Population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 15-64, female was 68.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica is 68.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica peaked at 68.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1963.
Costa Rica ranks 34th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.9% | — |
| 1961 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 52.1% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 53.2% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 53.8% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 54.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 55.3% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 58.9% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 59.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 59.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 68.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.1%, 1.1× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 68.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.9%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 50.6% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.6% | 52.6% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.6% | 58.9% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2% | 59.8% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.9% | 63.7% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 67.9% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 15-64, female in Costa Rica was 68.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1963.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 15-64, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.