Andorra vs Costa Rica Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Andorra vs Costa Rica

Table

Year	Median age
	Andorra	Costa Rica
1960	29.2	16.8
1961	29.1	16.8
1962	29	16.7
1963	29.1	16.7
1964	29.1	16.7
1965	29.3	16.7
1966	29.2	16.8
1967	28.4	16.9
1968	27.5	17.1
1969	26.7	17.3
1970	26.2	17.6
1971	25.8	17.8
1972	25.6	18.1
1973	25.6	18.4
1974	25.6	18.6
1975	25.8	18.9
1976	26.1	19.2
1977	26.5	19.5
1978	27	19.7
1979	27.6	20
1980	28.3	20.3
1981	29	20.6
1982	29.5	20.9
1983	29.8	21.2
1984	30.2	21.4
1985	30.7	21.6
1986	31.1	21.8
1987	31.5	22.1
1988	32.1	22.3
1989	32.7	22.5
1990	32.9	22.7
1991	32.7	22.9
1992	32.6	23.2
1993	33.2	23.4
1994	33.8	23.6
1995	34.3	23.9
1996	34.8	24.1
1997	35.3	24.4
1998	35.8	24.7
1999	36.3	24.9
2000	37	25.2
2001	37.7	25.5
2002	38.3	25.9
2003	38.4	26.3
2004	38.1	26.7
2005	37.8	27
2006	37.8	27.4
2007	38.2	27.8
2008	38.6	28.2
2009	39.2	28.6
2010	39.5	29
2011	39.6	29.4
2012	39.8	29.8
2013	40.1	30.3
2014	40.5	30.7
2015	41	31.2
2016	41.3	31.7
2017	41.7	32.1
2018	42.2	32.6
2019	42.7	33
2020	43.1	33.5
2021	43.4	34
2022	43.8	34.5
2023	44.1	35.1
2024	44.5	35.6
2025	44.9	36.2
2026	45.2	36.7
2027	45.7	37.2
2028	46.1	37.8
2029	46.6	38.3
2030	47.1	38.8
2031	47.5	39.3
2032	48	39.8
2033	48.5	40.3
2034	48.9	40.8
2035	49.4	41.3
2036	49.8	41.8
2037	50.3	42.3
2038	50.7	42.8
2039	51.1	43.2
2040	51.6	43.7
2041	52	44.2
2042	52.4	44.6
2043	52.8	45.1
2044	53.2	45.5
2045	53.7	45.9
2046	54.1	46.4
2047	54.4	46.8
2048	54.8	47.2
2049	55.2	47.6
2050	55.5	48

In 1960, the median age in Andorra was 29.2 years compared to 16.8 years in Costa Rica. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 44.5 years in Andorra and to 35.6 years in Costa Rica.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Andorra is expected to increased to around 55.5 years by 2050 compared to 48 years in Costa Rica. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Andorra		Costa Rica
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	1.6%	1.48%	2.69%	2.58%
5-9	2.05%	1.91%	3.38%	3.24%
10-14	2.44%	2.42%	3.53%	3.38%
15-19	2.79%	2.53%	3.6%	3.45%
20-24	2.94%	2.78%	3.75%	3.6%
25-29	3.34%	2.86%	3.96%	3.84%
30-34	3.56%	3.21%	4.05%	3.95%
35-39	3.58%	3.37%	4.06%	4.01%
40-44	3.99%	3.98%	3.67%	3.71%
45-49	4.48%	4.39%	3.15%	3.32%
50-54	4.54%	4.31%	2.8%	3.04%
55-59	4.3%	4%	2.72%	2.98%
60-64	3.72%	3.49%	2.53%	2.78%
65-69	2.75%	2.57%	1.99%	2.24%
70-74	1.96%	1.89%	1.47%	1.69%
75-79	1.52%	1.46%	1.03%	1.22%
80+	1.57%	2.23%	1.04%	1.56%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Andorra has low demographic potential with 35.9% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 49% and low potential in Costa Rica.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Andorra			Costa Rica
