Fertility & birth rates in Costa Rica and Togo

Fertility rate in Costa Rica vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Costa Rica vs Togo 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	Togo
1960	6.71	6.8
1961	6.65	6.82
1962	6.54	6.86
1963	6.39	6.89
1964	6.19	6.92
1965	5.96	6.94
1966	5.7	6.96
1967	5.42	6.96
1968	5.03	6.97
1969	4.84	7.02
1970	4.59	7.04
1971	4.36	7.06
1972	4.16	7.07
1973	3.99	7.08
1974	3.89	7.09
1975	3.8	7.09
1976	3.75	7.06
1977	3.7	7.03
1978	3.66	6.98
1979	3.65	6.94
1980	3.58	6.88
1981	3.56	6.81
1982	3.54	6.73
1983	3.53	6.63
1984	3.52	6.54
1985	3.51	6.46
1986	3.45	6.38
1987	3.38	6.3
1988	3.31	6.23
1989	3.24	6.15
1990	3.17	6.07
1991	3.08	5.99
1992	3	5.89
1993	2.93	5.78
1994	2.86	5.67
1995	2.78	5.57
1996	2.68	5.46
1997	2.59	5.36
1998	2.53	5.29
1999	2.48	5.23
2000	2.41	5.17
2001	2.31	5.13
2002	2.16	5.09
2003	2.08	5.05
2004	2.03	5
2005	2.04	5.04
2006	1.94	5.08
2007	1.95	5.1
2008	1.98	5.1
2009	1.95	5.1
2010	1.83	5.09
2011	1.88	4.98
2012	1.85	4.85
2013	1.78	4.75
2014	1.8	4.7
2015	1.8	4.66
2016	1.75	4.63
2017	1.71	4.58
2018	1.71	4.51
2019	1.6	4.45
2020	1.45	4.39
2021	1.35	4.32
2022	1.34	4.25
2023	1.33	4.19
2024	1.32	4.12
2025	1.31	4.07
2026	1.31	4.01
2027	1.31	3.95
2028	1.3	3.89
2029	1.31	3.84
2030	1.31	3.79
2031	1.31	3.75
2032	1.32	3.7
2033	1.32	3.65
2034	1.32	3.61
2035	1.33	3.56
2036	1.33	3.52
2037	1.34	3.48
2038	1.34	3.44
2039	1.35	3.4
2040	1.35	3.37
2041	1.35	3.33
2042	1.36	3.3
2043	1.36	3.27
2044	1.37	3.23
2045	1.37	3.2
2046	1.37	3.16
2047	1.38	3.13
2048	1.38	3.1
2049	1.38	3.07
2050	1.38	3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Costa Rica	Togo
1960	46.4%	44%
1961	46.6%	44.1%
1962	46.7%	44.2%
1963	46.7%	44.4%
1964	46.6%	44.5%
1965	46.5%	44.6%
1966	46.3%	44.7%
1967	45.9%	44.8%
1968	45.5%	44.9%
1969	45%	45%
1970	44.4%	45.1%
1971	43.8%	45.2%
1972	43.1%	45.4%
1973	42.3%	45.5%
1974	41.5%	45.6%
1975	40.8%	45.8%
1976	40%	45.9%
1977	39.2%	46%
1978	38.6%	46.1%
1979	38%	46.2%
1980	37.5%	46.2%
1981	37.1%	46.2%
1982	36.7%	46.2%
1983	36.5%	46.1%
1984	36.4%	46%
1985	36.3%	45.9%
1986	36.3%	45.8%
1987	36.2%	45.7%
1988	36.2%	45.5%
1989	36.1%	45.3%
1990	36%	45.2%
1991	35.7%	44.9%
1992	35.4%	44.7%
1993	35%	44.5%
1994	34.6%	44.2%
1995	34.1%	44%
1996	33.6%	43.8%
1997	33%	43.5%
1998	32.4%	43.2%
1999	31.8%	42.9%
2000	31.1%	42.6%
2001	30.5%	42.4%
2002	29.8%	42.3%
2003	29.1%	42.2%
2004	28.4%	42%
2005	27.7%	41.9%
2006	27.1%	41.8%
2007	26.5%	41.6%
2008	25.9%	41.6%
2009	25.4%	41.5%
2010	24.9%	41.6%
2011	24.3%	41.6%
2012	23.9%	41.6%
2013	23.4%	41.6%
2014	23%	41.5%
2015	22.5%	41.5%
2016	22.1%	41.4%
2017	21.8%	41.2%
2018	21.4%	41.1%
2019	21.1%	40.9%
2020	20.7%	40.7%
2021	20.3%	40.5%
2022	19.8%	40.2%
2023	19.3%	39.9%
2024	18.8%	39.5%
2025	18.3%	39.2%
2026	17.8%	38.8%
2027	17.3%	38.4%
2028	16.9%	38.1%
2029	16.4%	37.8%
2030	16%	37.5%
2031	15.5%	37.2%
2032	15.1%	36.9%
2033	14.7%	36.6%
2034	14.4%	36.4%
2035	14.1%	36.1%
2036	13.9%	35.9%
2037	13.8%	35.6%
2038	13.7%	35.4%
2039	13.6%	35.2%
2040	13.5%	35%
2041	13.4%	34.8%
2042	13.3%	34.6%
2043	13.2%	34.4%
2044	13.2%	34.2%
2045	13.1%	33.9%
2046	13%	33.7%
2047	12.9%	33.5%
2048	12.8%	33.2%
2049	12.7%	33%
