Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Population ages 55-59, female
Costa Rica
152,693
in 2025
El Salvador
163,021
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
113th
El Salvador rank
111th
Population ages 55-59, female over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 163,021 against 152,693 in Costa Rica, a difference of 10,328.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 218 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,517 | 36,867 | 18,350 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 25,199 | 44,944 | 19,745 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 37,450 | 58,050 | 20,599 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 52,667 | 76,492 | 23,826 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 80,203 | 99,378 | 19,174 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 124,918 | 125,587 | 669.1 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 151,799 | 154,187 | 2,388 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 55-59, female, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 163,021 against 152,693 in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 55-59, female between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 10,328, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for population ages 55-59, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 111th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 55-59, female. 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 55 to 59.