Population, age 20, female in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population, age 20, female was 41,499 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
41,499
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
113th
of 191 countries
All-time high
43,579
in 2009
All-time low
28,373
in 1991
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 20, female in Costa Rica, 1990–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200220151990: 28.4k1991: 28.4k1992: 28.4k1993: 28.6k1994: 29.0k1995: 29.7k1996: 30.7k1997: 32.0k1998: 33.4k1999: 34.9k2000: 36.4k2001: 37.7k2002: 38.9k2003: 40.0k2004: 41.0k2005: 41.8k2006: 42.5k2007: 43.0k2008: 43.4k2009: 43.6k2010: 43.6k2011: 43.4k2012: 43.0k2013: 42.5k2015: 41.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 41,499 for population, age 20, female in 2015.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, female in Costa Rica peaked at 43,579 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28,373, in 1991.

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

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30,351 28,373 34,930 10
2000s 40,826 36,357 43,579 10
2010s 42,782 41,499 43,569 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 110 Liberia 47,250 compare
  2. 111 Congo, Republic of 44,879 compare
  3. 112 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 43,552 compare
  4. 114 Lebanon 38,463 compare
  5. 115 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 35,409 compare
  6. 116 Denmark 34,934 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, female in Costa Rica?
Population, age 20, female in Costa Rica was 41,499 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 43,579 in 2009.
What is the lowest population, age 20, female recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 28,373 in 1991.
How does Costa Rica rank for population, age 20, female?
Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 20, female
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

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