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Population Pyramid of Costa Rica2024

Total population
5.1M
Median age
35.6
Peak year
2044
Peak population
5.4M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 927K · median age 17.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 2.4M · median age 20.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 3.9M · median age 25.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 5.1M · median age 35.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 5.4M · median age 47.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 3.8M · median age 57.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Costa Rica presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 35.6 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 18.8% of the population; people 65 and older account for 12.2%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Costa Rica's peak population in 2044.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.9 million with median age 17.9. Projected 2100 values are 3.8 million and median age 57.2.

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