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	51.6%	40.9%	10.6%	97.9%	91.9%	6.01%
1961	51.4%	41.5%	9.87%	98.5%	92.5%	6.03%
1962	51.4%	42.1%	9.24%	98.9%	92.9%	6.06%
1963	51.3%	42.7%	8.68%	99%	92.9%	6.08%
1964	51.3%	43.2%	8.1%	98.8%	92.7%	6.11%
1965	51.1%	43.5%	7.65%	98.3%	92.2%	6.13%
1966	51.8%	44.3%	7.46%	97.5%	91.4%	6.14%
1967	53.2%	45.7%	7.44%	96.4%	90.2%	6.16%
1968	54.3%	46.8%	7.51%	94.8%	88.7%	6.16%
1969	54.6%	47%	7.62%	93.1%	86.9%	6.17%
1970	54.3%	46.6%	7.7%	91.1%	84.9%	6.19%
1971	53.4%	45.7%	7.75%	89%	82.8%	6.21%
1972	52.2%	44.4%	7.79%	86.7%	80.5%	6.25%
1973	50.9%	43%	7.83%	84.3%	78.1%	6.29%
1974	49.4%	41.6%	7.86%	81.9%	75.6%	6.33%
1975	48%	40.1%	7.96%	79.5%	73.2%	6.38%
1976	46.8%	38.7%	8.12%	77.3%	70.9%	6.43%
1977	45.7%	37.4%	8.32%	75.2%	68.8%	6.48%
1978	44.7%	36.2%	8.53%	73.4%	66.9%	6.53%
1979	43.6%	34.9%	8.78%	71.9%	65.3%	6.58%
1980	42.4%	33.3%	9.1%	70.5%	63.9%	6.62%
1981	40.9%	31.4%	9.43%	69.5%	62.8%	6.66%
1982	40.3%	30.6%	9.73%	68.7%	62%	6.71%
1983	40.5%	30.4%	10%	68.2%	61.4%	6.76%
1984	40.1%	29.8%	10.3%	67.9%	61.1%	6.84%
1985	39.3%	28.6%	10.7%	67.9%	60.9%	6.92%
1986	38.7%	27.6%	11.1%	67.9%	60.9%	7.03%
1987	38.6%	27%	11.6%	68%	60.9%	7.14%
1988	38.2%	26%	12.2%	68.1%	60.9%	7.28%
1989	38.2%	25.3%	12.9%	68.2%	60.7%	7.43%
1990	37.9%	24.6%	13.3%	68%	60.4%	7.58%
1991	36.2%	23.2%	13%	67.6%	59.9%	7.73%
1992	35.2%	22.3%	12.9%	67%	59.2%	7.87%
1993	35%	21.7%	13.3%	66.3%	58.3%	8.01%
1994	35%	21.2%	13.7%	65.4%	57.2%	8.14%
1995	35.6%	21.2%	14.3%	64.3%	56.1%	8.26%
1996	36.2%	21.2%	15%	63.2%	54.8%	8.36%
1997	36.5%	21%	15.5%	61.9%	53.4%	8.47%
1998	36.8%	20.9%	15.9%	60.6%	52%	8.57%
1999	37.4%	21%	16.4%	59.3%	50.6%	8.68%
2000	38.3%	21.2%	17%	58%	49.2%	8.8%
2001	39%	21.2%	17.8%	56.7%	47.7%	8.93%
2002	39.6%	21.2%	18.4%	55.3%	46.3%	9.09%
2003	38.9%	20.9%	18%	54%	44.8%	9.27%
2004	37.3%	20.4%	16.9%	52.8%	43.4%	9.45%
2005	36.7%	20.4%	16.3%	51.7%	42%	9.65%
2006	36.6%	20.4%	16.2%	50.6%	40.8%	9.86%
2007	36.3%	20.1%	16.2%	49.7%	39.6%	10.1%
2008	36.4%	19.8%	16.6%	48.9%	38.6%	10.3%
2009	37%	19.8%	17.2%	48.2%	37.6%	10.6%
2010	38.3%	20.7%	17.6%	47.5%	36.7%	10.9%
2011	39.2%	21.6%	17.7%	47%	35.8%	11.2%
2012	39.3%	21.6%	17.7%	46.5%	35%	11.5%
2013	39.5%	21.7%	17.8%	46.1%	34.2%	11.9%
2014	39.5%	21.6%	17.9%	45.8%	33.5%	12.3%
2015	39.4%	21.3%	18%	45.5%	32.8%	12.7%
2016	39.1%	21%	18.1%	45.3%	32.1%	13.2%
2017	38.8%	20.5%	18.3%	45.3%	31.6%	13.7%
2018	38.3%	19.7%	18.7%	45.3%	31.2%	14.2%
2019	38%	18.9%	19.1%	45.4%	30.7%	14.7%
2020	38.2%	18.5%	19.6%	45.4%	30.1%	15.2%
2021	38.2%	18%	20.2%	45.3%	29.5%	15.8%
2022	38.2%	17.5%	20.7%	45.1%	28.8%	16.3%
2023	38.2%	16.9%	21.3%	45%	28%	17%
2024	38.6%	16.5%	22.1%	45%	27.3%	17.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Andorra increased from 37.3% to 38.6% between 2004 and 2024.

