Population aged 0-14, total in Costa Rica

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
69th
of 113 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, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.10.20.30.41989200520211989: 0.355 % of total population1990: 0.351 % of total population1991: 0.355 % of total population1992: 0.348 % of total population1993: 0.339 % of total population1994: 0.337 % of total population1995: 0.337 % of total population1996: 0.331 % of total population1997: 0.328 % of total population1998: 0.322 % of total population1999: 0.329 % of total population2000: 0.319 % of total population2001: 0.306 % of total population2002: 0.298 % of total population2003: 0.29 % of total population2004: 0.286 % of total population2005: 0.277 % of total population2006: 0.27 % of total population2007: 0.265 % of total population2008: 0.257 % of total population2009: 0.243 % of total population2010: 0.239 % of total population2011: 0.228 % of total population2012: 0.222 % of total population2013: 0.214 % of total population2014: 0.209 % of total population2015: 0.22 % of total population2016: 0.216 % of total population2017: 0.211 % of total population2018: 0.209 % of total population2019: 0.203 % of total population2020: 0.195 % of total population2021: 0.187 % of total population

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

Analysis

In 2021, population aged 0-14, total in Costa Rica stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

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

That places Costa Rica 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 0-14, total (% of total population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% -1.2%
1991 0.4% +1.3%
1992 0.3% -2.0%
1993 0.3% -2.4%
1994 0.3% -0.9%
1995 0.3% +0.0%
1996 0.3% -1.6%
1997 0.3% -1.0%
1998 0.3% -1.7%
1999 0.3% +2.1%
2000 0.3% -3.1%
2001 0.3% -4.0%
2002 0.3% -2.5%
2003 0.3% -2.8%
2004 0.3% -1.5%
2005 0.3% -3.1%
2006 0.3% -2.5%
2007 0.3% -1.8%
2008 0.3% -2.9%
2009 0.2% -5.5%
2010 0.2% -1.7%
2011 0.2% -4.4%
2012 0.2% -2.8%
2013 0.2% -3.6%
2014 0.2% -2.4%
2015 0.2% +5.1%
2016 0.2% -1.7%
2017 0.2% -2.4%
2018 0.2% -0.8%
2019 0.2% -2.9%
2020 0.2% -4.2%
2021 0.2% -3.7%

Averages by decade

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

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  3. 68 Georgia 0.2% compare
  4. 70 United States of America 0.2% compare
  5. 71 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
  6. 72 Mauritius 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 0-14, total in Costa Rica?
Population aged 0-14, total in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 0-14, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest population aged 0-14, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 0-14, total?
Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 0-14, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 0-14, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,668 data points, 1970–2021
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