Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Population ages 70-74, female
Costa Rica
90,842
in 2025
El Salvador
85,977
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
101st
El Salvador rank
103rd
Population ages 70-74, female over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 90,842 against 85,977 in El Salvador, a difference of 4,865.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 103rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,247 | 15,582 | 8,334 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 11,028 | 18,245 | 7,217 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 17,256 | 21,611 | 4,355 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 25,613 | 33,531 | 7,917 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 38,907 | 52,837 | 13,930 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 56,742 | 67,537 | 10,796 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 81,558 | 80,937 | 620.83 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 70-74, female, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 90,842 against 85,977 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 70-74, female between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 4,865, with Costa Rica 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 70-74, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 101st and El Salvador ranks 103rd 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 70-74, 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 70 to 74.