Population ages 0-14, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 0-14, total was 943,432 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total in Costa Rica stood at 943,432.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Costa Rica peaked at 1.23 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 616,452, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 720,086 | 616,452 | 805,264 | 10 |
| 1970s | 850,283 | 817,171 | 883,721 | 10 |
| 1980s | 989,154 | 896,116 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 million | 1.12 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million | 1.14 million | 1.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million | 1.06 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 995,656 | 943,432 | 1.04 million | 6 |
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More health data for Costa Rica
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 34,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 36,631 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 35,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 35,884 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 34,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 35,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 34,070 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population, female 50.6% (2025)
- Population, male 2.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Costa Rica was 943,432 in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 616,452 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.