Costa Rica vs Euro area: Population ages 15-64, female
Costa Rica
68.5%
in 2025
Euro area
61.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
34th
Euro area rank
35th
Population ages 15-64, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Euro area
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 68.5% against 61.5% in Euro area, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Euro area ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Euro area ranks 35th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 63.8% | 12.8% | Euro area |
| 1970s | 55.6% | 62.7% | 7.1% | Euro area |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 65.0% | 5.4% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 65.6% | 4.3% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 65.1% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 63.7% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 62.1% | 6.5% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Costa Rica or Euro area?
- Costa Rica, at 68.5% against 61.5% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 7.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Euro area?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Euro area rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Euro area ranks 35th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.