Average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age, aged 25-64 was 43.49 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.49
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 109 countries
All-time high
43.49
in 2021
All-time low
39.56
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0102030401989200520211989: 39.61990: 39.61991: 39.81992: 39.71993: 39.71994: 39.81995: 39.91996: 401997: 40.31998: 40.41999: 402000: 40.42001: 40.72002: 40.72003: 40.82004: 412005: 412006: 41.32007: 41.42008: 41.62009: 41.72010: 41.92011: 422012: 42.22013: 42.52014: 42.52015: 42.22016: 42.52017: 42.92018: 432019: 43.12020: 43.42021: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 43.49 for average age, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 43.49 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.56, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 53rd out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1989 39.56 —
1990 39.56 +0.0%
1991 39.76 +0.5%
1992 39.73 -0.1%
1993 39.72 -0.0%
1994 39.81 +0.2%
1995 39.9 +0.2%
1996 39.99 +0.2%
1997 40.3 +0.8%
1998 40.39 +0.2%
1999 40 -1.0%
2000 40.43 +1.1%
2001 40.73 +0.7%
2002 40.65 -0.2%
2003 40.79 +0.3%
2004 40.95 +0.4%
2005 40.96 +0.0%
2006 41.32 +0.9%
2007 41.38 +0.1%
2008 41.55 +0.4%
2009 41.65 +0.2%
2010 41.89 +0.6%
2011 42 +0.3%
2012 42.18 +0.4%
2013 42.52 +0.8%
2014 42.45 -0.2%
2015 42.23 -0.5%
2016 42.46 +0.6%
2017 42.86 +1.0%
2018 42.96 +0.2%
2019 43.08 +0.3%
2020 43.43 +0.8%
2021 43.49 +0.1%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 43.49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.48, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 43.49 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.18, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.56 39.56 39.56 1
1990s 39.92 39.56 40.39 10
2000s 41.04 40.43 41.65 10
2010s 42.46 41.89 43.08 10
2020s 43.46 43.43 43.49 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 50 Austria 43.53 compare
  2. 51 Kazakhstan 43.52 compare
  3. 52 Belgium 43.52 compare
  4. 54 Peru 43.29 compare
  5. 55 Tunisia 43.16 compare
  6. 56 Cyprus 42.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Average age, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 43.49 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43.49 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 39.56 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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