What is population, age 0, total in Costa Rica?

Population, age 0, total in Costa Rica was 75,446 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 84,872 in 1990.

What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 74,731 in 1996.

How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 0, total?

Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 0, total in Costa Rica

Name: Population, age 0, total in Costa Rica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Population, age 0, total was 75,446 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

75,446

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

113th

of 191 countries

All-time high

84,872

in 1990

All-time low

74,731

in 1996

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 0, total in Costa Rica, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 0, total in Costa Rica stood at 75,446.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Costa Rica peaked at 84,872 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74,731, in 1996.

Costa Rica ranks 113th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	78,531	74,731	84,872	10
2000s	78,694	78,077	80,011	10
2010s	78,115	75,446	79,948	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

110 Hungary 86,924 compare
111 Belarus 85,520 compare
112 Austria 76,474 compare
114 Switzerland 73,490 compare
115 Lebanon 71,230 compare
116 Panama 68,467 compare

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More education data for Costa Rica

Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 43,058 (2024)
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.32 live births per woman (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 104.7% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 0, total in Costa Rica?: Population, age 0, total in Costa Rica was 75,446 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 84,872 in 1990.
What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 74,731 in 1996.
How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 0, total?: Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 0, total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.