Population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population rose 4.29% to 71.9% in Costa Rica in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 71.9% in 2022 and an all time low of 50.9% in 1963. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population in Guatemala amounted to 59.9%, 65.0% in Honduras, 67.1% in Nicaragua and 67.6% in Panama in 2022.
Costa Rica has been ranked 17th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population aged 15-64 years as a percentage of total population, 30 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Aged 15-64 Years (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Belize | % | 69.4% | 69.2% | 69.0% | 68.8% | 68.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | 67.4% | 67.2% | 66.9% | 66.7% | 66.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | 66.5% | 66.1% | 65.6% | 65.0% | 64.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | 69.3% | 69.2% | 68.9% | 68.6% | 68.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 66.7% | 66.9% | 67.0% | 67.0% | 67.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.2% | 69.1% | 68.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 66.7% | 66.4% | 66.1% | 65.8% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 69.6% | 69.5% | 69.1% | 68.8% | 68.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 66.1% | 66.0% | 65.8% | 65.6% | 65.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.9% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.7% | 61.6% |
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