Fertility & birth rates in Costa Rica and Senegal

Fertility rate in Costa Rica vs Senegal 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 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Costa Rica vs Senegal 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	Senegal
1960	6.71	7
1961	6.65	7.04
1962	6.54	7.08
1963	6.39	7.12
1964	6.19	7.16
1965	5.96	7.19
1966	5.7	7.22
1967	5.42	7.24
1968	5.03	7.25
1969	4.84	7.26
1970	4.59	7.26
1971	4.36	7.26
1972	4.16	7.26
1973	3.99	7.26
1974	3.89	7.25
1975	3.8	7.25
1976	3.75	7.26
1977	3.7	7.27
1978	3.66	7.28
1979	3.65	7.29
1980	3.58	7.29
1981	3.56	7.28
1982	3.54	7.25
1983	3.53	7.19
1984	3.52	7.11
1985	3.51	7.01
1986	3.45	6.9
1987	3.38	6.79
1988	3.31	6.58
1989	3.24	6.48
1990	3.17	6.4
1991	3.08	6.27
1992	3	6.15
1993	2.93	6.05
1994	2.86	5.92
1995	2.78	5.82
1996	2.68	5.72
1997	2.59	5.64
1998	2.53	5.58
1999	2.48	5.57
2000	2.41	5.5
2001	2.31	5.4
2002	2.16	5.3
2003	2.08	5.25
2004	2.03	5.19
2005	2.04	5.13
2006	1.94	5.06
2007	1.95	5.02
2008	1.98	5.02
2009	1.95	5.03
2010	1.83	5.06
2011	1.88	5.1
2012	1.85	5.13
2013	1.78	5.05
2014	1.8	4.88
2015	1.8	4.75
2016	1.75	4.65
2017	1.71	4.49
2018	1.71	4.29
2019	1.6	4.1
2020	1.45	4
2021	1.35	3.94
2022	1.34	3.86
2023	1.33	3.82
2024	1.32	3.76
2025	1.31	3.71
2026	1.31	3.66
2027	1.31	3.61
2028	1.3	3.57
2029	1.31	3.53
2030	1.31	3.49
2031	1.31	3.44
2032	1.32	3.4
2033	1.32	3.35
2034	1.32	3.32
2035	1.33	3.28
2036	1.33	3.24
2037	1.34	3.22
2038	1.34	3.17
2039	1.35	3.15
2040	1.35	3.11
2041	1.35	3.08
2042	1.36	3.05
2043	1.36	3.02
2044	1.37	2.99
2045	1.37	2.96
2046	1.37	2.93
2047	1.38	2.9
2048	1.38	2.87
2049	1.38	2.85
2050	1.38	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Costa Rica	Senegal
1960	46.4%	44.2%
1961	46.6%	44.3%
1962	46.7%	44.3%
1963	46.7%	44.3%
1964	46.6%	44.3%
1965	46.5%	44.3%
1966	46.3%	44.3%
1967	45.9%	44.3%
1968	45.5%	44.2%
1969	45%	44.2%
1970	44.4%	44.2%
1971	43.8%	44.2%
1972	43.1%	44.2%
1973	42.3%	44.3%
1974	41.5%	44.4%
1975	40.8%	44.6%
1976	40%	44.8%
1977	39.2%	45.2%
1978	38.6%	45.6%
1979	38%	46%
1980	37.5%	46.4%
1981	37.1%	46.7%
1982	36.7%	46.9%
1983	36.5%	47.1%
1984	36.4%	47.2%
1985	36.3%	47.3%
1986	36.3%	47.3%
1987	36.2%	47.2%
1988	36.2%	47%
1989	36.1%	46.9%
1990	36%	46.6%
1991	35.7%	46.4%
1992	35.4%	46.1%
1993	35%	45.8%
1994	34.6%	45.4%
1995	34.1%	45.1%
1996	33.6%	44.9%
1997	33%	44.6%
1998	32.4%	44.4%
1999	31.8%	44.2%
2000	31.1%	43.9%
2001	30.5%	43.7%
2002	29.8%	43.5%
2003	29.1%	43.2%
2004	28.4%	43.1%
2005	27.7%	42.9%
2006	27.1%	42.8%
2007	26.5%	42.7%
2008	25.9%	42.7%
2009	25.4%	42.7%
2010	24.9%	42.7%
2011	24.3%	42.7%
2012	23.9%	42.7%
2013	23.4%	42.7%
2014	23%	42.6%
2015	22.5%	42.4%
2016	22.1%	42.1%
2017	21.8%	41.8%
2018	21.4%	41.3%
2019	21.1%	40.9%
2020	20.7%	40.3%
2021	20.3%	39.8%
2022	19.8%	39.2%
2023	19.3%	38.6%
2024	18.8%	38.2%
2025	18.3%	37.7%
2026	17.8%	37.3%
2027	17.3%	36.9%
2028	16.9%	36.6%
2029	16.4%	36.2%
2030	16%	35.9%
2031	15.5%	35.6%
2032	15.1%	35.4%
2033	14.7%	35.1%
2034	14.4%	34.9%
2035	14.1%	34.6%
2036	13.9%	34.4%
2037	13.8%	34.1%
2038	13.7%	33.9%
2039	13.6%	33.5%
2040	13.5%	33.2%
2041	13.4%	32.9%
2042	13.3%	32.6%
2043	13.2%	32.2%
2044	13.2%	31.9%
2045	13.1%	31.5%
2046	13%	31.2%
2047	12.9%	30.8%
2048	12.8%	30.5%
2049	12.7%	30.2%
