Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1831 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.1831 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4669 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.1831 units per person, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 137th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4644 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4659 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4668 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4669 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4662 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4648 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4626 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4594 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4551 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.45 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4444 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.438 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.431 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4234 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4155 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4075 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3997 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3924 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3857 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3799 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3748 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3707 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3674 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3652 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3639 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3631 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3626 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3624 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.362 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3612 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3597 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3573 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3542 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3504 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3461 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3412 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3359 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3301 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3239 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3176 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3112 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3046 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2978 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2907 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2837 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2771 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2707 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2646 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.259 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2538 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2485 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2434 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2388 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2342 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2296 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2253 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2212 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2176 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2145 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2113 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2074 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.203 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1984 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1933 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.188 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1831 units per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4622 units per person | 0.45 units per person | 0.4669 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4117 units per person | 0.3799 units per person | 0.4444 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3653 units per person | 0.3612 units per person | 0.3748 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3416 units per person | 0.3176 units per person | 0.3597 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2813 units per person | 0.2538 units per person | 0.3112 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2284 units per person | 0.2113 units per person | 0.2485 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1955 units per person | 0.1831 units per person | 0.2074 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.1831 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4669 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1831 units per person in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 137th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.