Population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population, ages 12-18, male was 292,455 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
292,455
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
113th
of 191 countries
All-time high
317,917
in 2005
All-time low
211,862
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 211.9k1991: 217.2k1992: 224.0k1993: 232.2k1994: 241.2k1995: 250.7k1996: 260.4k1997: 270.4k1998: 280.1k1999: 289.2k2000: 297.3k2001: 304.1k2002: 309.8k2003: 314.1k2004: 316.8k2005: 317.9k2006: 317.3k2007: 315.1k2008: 311.8k2009: 308.2k2010: 304.7k2011: 301.6k2012: 298.8k2013: 296.3k2014: 294.2k2015: 292.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica stood at 292,455.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica peaked at 317,917 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 211,862, in 1990.

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 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 211,862
1991 217,157 +2.5%
1992 224,046 +3.2%
1993 232,221 +3.6%
1994 241,227 +3.9%
1995 250,666 +3.9%
1996 260,416 +3.9%
1997 270,371 +3.8%
1998 280,124 +3.6%
1999 289,210 +3.2%
2000 297,252 +2.8%
2001 304,129 +2.3%
2002 309,799 +1.9%
2003 314,080 +1.4%
2004 316,808 +0.9%
2005 317,917 +0.4%
2006 317,303 -0.2%
2007 315,109 -0.7%
2008 311,847 -1.0%
2009 308,208 -1.2%
2010 304,727 -1.1%
2011 301,590 -1.0%
2012 298,768 -0.9%
2013 296,313 -0.8%
2014 294,213 -0.7%
2015 292,455 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 247,730 211,862 289,210 10
2000s 311,245 297,252 317,917 10
2010s 298,011 292,455 304,727 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 110 Austria 311,883 compare
  2. 111 Switzerland 305,928 compare
  3. 112 Mauritania 294,293 compare
  4. 114 Lebanon 271,577 compare
  5. 115 Hong Kong, China 261,629 compare
  6. 116 Denmark 247,259 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica?
Population, ages 12-18, male in Costa Rica was 292,455 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-18, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 317,917 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-18, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 211,862 in 1990.
How does Costa Rica rank for population, ages 12-18, male?
Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-18, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 12-18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-18, male
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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Population, ages 12-18, male is the total number of males age 12-18.