In Costa Rica, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 52.8% to 45% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Andorra	Costa Rica
1960	66%	50.5%
1961	66%	50.4%
1962	66.1%	50.3%
1963	66.1%	50.3%
1964	66.1%	50.3%
1965	66.2%	50.4%
1966	65.9%	50.6%
1967	65.3%	50.9%
1968	64.8%	51.3%
1969	64.7%	51.8%
1970	64.8%	52.3%
1971	65.2%	52.9%
1972	65.7%	53.6%
1973	66.3%	54.2%
1974	66.9%	55%
1975	67.6%	55.7%
1976	68.1%	56.4%
1977	68.6%	57.1%
1978	69.1%	57.7%
1979	69.6%	58.2%
1980	70.2%	58.6%
1981	71%	59%
1982	71.3%	59.3%
1983	71.2%	59.5%
1984	71.4%	59.5%
1985	71.8%	59.6%
1986	72.1%	59.6%
1987	72.1%	59.5%
1988	72.3%	59.5%
1989	72.3%	59.5%
1990	72.5%	59.5%
1991	73.4%	59.7%
1992	73.9%	59.9%
1993	74.1%	60.1%
1994	74.1%	60.5%
1995	73.8%	60.9%
1996	73.4%	61.3%
1997	73.3%	61.8%
1998	73.1%	62.3%
1999	72.8%	62.8%
2000	72.3%	63.3%
2001	71.9%	63.8%
2002	71.7%	64.4%
2003	72%	64.9%
2004	72.8%	65.4%
2005	73.1%	65.9%
2006	73.2%	66.4%
2007	73.3%	66.8%
2008	73.3%	67.2%
2009	73%	67.5%
2010	72.3%	67.8%
2011	71.8%	68%
2012	71.8%	68.2%
2013	71.7%	68.4%
2014	71.7%	68.6%
2015	71.8%	68.7%
2016	71.9%	68.8%
2017	72%	68.8%
2018	72.3%	68.8%
2019	72.5%	68.8%
2020	72.4%	68.8%
2021	72.4%	68.8%
2022	72.4%	68.9%
2023	72.3%	69%
2024	72.2%	69%
2025	71.8%	68.9%
2026	71.4%	68.9%
2027	70.9%	68.8%
2028	70.2%	68.7%
2029	69.5%	68.6%
2030	68.8%	68.5%
2031	68.1%	68.5%
2032	67.3%	68.4%
2033	66.5%	68.3%
2034	65.5%	68.2%
2035	64.6%	68%
2036	63.6%	67.7%
2037	62.6%	67.4%
2038	61.7%	67.1%
2039	60.8%	66.8%
2040	60%	66.4%
2041	59.1%	66.1%
2042	58.4%	65.7%
2043	57.6%	65.3%
2044	56.9%	64.9%
2045	56.3%	64.5%
2046	55.7%	64%
2047	55%	63.6%
2048	54.5%	63.1%
2049	54.1%	62.6%
2050	53.8%	62.1%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 72.8% to 72.2% in Andorra and from 65.4% to 69% in Costa Rica.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Andorra	Costa Rica
1960	27%	46.4%
1961	27.4%	46.6%
1962	27.8%	46.7%
1963	28.2%	46.7%
1964	28.5%	46.6%
1965	28.8%	46.5%
1966	29.2%	46.3%
1967	29.9%	45.9%
1968	30.3%	45.5%
1969	30.4%	45%
1970	30.2%	44.4%
1971	29.8%	43.8%
1972	29.2%	43.1%
1973	28.5%	42.3%
1974	27.8%	41.5%
1975	27.1%	40.8%
1976	26.4%	40%
1977	25.7%	39.2%
1978	25%	38.6%
1979	24.3%	38%
1980	23.4%	37.5%
1981	22.3%	37.1%
1982	21.8%	36.7%
1983	21.7%	36.5%
1984	21.3%	36.4%
1985	20.5%	36.3%
1986	19.9%	36.3%
1987	19.5%	36.2%
1988	18.8%	36.2%
1989	18.3%	36.1%
1990	17.8%	36%
1991	17.1%	35.7%
1992	16.5%	35.4%
1993	16%	35%
1994	15.7%	34.6%
1995	15.7%	34.1%
1996	15.6%	33.6%
1997	15.4%	33%
1998	15.3%	32.4%
1999	15.3%	31.8%
2000	15.4%	31.1%
2001	15.3%	30.5%
2002	15.2%	29.8%
2003	15%	29.1%
2004	14.9%	28.4%
2005	14.9%	27.7%
