Area Database (v4.2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Costa Rica
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Costa Rica (America)  
Total 53.1 52.4 51.6 50.9 50.2 49.4 48.7 47.9 47.2 46.4 45.7 45.0 44.2 43.5
Alajuela 51.8 51.4 51.0 50.6 50.2 49.8 49.4 48.9 48.5 48.1 47.7 47.3 46.9 46.5
Cartago 50.0 48.9 47.9 46.8 45.7 44.7 43.6 42.6 41.5 40.5 39.4 38.3 37.3 36.2
Guanacaste 63.7 62.3 60.9 59.5 58.1 56.7 55.3 53.8 52.4 51.0 49.6 48.2 46.8 45.4
Heredia 37.9 38.1 38.4 38.6 38.8 39.1 39.3 39.5 39.7 40.0 40.2 40.4 40.7 40.9
Limon 57.2 56.5 55.7 55.0 54.3 53.5 52.8 52.1 51.4 50.6 49.9 49.2 48.4 47.7
Puntarenas 56.9 56.8 56.6 56.5 56.4 56.2 56.1 56.0 55.9 55.7 55.6 55.5 55.3 55.2
San Jose 54.5 53.4 52.3 51.2 50.1 49.0 47.9 46.8 45.7 44.6 43.5 42.4 41.3 40.2
Lighter numbers are estimates