2050	12.6%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.8% of the population in Costa Rica and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 36% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Costa Rica and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Costa Rica vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Costa Rica and +2.55% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	48,857	84,735
1961	50,149	87,322
1962	51,046	89,937
1963	51,403	92,264
1964	51,435	94,797
1965	51,196	97,912
1966	50,755	101,359
1967	50,193	104,824
1968	48,361	108,240
1969	48,790	112,393
1970	48,398	117,264
1971	48,341	122,511
1972	48,417	128,024
1973	48,943	133,834
1974	50,349	139,974
1975	51,979	147,311
1976	54,019	154,776
1977	56,122	161,636
1978	58,327	167,744
1979	60,984	173,425
1980	62,561	179,707
1981	64,632	185,917
1982	66,826	191,309
1983	68,972	197,673
1984	71,062	203,125
1985	72,776	208,218
1986	73,211	212,887
1987	73,188	218,522
1988	72,944	221,772
1989	72,327	227,797
1990	71,727	234,155
1991	70,506	237,713
1992	69,830	241,482
1993	69,016	245,742
1994	68,336	249,115
1995	67,585	252,552
1996	66,094	255,418
1997	64,954	261,200
1998	64,788	267,404
1999	64,922	277,944
2000	64,268	283,946
2001	62,199	289,690
2002	58,388	298,842
2003	56,743	308,856
2004	55,769	317,286
2005	57,139	323,908
2006	54,177	331,364
2007	55,244	339,963
2008	56,491	351,661
2009	55,757	362,238
2010	50,803	372,934
2011	52,884	387,290
2012	52,036	402,243
2013	49,227	406,582
2014	49,559	405,019
2015	49,077	407,008
2016	45,565	411,480
2017	43,471	410,366
2018	42,469	405,454
2019	37,682	399,436
2020	29,164	400,910
2021	20,119	403,019
2022	21,409	415,507
2023	24,109	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Costa Rica vs Senegal

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 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Costa Rica	Senegal
1985	43	899
1986	42	820
1987	41	760
1988	40	709
1989	40	662
1990	40	640
1991	39	616
1992	39	598
1993	39	589
1994	39	579
1995	39	586
1996	39	601
1997	38	599
1998	37	605
1999	36	602
2000	36	581
2001	35	560
2002	34	531
2003	33	520
2004	33	501
2005	31	488
2006	30	462
2007	30	457
2008	30	463
2009	29	441
2010	29	436
2011	28	415
2012	27	405
2013	27	385
2014	27	373
2015	26	357
2016	27	345
2017	27	325
2018	28	305
2019	26	286
2020	34	252
2021	44	263
2022	27	228
2023	24	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.05% in Costa Rica and 3.85% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	9.62%	29.3%
1961	9.36%	29.4%
1962	9.27%	29.5%
1963	9.25%	29.6%
1964	9.18%	29.7%
1965	9.02%	29.7%
1966	8.78%	29.7%
1967	8.49%	29.6%
1968	8.17%	29.4%
1969	7.85%	29.2%
1970	7.48%	28.8%
1971	7.02%	28.4%
1972	6.45%	27.8%
1973	5.82%	27%
1974	5.17%	26.2%
1975	4.54%	25.3%
1976	3.93%	24.2%
1977	3.39%	23.1%
1978	2.96%	22.1%
1979	2.65%	21.2%
1980	2.45%	20.4%
1981	2.33%	19.7%
1982	2.29%	19.1%
1983	2.27%	18.5%
1984	2.25%	17.9%
1985	2.2%	17.1%
1986	2.12%	16.3%
1987	2.01%	15.4%
1988	1.89%	14.7%
1989	1.78%	14.1%
1990	1.69%	13.7%
1991	1.62%	13.6%
1992	1.57%	13.5%
1993	1.53%	13.6%
1994	1.51%	13.7%
1995	1.49%	13.8%
1996	1.47%	13.8%
1997	1.45%	13.9%
1998	1.41%	13.7%
1999	1.36%	13.4%
2000	1.31%	12.9%
2001	1.26%	12.2%
2002	1.22%	11.4%
2003	1.18%	10.5%
2004	1.15%	9.59%
2005	1.13%	8.8%
2006	1.12%	8.11%
2007	1.11%	7.52%
2008	1.09%	7.03%
2009	1.07%	6.63%
2010	1.05%	6.3%
2011	1.02%	6.01%
2012	0.98%	5.77%
2013	0.95%	5.57%
2014	0.92%	5.39%
2015	0.9%	5.24%
2016	0.89%	5.11%
2017	0.89%	4.97%
2018	0.89%	4.82%
2019	0.91%	4.65%
2020	0.94%	4.46%
2021	0.97%	4.25%
2022	1.01%	4.04%
2023	1.05%	3.85%