Costa Rica vs Panama: Population, female
Costa Rica
2.61 million
in 2025
Panama
2.29 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
125th
Panama rank
126th
Population, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.61 million against 2.29 million in Panama, a difference of 321,670.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Panama ranks 126th of 217 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 775,270 | 635,838 | 139,432 | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 844,120 | 186,783 | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 1.08 million | 272,056 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.34 million | 408,301 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 1.64 million | 495,074 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.42 million | 1.96 million | 455,852 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.21 million | 361,367 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Costa Rica, at 2.61 million against 2.29 million in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 321,670, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for population, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Panama ranks 126th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, 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 is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.