Live births in Costa Rica
Live births in Costa Rica was 51,969 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 133rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 51,969 Estimated |
| 2022 | 52,440 Estimated |
| 2021 | 53,349 Estimated |
| 2020 | 57,220 Estimated |
| 2019 | 63,301 Estimated |
| 2018 | 67,536 Estimated |
| 2017 | 67,859 Estimated |
| 2016 | 69,035 Estimated |
| 2015 | 70,846 Estimated |
| 2014 | 70,781 Estimated |
| 2013 | 69,655 Estimated |
| 2012 | 72,108 Estimated |
| 2011 | 72,648 Estimated |
| 2010 | 70,192 Estimated |
| 2009 | 74,359 Estimated |
| 2008 | 74,620 Estimated |
| 2007 | 72,729 Estimated |
| 2006 | 70,996 Estimated |
| 2005 | 73,520 Estimated |
| 2004 | 71,973 Estimated |
| 2003 | 72,726 Estimated |
| 2002 | 74,128 Estimated |
| 2001 | 77,805 Estimated |
| 2000 | 79,689 Estimated |
| 1999 | 80,086 Estimated |
| 1998 | 79,593 Estimated |
| 1997 | 79,517 Estimated |
| 1996 | 80,302 Estimated |
| 1995 | 81,227 Estimated |
| 1994 | 81,578 Estimated |
| 1993 | 81,741 Estimated |
| 1992 | 81,968 Estimated |
| 1991 | 82,301 Estimated |
| 1990 | 83,202 Estimated |
| 1989 | 83,594 Estimated |
| 1988 | 84,077 Estimated |
| 1987 | 84,209 Estimated |
| 1986 | 84,083 Estimated |
| 1985 | 83,400 Estimated |
| 1984 | 81,415 Estimated |
| 1983 | 79,196 Estimated |
| 1982 | 76,968 Estimated |
| 1981 | 74,720 Estimated |
| 1980 | 72,588 Estimated |
| 1979 | 71,047 Estimated |
| 1978 | 68,408 Estimated |
| 1977 | 66,235 Estimated |
| 1976 | 64,204 Estimated |
| 1975 | 62,334 Estimated |
| 1974 | 60,970 Estimated |
| 1973 | 59,784 Estimated |
| 1972 | 59,513 Estimated |
| 1971 | 59,646 Estimated |
| 1970 | 59,934 Estimated |
| 1969 | 60,432 Estimated |
| 1968 | 60,229 Estimated |
| 1967 | 62,100 Estimated |
| 1966 | 62,794 Estimated |
| 1965 | 63,287 Estimated |
| 1964 | 63,473 Estimated |
| 1963 | 63,302 Estimated |
| 1962 | 62,732 Estimated |
| 1961 | 61,742 Estimated |
| 1960 | 60,357 Estimated |
| 1959 | 58,642 Estimated |
| 1958 | 56,669 Estimated |
| 1957 | 54,506 Estimated |
| 1956 | 52,337 Estimated |
| 1955 | 50,495 Estimated |
| 1954 | 48,718 Estimated |
| 1953 | 46,998 Estimated |
| 1952 | 45,209 Estimated |
| 1951 | 43,418 Estimated |
| 1950 | 41,602 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/costa-rica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/costa-rica.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/costa-rica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_costa_rica_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Costa Rica, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/costa-rica. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Costa Rica?
Live births in Costa Rica was 51,969 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 133rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Costa Rica?
84,209 in 1987, the highest value since 1950 in this series.