Rural population, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Rural population, female was 10.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Costa Rica, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, female in Costa Rica is 10.9%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Costa Rica peaked at 27.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Rural population, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.0% | — |
| 1985 | 25.8% | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 23.7% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 21.6% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.4% | 25.8% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 21.6% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.9% | 13.4% | 2 |
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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, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Costa Rica?
- Rural population, female in Costa Rica was 10.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for rural population, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.