Urban population, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Urban population, female was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
25th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 1995
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Urban population, female in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.453 % of female population1990: 0.458 % of female population1991: 0.458 % of female population1992: 0.458 % of female population1993: 0.454 % of female population1994: 0.452 % of female population1995: 0.445 % of female population1996: 0.447 % of female population1997: 0.445 % of female population1998: 0.445 % of female population1999: 0.475 % of female population2000: 0.479 % of female population2001: 0.602 % of female population2002: 0.602 % of female population2003: 0.601 % of female population2004: 0.602 % of female population2005: 0.598 % of female population2006: 0.6 % of female population2007: 0.599 % of female population2008: 0.6 % of female population2009: 0.6 % of female population2010: 0.63 % of female population2011: 0.738 % of female population2012: 0.63 % of female population2013: 0.74 % of female population2014: 0.738 % of female population2015: 0.736 % of female population2016: 0.735 % of female population2017: 0.735 % of female population2018: 0.733 % of female population2019: 0.733 % of female population2020: 0.733 % of female population2021: 0.734 % of female population

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, female in Costa Rica is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, female in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1995.

Costa Rica ranks 25th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Urban population, female in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, female (% of female population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of female population Change
1989 0.5%
1990 0.5% +1.1%
1991 0.5% -0.1%
1992 0.5% +0.0%
1993 0.5% -0.9%
1994 0.5% -0.5%
1995 0.4% -1.5%
1996 0.4% +0.5%
1997 0.4% -0.5%
1998 0.4% +0.1%
1999 0.5% +6.8%
2000 0.5% +0.9%
2001 0.6% +25.5%
2002 0.6% -0.0%
2003 0.6% -0.1%
2004 0.6% +0.1%
2005 0.6% -0.7%
2006 0.6% +0.4%
2007 0.6% -0.2%
2008 0.6% +0.2%
2009 0.6% -0.0%
2010 0.6% +5.0%
2011 0.7% +17.2%
2012 0.6% -14.6%
2013 0.7% +17.3%
2014 0.7% -0.2%
2015 0.7% -0.2%
2016 0.7% -0.3%
2017 0.7% +0.1%
2018 0.7% -0.2%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.7% +0.0%
2021 0.7% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 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. 22 Spain 0.8% compare
  2. 23 Portugal 0.7% compare
  3. 24 Belarus 0.7% compare
  4. 26 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  5. 27 Norway 0.7% compare
  6. 28 Sweden 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, female in Costa Rica?
Urban population, female in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, female?
Costa Rica ranks 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, female (% of female population)
Unit
% of female population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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