Population, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population, female was 2.61 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.61 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
125th
of 218 countries
All-time high
2.61 million
in 2025
All-time low
660,386
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.61 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Costa Rica peaked at 2.61 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 660,386, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 125th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 660,386 | — |
| 1961 | 685,352 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 710,864 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 736,716 | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 762,677 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 788,576 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 814,308 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 839,812 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 864,714 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 889,294 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 913,979 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 938,659 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 963,412 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 988,374 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.10 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.13 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.19 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.22 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.26 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.29 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.33 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.37 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.44 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.48 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.56 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.60 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.64 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.68 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.73 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.86 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.90 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2.09 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.38 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.57 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.60 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.61 million | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.61 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.52 million, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.61 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.56 million, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 775,270 | 660,386 | 889,294 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 913,979 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million | 1.19 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million | 1.56 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million | 1.98 million | 2.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 million | 2.30 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.58 million | 2.54 million | 2.61 million | 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, female in Costa Rica?
- Population, female in Costa Rica was 2.61 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 660,386 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.