Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total was 101 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
101
World rank
101st
of 144 countries
All-time high
101
in 2010
All-time low
25
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 251965: 301970: 321975: 361980: 421985: 511990: 501995: 632000: 712005: 842010: 101

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 101 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica peaked at 101 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1960.

That places Costa Rica 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 25 —
1965 30 +20.0%
1970 32 +6.7%
1975 36 +12.5%
1980 42 +16.7%
1985 51 +21.4%
1990 50 -2.0%
1995 63 +26.0%
2000 71 +12.7%
2005 84 +18.3%
2010 101 +20.2%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 101 is below the median for high income countries, which is 233, 43% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 101 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 146, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.5 25 30 2
1970s 34 32 36 2
1980s 46.5 42 51 2
1990s 56.5 50 63 2
2000s 77.5 71 84 2
2010s 101 101 101 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 98 Rwanda 112 compare
  2. 99 Albania 106 compare
  3. 99 Paraguay 106 compare
  4. 102 Burundi 96 compare
  5. 102 Jordan 96 compare
  6. 102 Sierra Leone 96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total in Costa Rica was 101 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 101 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total?
Costa Rica ranks 101st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 65-69, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 65-69, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 65-69, total is the total population of 65-69 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.