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Median age in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Median age was 34.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
34.07 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
104th
of 236 countries
All-time high
34.07 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.54 years
in 1963
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Costa Rica, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Costa Rica is 34.07 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Costa Rica peaked at 34.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.54 years, in 1963.

That places Costa Rica 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Costa Rica, year by year

Year years Change
1950 16.81 years —
1951 16.71 years -0.6%
1952 16.61 years -0.6%
1953 16.51 years -0.6%
1954 16.41 years -0.6%
1955 16.32 years -0.6%
1956 16.22 years -0.6%
1957 16.1 years -0.7%
1958 15.97 years -0.8%
1959 15.85 years -0.8%
1960 15.73 years -0.8%
1961 15.63 years -0.6%
1962 15.56 years -0.4%
1963 15.54 years -0.2%
1964 15.55 years +0.1%
1965 15.61 years +0.4%
1966 15.7 years +0.6%
1967 15.82 years +0.8%
1968 15.99 years +1.1%
1969 16.2 years +1.3%
1970 16.43 years +1.4%
1971 16.68 years +1.5%
1972 16.95 years +1.6%
1973 17.24 years +1.7%
1974 17.53 years +1.7%
1975 17.83 years +1.7%
1976 18.13 years +1.7%
1977 18.43 years +1.6%
1978 18.73 years +1.6%
1979 19.01 years +1.5%
1980 19.3 years +1.5%
1981 19.58 years +1.5%
1982 19.86 years +1.4%
1983 20.12 years +1.3%
1984 20.37 years +1.3%
1985 20.61 years +1.2%
1986 20.83 years +1.1%
1987 21.06 years +1.1%
1988 21.27 years +1.0%
1989 21.49 years +1.0%
1990 21.71 years +1.0%
1991 21.93 years +1.0%
1992 22.16 years +1.0%
1993 22.39 years +1.1%
1994 22.63 years +1.1%
1995 22.87 years +1.1%
1996 23.12 years +1.1%
1997 23.38 years +1.1%
1998 23.65 years +1.1%
1999 23.93 years +1.2%
2000 24.21 years +1.2%
2001 24.51 years +1.2%
2002 24.84 years +1.4%
2003 25.2 years +1.5%
2004 25.58 years +1.5%
2005 25.96 years +1.5%
2006 26.36 years +1.5%
2007 26.76 years +1.5%
2008 27.16 years +1.5%
2009 27.56 years +1.5%
2010 27.97 years +1.5%
2011 28.4 years +1.5%
2012 28.82 years +1.5%
2013 29.26 years +1.5%
2014 29.71 years +1.5%
2015 30.16 years +1.5%
2016 30.61 years +1.5%
2017 31.07 years +1.5%
2018 31.54 years +1.5%
2019 32.01 years +1.5%
2020 32.51 years +1.6%
2021 33.02 years +1.6%
2022 33.54 years +1.6%
2023 34.07 years +1.6%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 34.07 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.36 years, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 34.07 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.35 years 15.85 years 16.81 years 10
1960s 15.73 years 15.54 years 16.2 years 10
1970s 17.7 years 16.43 years 19.01 years 10
1980s 20.45 years 19.3 years 21.49 years 10
1990s 22.78 years 21.71 years 23.93 years 10
2000s 25.81 years 24.21 years 27.56 years 10
2010s 29.95 years 27.97 years 32.01 years 10
2020s 33.29 years 32.51 years 34.07 years 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 101 Bahamas 34.6 years compare
  2. 102 Kuwait 34.5 years compare
  3. 103 Greenland 34.23 years compare
  4. 105 Brazil 33.94 years compare
  5. 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
  6. 107 New Caledonia 33.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Costa Rica?
Median age in Costa Rica was 34.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 34.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 15.54 years in 1963.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age?
Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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