Age population, age 00, female, interpolated in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Age population, age 00, female, interpolated was 24,787 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 24,787 for age population, age 00, female, interpolated in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age population, age 00, female, interpolated in Costa Rica peaked at 40,432 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 24,787, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 132nd 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.
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 27,607 | — |
| 1961 | 28,370 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 28,957 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 29,344 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 29,536 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 29,552 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 29,413 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 29,158 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 28,586 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 28,235 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 28,211 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 28,073 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 28,016 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 28,106 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 28,531 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 29,220 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 30,080 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 31,097 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 32,173 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 33,381 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 34,422 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 35,329 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 36,395 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 37,477 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 38,545 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 39,558 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 40,211 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 40,420 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 40,432 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 40,319 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 40,163 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 39,910 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 39,681 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 39,605 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 39,558 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 39,471 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 39,188 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 38,795 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 38,617 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 38,723 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 38,716 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 38,141 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 36,777 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 35,577 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 35,108 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 35,317 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35,087 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34,896 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 35,764 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 36,161 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 35,084 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 34,669 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 35,156 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 34,439 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 34,115 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34,412 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 34,012 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 33,296 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 32,935 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31,847 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29,338 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 26,908 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 25,741 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 25,403 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 25,112 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 24,787 | -1.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 24,787 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10,620, 2.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 24,787 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,414, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,876 | 27,607 | 29,552 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29,689 | 28,016 | 33,381 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,311 | 34,422 | 40,432 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,371 | 38,617 | 40,163 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,154 | 34,896 | 38,716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,996 | 31,847 | 35,156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,215 | 24,787 | 29,338 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,413 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,413 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8911 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age population, age 00, female, interpolated in Costa Rica?
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated in Costa Rica was 24,787 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest age population, age 00, female, interpolated recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 40,432 in 1988.
- What is the lowest age population, age 00, female, interpolated recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,787 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for age population, age 00, female, interpolated?
- Costa Rica ranks 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age population, age 00, female, interpolated rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 00, female, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.