Age dependency ratio of working age population in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Age dependency ratio of working age population was 45.01 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio of working age population in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, age dependency ratio of working age population in Costa Rica stood at 45.01. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio of working age population in Costa Rica peaked at 99 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 45.01, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 186th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 93.35 | 90.28 | 97.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 97.32 | 93.06 | 99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.05 | 71.86 | 91.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.49 | 67.87 | 70.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.36 | 59.26 | 68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.59 | 48.2 | 57.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.98 | 45.25 | 47.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.19 | 45.01 | 45.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 183 Curaçao 46.04 compare
- 184 Northern Mariana Islands 45.62 compare
- 185 Chile 45.05 compare
- 187 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 44.95 compare
- 188 Greenland 44.79 compare
- 189 Luxembourg 44.75 compare
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5224 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.32 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31,632 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio of working age population in Costa Rica?
- Age dependency ratio of working age population in Costa Rica was 45.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio of working age population recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.01 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Costa Rica ranks 186th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is age dependency ratio of working age population rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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