Urban population, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Urban population, aged 25-64 was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
27th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 1998
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Urban population, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.472 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.467 % of population aged 25-641991: 0.467 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.469 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.472 % of population aged 25-641994: 0.473 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.464 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.464 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.46 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.454 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.484 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.487 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.612 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.611 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.61 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.614 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.608 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.613 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.614 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.607 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.61 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.637 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.746 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.639 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.745 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.743 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.739 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.739 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.734 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.737 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.737 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.735 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.735 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.7% for urban population, aged 25-64 in 2021.

The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1998.

That places Costa Rica 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.5%
1990 0.5% -1.1%
1991 0.5% +0.0%
1992 0.5% +0.5%
1993 0.5% +0.6%
1994 0.5% +0.3%
1995 0.5% -1.9%
1996 0.5% +0.0%
1997 0.5% -1.0%
1998 0.5% -1.2%
1999 0.5% +6.6%
2000 0.5% +0.5%
2001 0.6% +25.7%
2002 0.6% -0.1%
2003 0.6% -0.2%
2004 0.6% +0.6%
2005 0.6% -0.9%
2006 0.6% +0.8%
2007 0.6% +0.1%
2008 0.6% -1.1%
2009 0.6% +0.5%
2010 0.6% +4.4%
2011 0.7% +17.2%
2012 0.6% -14.4%
2013 0.7% +16.5%
2014 0.7% -0.2%
2015 0.7% -0.6%
2016 0.7% +0.1%
2017 0.7% -0.7%
2018 0.7% +0.4%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.7% -0.3%
2021 0.7% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 24 Portugal 0.7% compare
  2. 25 Belarus 0.7% compare
  3. 26 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  4. 28 Bolivia 0.7% compare
  5. 29 Sweden 0.7% compare
  6. 30 Ecuador 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Urban population, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest urban population, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,373 data points, 1970–2021
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