Population ages 15-64, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 15-64, total was 3.55 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Costa Rica is 3.55 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Costa Rica peaked at 3.55 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 670,729, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 120th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790,913 | 670,729 | 926,795 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.15 million | 962,217 | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 million | 1.40 million | 1.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.13 million | 1.86 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million | 2.49 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 million | 3.09 million | 3.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 million | 3.46 million | 3.55 million | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1275 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.4662 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Costa Rica was 3.55 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 670,729 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.