2050	12.6%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.8% of the population in Costa Rica and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 36% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Costa Rica and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Costa Rica vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.74% in Costa Rica and +2.46% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	48,857	43,307
1961	50,149	44,623
1962	51,046	46,201
1963	51,403	47,869
1964	51,435	49,449
1965	51,196	51,323
1966	50,755	53,640
1967	50,193	56,128
1968	48,361	59,110
1969	48,790	62,589
1970	48,398	65,851
1971	48,341	69,206
1972	48,417	72,008
1973	48,943	74,713
1974	50,349	77,347
1975	51,979	79,831
1976	54,019	82,321
1977	56,122	84,572
1978	58,327	86,950
1979	60,984	89,148
1980	62,561	91,445
1981	64,632	94,318
1982	66,826	97,003
1983	68,972	99,817
1984	71,062	102,425
1985	72,776	104,949
1986	73,211	107,957
1987	73,188	110,739
1988	72,944	112,915
1989	72,327	114,432
1990	71,727	116,200
1991	70,506	117,409
1992	69,830	118,876
1993	69,016	119,938
1994	68,336	113,074
1995	67,585	116,314
1996	66,094	119,418
1997	64,954	122,109
1998	64,788	125,392
1999	64,922	129,832
2000	64,268	133,873
2001	62,199	137,808
2002	58,388	141,643
2003	56,743	144,900
2004	55,769	147,574
2005	57,139	154,117
2006	54,177	160,671
2007	55,244	168,144
2008	56,491	173,677
2009	55,757	180,111
2010	50,803	185,294
2011	52,884	186,406
2012	52,036	186,061
2013	49,227	187,309
2014	49,559	190,667
2015	49,077	194,768
2016	45,565	199,364
2017	43,471	202,307
2018	42,469	204,942
2019	37,682	207,608
2020	29,164	208,663
2021	20,119	210,613
2022	21,409	215,090
2023	24,109	218,093

Maternal mortality chart: Costa Rica vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Costa Rica	Togo
1985	43	668
1986	42	649
1987	41	636
1988	40	628
1989	40	644
1990	40	657
1991	39	676
1992	39	692
1993	39	728
1994	39	688
1995	39	663
1996	39	627
1997	38	600
1998	37	570
1999	36	529
2000	36	496
2001	35	478
2002	34	447
2003	33	431
2004	33	431
2005	31	434
2006	30	453
2007	30	448
2008	30	457
2009	29	471
2010	29	497
2011	28	501
2012	27	506
2013	27	500
2014	27	490
2015	26	470
2016	27	460
2017	27	443
2018	28	435
2019	26	416
2020	34	398
2021	44	397
2022	27	362
2023	24	349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.05% in Costa Rica and 5.83% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	9.62%	26%
1961	9.36%	25.8%
1962	9.27%	25.5%
1963	9.25%	25.2%
1964	9.18%	24.9%
1965	9.02%	24.6%
1966	8.78%	24.2%
1967	8.49%	23.8%
1968	8.17%	23.4%
1969	7.85%	23%
1970	7.48%	22.5%
1971	7.02%	22.1%
1972	6.45%	21.6%
1973	5.82%	21.1%
1974	5.17%	20.7%
1975	4.54%	20.2%
1976	3.93%	19.7%
1977	3.39%	19.2%
1978	2.96%	18.8%
1979	2.65%	18.3%
1980	2.45%	17.9%
1981	2.33%	17.5%
1982	2.29%	17.1%
1983	2.27%	16.7%
1984	2.25%	16.3%
1985	2.2%	16%
1986	2.12%	15.7%
1987	2.01%	15.4%
1988	1.89%	15.2%
1989	1.78%	14.9%
1990	1.69%	14.7%
1991	1.62%	14.5%
1992	1.57%	14.3%
1993	1.53%	14.1%
1994	1.51%	13.9%
1995	1.49%	13.6%
1996	1.47%	13.3%
1997	1.45%	13%
1998	1.41%	12.7%
1999	1.36%	12.3%
2000	1.31%	12%
2001	1.26%	11.6%
2002	1.22%	11.3%
2003	1.18%	10.9%
2004	1.15%	10.6%
2005	1.13%	10.3%
2006	1.12%	9.97%
2007	1.11%	9.69%
2008	1.09%	9.41%
2009	1.07%	9.14%
2010	1.05%	8.87%
2011	1.02%	8.59%
2012	0.98%	8.33%
2013	0.95%	8.07%
2014	0.92%	7.81%
2015	0.9%	7.56%
2016	0.89%	7.32%
2017	0.89%	7.09%
2018	0.89%	6.86%
2019	0.91%	6.63%
2020	0.94%	6.43%
2021	0.97%	6.22%
2022	1.01%	6.02%
2023	1.05%	5.83%