Population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population, ages 10-15, total was 480,006 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
480,006
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
112th
of 191 countries
All-time high
522,642
in 2002
All-time low
381,662
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica, 1990–2015

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200220151990: 381.7k1991: 393.5k1992: 405.7k1993: 418.3k1994: 431.7k1995: 446.0k1996: 461.3k1997: 477.1k1998: 492.3k1999: 505.1k2000: 514.6k2001: 520.4k2002: 522.6k2003: 522.2k2004: 520.0k2005: 516.9k2006: 513.1k2007: 508.5k2008: 503.6k2009: 498.6k2010: 494.0k2011: 489.9k2012: 486.3k2013: 483.4k2014: 481.3k2015: 480.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica stood at 480,006.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica peaked at 522,642 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 381,662, in 1990.

Costa Rica ranks 112th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 381,662 —
1991 393,514 +3.1%
1992 405,674 +3.1%
1993 418,302 +3.1%
1994 431,721 +3.2%
1995 446,032 +3.3%
1996 461,338 +3.4%
1997 477,145 +3.4%
1998 492,260 +3.2%
1999 505,124 +2.6%
2000 514,629 +1.9%
2001 520,354 +1.1%
2002 522,642 +0.4%
2003 522,161 -0.1%
2004 519,956 -0.4%
2005 516,860 -0.6%
2006 513,057 -0.7%
2007 508,505 -0.9%
2008 503,573 -1.0%
2009 498,641 -1.0%
2010 494,021 -0.9%
2011 489,868 -0.8%
2012 486,273 -0.7%
2013 483,372 -0.6%
2014 481,270 -0.4%
2015 480,006 -0.3%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 480,006 is above the median for high income countries, which is 360,266, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 480,006 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 480,006, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 441,277 381,662 505,124 10
2000s 514,038 498,641 522,642 10
2010s 485,802 480,006 494,021 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 109 Belarus 543,259 compare
  2. 110 Mauritania 517,435 compare
  3. 111 Austria 501,609 compare
  4. 113 Switzerland 478,126 compare
  5. 114 Lebanon 439,485 compare
  6. 115 Hong Kong 413,816 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica?
Population, ages 10-15, total in Costa Rica was 480,006 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 10-15, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 522,642 in 2002.
What is the lowest population, ages 10-15, total recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 381,662 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for population, ages 10-15, total?
Costa Rica ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 10-15, total rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 10-15, total
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
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