.9%
2016	0.89%	0.85%
2017	0.89%	0.8%
2018	0.89%	0.76%
2019	0.91%	0.72%
2020	0.94%	0.69%
2021	0.97%	0.66%
2022	1.01%	0.64%
2023	1.05%	0.62%