Urban population, male in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urban population, male was 38.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Costa Rica, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 38.5% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Costa Rica peaked at 38.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1980.
That places Costa Rica 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Urban population, male in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 21.1% | — |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 24.6% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 24.6% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.3% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.9% | 38.5% | 2 |
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, 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 urban population, male in Costa Rica?
- Urban population, male in Costa Rica was 38.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1980.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, male?
- Costa Rica ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.