Population aged 25-64, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population aged 25-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
45th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Population aged 25-64, total in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.61989200520211989: 0.397 % of total population1990: 0.402 % of total population1991: 0.402 % of total population1992: 0.412 % of total population1993: 0.418 % of total population1994: 0.421 % of total population1995: 0.417 % of total population1996: 0.425 % of total population1997: 0.423 % of total population1998: 0.431 % of total population1999: 0.427 % of total population2000: 0.428 % of total population2001: 0.434 % of total population2002: 0.438 % of total population2003: 0.446 % of total population2004: 0.453 % of total population2005: 0.459 % of total population2006: 0.464 % of total population2007: 0.465 % of total population2008: 0.474 % of total population2009: 0.483 % of total population2010: 0.485 % of total population2011: 0.499 % of total population2012: 0.503 % of total population2013: 0.508 % of total population2014: 0.515 % of total population2015: 0.512 % of total population2016: 0.512 % of total population2017: 0.512 % of total population2018: 0.516 % of total population2019: 0.52 % of total population2020: 0.519 % of total population2021: 0.525 % of total population

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

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.5% for population aged 25-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 45th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population aged 25-64, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, total (% of total population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of total population Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% +1.0%
1991 0.4% +0.1%
1992 0.4% +2.5%
1993 0.4% +1.6%
1994 0.4% +0.6%
1995 0.4% -0.9%
1996 0.4% +1.8%
1997 0.4% -0.4%
1998 0.4% +1.9%
1999 0.4% -1.0%
2000 0.4% +0.3%
2001 0.4% +1.4%
2002 0.4% +0.9%
2003 0.4% +1.8%
2004 0.5% +1.6%
2005 0.5% +1.3%
2006 0.5% +1.1%
2007 0.5% +0.2%
2008 0.5% +2.1%
2009 0.5% +1.9%
2010 0.5% +0.2%
2011 0.5% +2.9%
2012 0.5% +0.9%
2013 0.5% +0.9%
2014 0.5% +1.4%
2015 0.5% -0.6%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% +0.1%
2018 0.5% +0.7%
2019 0.5% +0.9%
2020 0.5% -0.2%
2021 0.5% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 42 Georgia 0.5% compare
  2. 43 Kazakhstan 0.5% compare
  3. 44 United States of America 0.5% compare
  4. 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
  5. 47 Sri Lanka 0.5% compare
  6. 48 Norway 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, total in Costa Rica?
Population aged 25-64, total in Costa Rica was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for population aged 25-64, total?
Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 25-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, 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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