Population by age group with projections in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population by age group with projections was 5.11 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population by age group with projections in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population by age group with projections in Costa Rica is 5.11 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by age group with projections in Costa Rica peaked at 5.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 926,761, in 1950.
Costa Rica ranks 125th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 million | 926,761 | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 million | 1.33 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.07 million | 1.84 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 million | 2.39 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 million | 3.12 million | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 million | 3.94 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 million | 4.56 million | 5.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 million | 5.03 million | 5.11 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 122 Ireland 5.20 million compare
- 123 New Zealand 5.17 million compare
- 124 Central African Republic 5.15 million compare
- 126 Oman 5.05 million compare
- 127 Mauritania 5.02 million compare
- 128 Kuwait 4.84 million compare
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.32 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.32 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31,632 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.32 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.33 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.31 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by age group with projections in Costa Rica?
- Population by age group with projections in Costa Rica was 5.11 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by age group with projections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population by age group with projections recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 926,761 in 1950.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population by age group with projections?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population by age group with projections rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population by age group with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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