Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 3,463 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica is 3,463, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica peaked at 3,463 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 735, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 735 | — |
| 1965 | 846 | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 1,005 | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 1,201 | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 1,461 | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 1,727 | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 1,972 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 2,277 | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 2,679 | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 3,100 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 3,463 | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790.5 | 735 | 846 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,103 | 1,005 | 1,201 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,594 | 1,461 | 1,727 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2,124 | 1,972 | 2,277 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,890 | 2,679 | 3,100 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,463 | 3,463 | 3,463 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 102 Norway 3,859 compare
- 103 Ireland 3,526 compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 3,493 compare
- 106 New Zealand 3,337 compare
- 107 Republic of Moldova 2,982 compare
- 108 Lithuania 2,882 compare
More education data for Costa Rica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,058 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.77 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Costa Rica was 3,463 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,463 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 735 in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Costa Rica ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.