Average age, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Average age, rural was 35.27 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
35.27
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
46th
of 93 countries
All-time high
35.27
in 2021
All-time low
24.57
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Average age, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0102030401989200520211989: 24.61990: 24.81991: 24.91992: 25.21993: 25.41994: 25.61995: 25.61996: 261997: 26.21998: 26.41999: 26.12000: 26.62001: 26.62002: 26.82003: 27.12004: 27.52005: 28.12006: 28.32007: 28.32008: 28.82009: 29.22010: 29.92011: 30.42012: 30.92013: 31.22014: 31.82015: 32.22016: 32.32017: 33.42018: 33.42019: 33.92020: 34.62021: 35.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age, rural in Costa Rica stood at 35.27. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 35.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.57, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 46th out of 93 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 24.57 24.57 24.57 1
1990s 25.63 24.84 26.38 10
2000s 27.73 26.55 29.18 10
2010s 31.93 29.88 33.86 10
2020s 34.92 34.57 35.27 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 43 China 37.53 compare
  2. 44 Netherlands 37.19 compare
  3. 45 Sri Lanka 35.43 compare
  4. 47 Peru 34.15 compare
  5. 48 Brazil 33.8 compare
  6. 49 Turkey 33.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Costa Rica?
Average age, rural in Costa Rica was 35.27 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 35.27 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 24.57 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for average age, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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