What is median age in Costa Rica?

Median age in Costa Rica was 34.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 34.07 years in 2023.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 15.54 years in 1963.

How does Costa Rica rank for median age?

Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Costa Rica

Name: Median age in Costa Rica
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Costa Rica: Median age was 34.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

34.07 years

Change on year

up 1.6%

World rank

104th

of 236 countries

All-time high

34.07 years

in 2023

All-time low

15.54 years

in 1963

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Costa Rica, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Costa Rica is 34.07 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Costa Rica peaked at 34.07 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.54 years, in 1963.

That places Costa Rica 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	16.35 years	15.85 years	16.81 years	10
1960s	15.73 years	15.54 years	16.2 years	10
1970s	17.7 years	16.43 years	19.01 years	10
1980s	20.45 years	19.3 years	21.49 years	10
1990s	22.78 years	21.71 years	23.93 years	10
2000s	25.81 years	24.21 years	27.56 years	10
2010s	29.95 years	27.97 years	32.01 years	10
2020s	33.29 years	32.51 years	34.07 years	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

101 Bahamas 34.6 years compare
102 Kuwait 34.5 years compare
103 Greenland 34.23 years compare
105 Brazil 33.94 years compare
106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.9 years compare
107 New Caledonia 33.89 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Costa Rica

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.833 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.6167 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 67.58 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 74.55 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 85.98 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Costa Rica?: Median age in Costa Rica was 34.07 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 34.07 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 15.54 years in 1963.
How does Costa Rica rank for median age?: Costa Rica ranks 104th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.