Costa Rica Lowest Dependency Ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) · World Bank
The lowest dependency ratio in Costa Rica was 44.84 in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (44.84), 2024 (44.98), 2023 (45.03), 2022 (45.14), 2017 (45.26).
Top 5 Lowest Years▾
Costa Rica Top 5 Lowest Dependency Ratio Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
2025 |
44.84 |
| 2nd |
2024 |
44.98 |
| 3rd |
2023 |
45.03 |
| 4th |
2022 |
45.14 |
| 5th |
2017 |
45.26 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
44.84 |
−0.14 |
179th |
| 2024 |
44.98 |
−0.05 |
38th |
| 2023 |
45.03 |
−0.11 |
41st |
| 2022 |
45.14 |
−0.13 |
43rd |
| 2021 |
45.27 |
−0.12 |
44th |
| 2020 |
45.39 |
−0.03 |
43rd |
| 2019 |
45.42 |
+0.10 |
44th |
| 2018 |
45.33 |
+0.06 |
43rd |
| 2017 |
45.26 |
−0.08 |
42nd |
| 2016 |
45.34 |
−0.20 |
45th |
| 2015 |
45.54 |
−0.27 |
47th |
| 2014 |
45.81 |
−0.34 |
52nd |
| 2013 |
46.15 |
−0.38 |
53rd |
| 2012 |
46.53 |
−0.43 |
57th |
| 2011 |
46.96 |
−0.58 |
60th |
| 2010 |
47.54 |
−0.67 |
66th |
| 2009 |
48.21 |
−0.69 |
75th |
| 2008 |
48.89 |
−0.80 |
79th |
| 2007 |
49.69 |
−0.95 |
79th |
| 2006 |
50.64 |
−1.04 |
86th |
| 2005 |
51.68 |
−1.13 |
90th |
| 2004 |
52.81 |
−1.24 |
94th |
| 2003 |
54.05 |
−1.30 |
96th |
| 2002 |
55.35 |
−1.31 |
98th |
| 2001 |
56.66 |
−1.30 |
100th |
| 2000 |
57.95 |
−1.31 |
99th |
| 1999 |
59.27 |
−1.33 |
100th |
| 1998 |
60.59 |
−1.32 |
102nd |
| 1997 |
61.91 |
−1.26 |
105th |
| 1996 |
63.17 |
−1.15 |
106th |
| 1995 |
64.32 |
−1.05 |
105th |
| 1994 |
65.37 |
−0.92 |
106th |
| 1993 |
66.29 |
−0.75 |
105th |
| 1992 |
67.04 |
−0.58 |
105th |
| 1991 |
67.62 |
−0.38 |
105th |
| 1990 |
68.00 |
−0.16 |
104th |
| 1989 |
68.16 |
+0.03 |
103rd |
| 1988 |
68.14 |
+0.11 |
102nd |
| 1987 |
68.03 |
+0.10 |
99th |
| 1986 |
67.92 |
+0.05 |
97th |
| 1985 |
67.87 |
−0.07 |
96th |
| 1984 |
67.95 |
−0.24 |
94th |
| 1983 |
68.18 |
−0.49 |
93rd |
| 1982 |
68.67 |
−0.81 |
94th |
| 1981 |
69.48 |
−1.07 |
94th |
| 1980 |
70.55 |
−1.31 |
92nd |
| 1979 |
71.86 |
−1.56 |
93rd |
| 1978 |
73.41 |
−1.83 |
91st |
| 1977 |
75.24 |
−2.06 |
91st |
| 1976 |
77.30 |
−2.24 |
91st |
| 1975 |
79.54 |
−2.37 |
94th |
| 1974 |
81.91 |
−2.43 |
99th |
| 1973 |
84.34 |
−2.39 |
109th |
| 1972 |
86.73 |
−2.27 |
117th |
| 1971 |
89.00 |
−2.11 |
128th |
| 1970 |
91.12 |
−1.94 |
137th |
| 1969 |
93.06 |
−1.79 |
146th |
| 1968 |
94.85 |
−1.51 |
159th |
| 1967 |
96.36 |
−1.14 |
168th |
| 1966 |
97.50 |
−0.79 |
171st |
| 1965 |
98.29 |
−0.48 |
172nd |
| 1964 |
98.78 |
−0.22 |
175th |
| 1963 |
99.00 |
+0.09 |
178th |
| 1962 |
98.91 |
+0.38 |
185th |
| 1961 |
98.53 |
+0.61 |
184th |
| 1960 |
97.92 |
– |
185th |
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