Population aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 15-24, total was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
54th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2007
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.050.10.150.21989200520211989: 0.198 % of total population1990: 0.197 % of total population1991: 0.191 % of total population1992: 0.186 % of total population1993: 0.185 % of total population1994: 0.184 % of total population1995: 0.189 % of total population1996: 0.182 % of total population1997: 0.187 % of total population1998: 0.186 % of total population1999: 0.187 % of total population2000: 0.196 % of total population2001: 0.2 % of total population2002: 0.202 % of total population2003: 0.203 % of total population2004: 0.199 % of total population2005: 0.201 % of total population2006: 0.201 % of total population2007: 0.203 % of total population2008: 0.199 % of total population2009: 0.202 % of total population2010: 0.199 % of total population2011: 0.193 % of total population2012: 0.189 % of total population2013: 0.184 % of total population2014: 0.183 % of total population2015: 0.178 % of total population2016: 0.175 % of total population2017: 0.172 % of total population2018: 0.166 % of total population2019: 0.163 % of total population2020: 0.163 % of total population2021: 0.159 % of total population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2021.

Costa Rica ranks 54th of 113 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 15-24, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 15-24, total (% of total population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population Change
1989 0.2%
1990 0.2% -0.2%
1991 0.2% -3.3%
1992 0.2% -2.3%
1993 0.2% -0.9%
1994 0.2% -0.5%
1995 0.2% +2.6%
1996 0.2% -3.5%
1997 0.2% +2.9%
1998 0.2% -0.8%
1999 0.2% +0.8%
2000 0.2% +4.8%
2001 0.2% +1.7%
2002 0.2% +1.1%
2003 0.2% +0.6%
2004 0.2% -2.1%
2005 0.2% +1.2%
2006 0.2% +0.1%
2007 0.2% +1.0%
2008 0.2% -2.0%
2009 0.2% +1.2%
2010 0.2% -1.6%
2011 0.2% -2.8%
2012 0.2% -2.1%
2013 0.2% -2.4%
2014 0.2% -0.7%
2015 0.2% -3.0%
2016 0.2% -1.6%
2017 0.2% -1.8%
2018 0.2% -3.5%
2019 0.2% -1.3%
2020 0.2% -0.0%
2021 0.2% -2.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  2. 52 Azerbaijan 0.2% compare
  3. 53 Australia 0.2% compare
  4. 55 Albania 0.2% compare
  5. 56 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  6. 57 Guinea 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica?
Population aged 15-24, total in Costa Rica was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 15-24, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
What is the lowest population aged 15-24, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 15-24, total?
Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 15-24, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 15-24, 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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