Age dependency ratio, young in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Age dependency ratio, young was 26.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, young in Costa Rica stood at 26.6%. 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 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Costa Rica peaked at 92.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 141st of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 86.9% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.7% | 65.3% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 60.7% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 50.6% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 37.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 30.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 26.6% | 30.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 138 Uruguay 27.2% compare
- 139 United Kingdom 26.8% compare
- 140 Sweden 26.8% compare
- 142 French Polynesia 26.5% compare
- 143 United States 26.5% compare
- 144 France 26.5% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 35,094 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 35,438 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 943,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 35,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 36,540 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 35,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 36,354 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 34,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 33,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 34,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Costa Rica?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Costa Rica was 26.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Costa Rica ranks 141st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.