Costa Rica | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Costa Rica
Records
63
Source
Costa Rica | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
1960 45.79251164
1961 45.95972818
1962 46.05561362
1963 46.06766839
1964 45.99159778
1965 45.86596112
1966 45.68417261
1967 45.4055144
1968 45.01521067
1969 44.53599274
1970 43.99456269
1971 43.38279053
1972 42.70292591
1973 41.96007721
1974 41.18204647
1975 40.39685584
1976 39.62499963
1977 38.88967144
1978 38.20959142
1979 37.61047105
1980 37.09654505
1981 36.66285219
1982 36.31779299
1983 36.08538693
1984 35.94540464
1985 35.86656217
1986 35.83375309
1987 35.81562575
1988 35.79219657
1989 35.73228784
1990 35.6123883
1991 35.41709466
1992 35.13999879
1993 34.79166153
1994 34.37468474
1995 33.90244387
1996 33.38169822
1997 32.81184001
1998 32.19524462
1999 31.54406205
2000 30.87316082
2001 30.18990445
2002 29.49400176
2003 28.79268674
2004 28.10493417
2005 27.43744218
2006 26.80399797
2007 26.21929095
2008 25.68744543
2009 25.18929177
2010 24.70553582
2011 24.24166277
2012 23.7995513
2013 23.37928242
2014 22.97905048
2015 22.58800484
2016 22.20845243
2017 21.8679047
2018 21.56045132
2019 21.24464171
2020 20.90045002
2021 20.54845432
2022 20.18948126

Costa Rica | Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population. Development relevance: Patterns of development in a country are partly determined by the age composition of its population. Different age groups have different impacts on both the environment and on infrastructure needs. Therefore the age structure of a population is useful for analyzing resource use and formulating future policy and planning goals with regards infrastructure and development. This indicator is used for calculating age dependency ratio (percent of working-age population). The age dependency ratio is the ratio of the sum of the population aged 0-14 and the population aged 65 and above to the population aged 15-64. In many developing countries, the once rapidly growing population group of the under-15 population is shrinking. As a result, high fertility rates, together with declining mortality rates, are now reflected in the larger share of the 65 and older population. Limitations and exceptions: Because the five-year age group is the cohort unit and five-year period data are used in the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, interpolations to obtain annual data or single age structure may not reflect actual events or age composition. For more information, see the original source. Statistical concept and methodology: Age structure in the World Bank's population estimates is based on the age structure in United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects. For more information, see the original source. Total population is based on the de facto population including all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates. For more information see metadata for total population (SP.POP.TOTL).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Costa Rica
Records
63
Source