Population, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population, male was 49.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Costa Rica stood at 49.4%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Costa Rica peaked at 50.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.7% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 49.4% | 49.5% | 6 |
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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 population, male in Costa Rica?
- Population, male in Costa Rica was 49.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.