Population aged 0-14, rural in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 0-14, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
52nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1991
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 0-14, rural in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.374 % of rural population1990: 0.37 % of rural population1991: 0.374 % of rural population1992: 0.37 % of rural population1993: 0.368 % of rural population1994: 0.369 % of rural population1995: 0.37 % of rural population1996: 0.367 % of rural population1997: 0.36 % of rural population1998: 0.353 % of rural population1999: 0.358 % of rural population2000: 0.344 % of rural population2001: 0.346 % of rural population2002: 0.337 % of rural population2003: 0.327 % of rural population2004: 0.32 % of rural population2005: 0.307 % of rural population2006: 0.307 % of rural population2007: 0.305 % of rural population2008: 0.294 % of rural population2009: 0.278 % of rural population2010: 0.276 % of rural population2011: 0.268 % of rural population2012: 0.254 % of rural population2013: 0.256 % of rural population2014: 0.247 % of rural population2015: 0.246 % of rural population2016: 0.25 % of rural population2017: 0.237 % of rural population2018: 0.24 % of rural population2019: 0.237 % of rural population2020: 0.225 % of rural population2021: 0.217 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.2% for population aged 0-14, rural in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 0-14, rural in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population aged 0-14, rural in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 0-14, rural (% of rural population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of rural population Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% -1.0%
1991 0.4% +1.2%
1992 0.4% -1.1%
1993 0.4% -0.6%
1994 0.4% +0.3%
1995 0.4% +0.2%
1996 0.4% -0.8%
1997 0.4% -1.8%
1998 0.4% -1.9%
1999 0.4% +1.4%
2000 0.3% -4.0%
2001 0.3% +0.5%
2002 0.3% -2.6%
2003 0.3% -3.0%
2004 0.3% -1.9%
2005 0.3% -4.0%
2006 0.3% -0.1%
2007 0.3% -0.6%
2008 0.3% -3.6%
2009 0.3% -5.5%
2010 0.3% -0.8%
2011 0.3% -2.7%
2012 0.3% -5.2%
2013 0.3% +0.7%
2014 0.2% -3.7%
2015 0.2% -0.4%
2016 0.2% +1.7%
2017 0.2% -5.2%
2018 0.2% +1.5%
2019 0.2% -1.5%
2020 0.2% -5.1%
2021 0.2% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 0-14, rural in Costa Rica?
Population aged 0-14, rural in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 0-14, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest population aged 0-14, rural recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 0-14, rural?
Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 0-14, rural rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 0-14, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 0-14, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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