Total sample population, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Total sample population, aged 15-24 was 818,908 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
818,908
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
70th
of 106 countries
All-time high
931,512
in 2009
All-time low
539,302
in 1989
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Total sample population, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1989200520211989: 539.3k1990: 552.8k1991: 546.9k1992: 546.5k1993: 554.1k1994: 564.3k1995: 591.2k1996: 582.4k1997: 612.4k1998: 620.0k1999: 637.9k2000: 683.4k2001: 779.1k2002: 806.8k2003: 829.7k2004: 830.5k2005: 856.7k2006: 876.0k2007: 902.8k2008: 902.3k2009: 931.5k2010: 905.7k2011: 883.8k2012: 881.6k2013: 866.7k2014: 871.3k2015: 857.8k2016: 854.3k2017: 846.8k2018: 826.7k2019: 825.2k2020: 833.8k2021: 818.9k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 818,908 for total sample population, aged 15-24 in 2021.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total sample population, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica peaked at 931,512 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 539,302, in 1989.

Costa Rica ranks 70th of 106 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 539,302 539,302 539,302 1
1990s 580,872 546,541 637,938 10
2000s 839,891 683,430 931,512 10
2010s 861,989 825,168 905,689 10
2020s 826,337 818,908 833,766 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 67 Greece 1.01 million compare
  2. 68 Kyrgyzstan 866,244 compare
  3. 69 Belarus 862,040 compare
  4. 71 Serbia 728,520 compare
  5. 72 Panama 719,204 compare
  6. 73 Denmark 702,042 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total sample population, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica?
Total sample population, aged 15-24 in Costa Rica was 818,908 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total sample population, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 931,512 in 2009.
What is the lowest total sample population, aged 15-24 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 539,302 in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for total sample population, aged 15-24?
Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is total sample population, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 Total sample population, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total sample population, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,543 data points, 1970–2021
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