2006	15%	27.1%
2007	14.7%	26.5%
2008	14.5%	25.9%
2009	14.5%	25.4%
2010	15%	24.9%
2011	15.5%	24.3%
2012	15.5%	23.9%
2013	15.5%	23.4%
2014	15.5%	23%
2015	15.3%	22.5%
2016	15.1%	22.1%
2017	14.8%	21.8%
2018	14.2%	21.4%
2019	13.7%	21.1%
2020	13.4%	20.7%
2021	13%	20.3%
2022	12.7%	19.8%
2023	12.2%	19.3%
2024	11.9%	18.8%
2025	11.6%	18.3%
2026	11.4%	17.8%
2027	11.1%	17.3%
2028	11%	16.9%
2029	10.8%	16.4%
2030	10.7%	16%
2031	10.6%	15.5%
2032	10.4%	15.1%
2033	10.4%	14.7%
2034	10.4%	14.4%
2035	10.4%	14.1%
2036	10.6%	13.9%
2037	10.6%	13.8%
2038	10.6%	13.7%
2039	10.5%	13.6%
2040	10.4%	13.5%
2041	10.3%	13.4%
2042	10.3%	13.3%
2043	10.2%	13.2%
2044	10.1%	13.2%
2045	10%	13.1%
2046	9.95%	13%
2047	9.87%	12.9%
2048	9.77%	12.8%
2049	9.68%	12.7%
2050	9.58%	12.6%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 11.9% in Andorra and 18.8% in Costa Rica. Birth rates in Andorra compared to Costa Rica .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Andorra	Costa Rica
1960	7%	3.04%
1961	6.52%	3.04%
1962	6.1%	3.04%
1963	5.73%	3.06%
1964	5.36%	3.07%
1965	5.06%	3.09%
1966	4.92%	3.11%
1967	4.86%	3.13%
1968	4.87%	3.16%
1969	4.93%	3.2%
1970	4.99%	3.24%
1971	5.05%	3.29%
1972	5.12%	3.35%
1973	5.19%	3.41%
1974	5.26%	3.48%
1975	5.38%	3.55%
1976	5.53%	3.63%
1977	5.71%	3.7%
1978	5.9%	3.77%
1979	6.11%	3.83%
1980	6.39%	3.88%
1981	6.69%	3.93%
1982	6.94%	3.98%
1983	7.14%	4.02%
1984	7.38%	4.07%
1985	7.71%	4.13%
1986	8.01%	4.18%
1987	8.37%	4.25%
1988	8.84%	4.33%
1989	9.33%	4.42%
1990	9.65%	4.51%
1991	9.54%	4.61%
1992	9.57%	4.71%
1993	9.86%	4.82%
1994	10.2%	4.92%
1995	10.6%	5.02%
1996	11%	5.13%
1997	11.4%	5.23%
1998	11.6%	5.34%
1999	11.9%	5.45%
2000	12.3%	5.57%
2001	12.8%	5.7%
2002	13.2%	5.85%
2003	13%	6.02%
2004	12.3%	6.19%
2005	11.9%	6.36%
2006	11.8%	6.55%
2007	11.9%	6.74%
2008	12.2%	6.94%
2009	12.6%	7.15%
2010	12.7%	7.37%
2011	12.7%	7.61%
2012	12.7%	7.87%
2013	12.8%	8.15%
2014	12.9%	8.45%
2015	12.9%	8.76%
2016	13%	9.07%
2017	13.2%	9.4%
2018	13.5%	9.74%
2019	13.8%	10.1%
2020	14.2%	10.5%
2021	14.6%	10.9%
2022	15%	11.3%
2023	15.4%	11.7%
2024	15.9%	12.2%
2025	16.6%	12.8%
2026	17.2%	13.3%
2027	18%	13.8%
2028	18.8%	14.4%
2029	19.6%	15%
2030	20.5%	15.5%
2031	21.4%	16%
2032	22.2%	16.5%
2033	23.2%	17%
2034	24.1%	17.5%
2035	24.9%	17.9%
2036	25.8%	18.4%
2037	26.8%	18.8%
2038	27.7%	19.2%
2039	28.7%	19.6%
2040	29.6%	20.1%
2041	30.5%	20.5%
2042	31.4%	21%
2043	32.2%	21.4%
2044	33%	21.9%
2045	33.7%	22.4%
2046	34.4%	23%
2047	35.1%	23.5%
2048	35.7%	24.1%
2049	36.2%	24.7%
2050	36.6%	25.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 15.9% in Andorra and 12.2% in Costa Rica. Life expectancy in Andorra compared to Costa Rica .