Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica

Table

Year	Median age
	Antigua	Costa Rica
1960	19.6	16.8
1961	19.7	16.8
1962	19.7	16.7
1963	19.8	16.7
1964	19.7	16.7
1965	19.3	16.7
1966	19	16.8
1967	18.6	16.9
1968	18.2	17.1
1969	17.8	17.3
1970	17.9	17.6
1971	18.2	17.8
1972	18.5	18.1
1973	18.8	18.4
1974	19.2	18.6
1975	19.6	18.9
1976	20	19.2
1977	20.5	19.5
1978	21	19.7
1979	21.5	20
1980	22	20.3
1981	22.5	20.6
1982	23	20.9
1983	23.5	21.2
1984	24	21.4
1985	24.4	21.6
1986	24.7	21.8
1987	25.1	22.1
1988	25.3	22.3
1989	25.5	22.5
1990	25.7	22.7
1991	25.9	22.9
1992	26.2	23.2
1993	26.4	23.4
1994	26.7	23.6
1995	26.9	23.9
1996	27.2	24.1
1997	27.4	24.4
1998	27.7	24.7
1999	28	24.9
2000	28.3	25.2
2001	28.6	25.5
2002	28.9	25.9
2003	29.2	26.3
2004	29.5	26.7
2005	29.9	27
2006	30.2	27.4
2007	30.5	27.8
2008	30.7	28.2
2009	31	28.6
2010	31.2	29
2011	31.6	29.4
2012	31.9	29.8
2013	32.3	30.3
2014	32.7	30.7
2015	33.1	31.2
2016	33.5	31.7
2017	34	32.1
2018	34.4	32.6
2019	34.8	33
2020	35.3	33.5
2021	35.7	34
2022	36.1	34.5
2023	36.5	35.1
2024	36.9	35.6
2025	37.3	36.2
2026	37.7	36.7
2027	38.1	37.2
2028	38.5	37.8
2029	39	38.3
2030	39.4	38.8
2031	39.8	39.3
2032	40.2	39.8
2033	40.5	40.3
2034	40.9	40.8
2035	41.3	41.3
2036	41.7	41.8
2037	42.2	42.3
2038	42.6	42.8
2039	43	43.2
2040	43.4	43.7
2041	43.8	44.2
2042	44.2	44.6
2043	44.5	45.1
2044	44.9	45.5
2045	45.2	45.9
2046	45.6	46.4
2047	45.9	46.8
2048	46.2	47.2
2049	46.5	47.6
2050	46.8	48

In 1960, the median age in Antigua and Barbuda was 19.6 years compared to 16.8 years in Costa Rica. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 36.9 years in Antigua and Barbuda and to 35.6 years in Costa Rica.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Antigua and Barbuda is expected to increased to around 46.8 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
	Antigua		Costa Rica
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.97%	2.88%	2.69%	2.58%
5-9	2.84%	2.75%	3.38%	3.24%
10-14	3.22%	3.13%	3.53%	3.38%
15-19	3.51%	3.42%	3.6%	3.45%
20-24	3.61%	3.53%	3.75%	3.6%
25-29	3.85%	3.84%	3.96%	3.84%
30-34	3.71%	3.88%	4.05%	3.95%
35-39	3.61%	3.88%	4.06%	4.01%
40-44	3.38%	3.63%	3.67%	3.71%
45-49	3.14%	3.61%	3.15%	3.32%
50-54	3.2%	3.76%	2.8%	3.04%
55-59	3.15%	3.82%	2.72%	2.98%
60-64	2.6%	3.29%	2.53%	2.78%
65-69	1.99%	2.55%	1.99%	2.24%
70-74	1.37%	1.8%	1.47%	1.69%
75-79	0.8%	1.21%	1.03%	1.22%
80+	0.66%	1.41%	1.04%	1.56%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Antigua and Barbuda has low demographic potential with 47.1% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 49% and similar potential in Costa Rica.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Antigua			Costa Rica
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	78.3%	71.5%	6.87%	97.9%	91.9%	6.01%
1961	78.4%	71.3%	7.08%	98.5%	92.5%	6.03%
1962	78.8%	71.3%	7.43%	98.9%	92.9%	6.06%
1963	79.4%	71.6%	7.82%	99%	92.9%	6.08%
1964	81.6%	73.4%	8.25%	98.8%	92.7%	6.11%
1965	85%	76.4%	8.65%	98.3%	92.2%	6.13%
1966	88%	79.1%	8.97%	97.5%	91.4%	6.14%
1967	90.8%	81.6%	9.2%	96.4%	90.2%	6.16%
1968	93.3%	83.9%	9.34%	94.8%	88.7%	6.16%
1969	95.1%	85.7%	9.41%	93.1%	86.9%	6.17%
1970	94.5%	84.9%	9.55%	91.1%	84.9%	6.19%
1971	91.7%	81.8%	9.85%	89%	82.8%	6.21%
1972	88.7%	78.5%	10.2%	86.7%	80.5%	6.25%
1973	85.6%	75%	10.6%	84.3%	78.1%	6.29%
1974	82.3%	71.4%	11%	81.9%	75.6%	6.33%
1975	78.9%	67.6%	11.3%	79.5%	73.2%	6.38%
1976	75.7%	64%	11.7%	77.3%	70.9%	6.43%
1977	72.8%	60.8%	12%	75.2%	68.8%	6.48%
1978	70.2%	57.9%	12.3%	73.4%	66.9%	6.53%
1979	68%	55.4%	12.6%	71.9%	65.3%	6.58%
1980	65.9%	53.1%	12.9%	70.5%	63.9%	6.62%
1981	63.9%	50.8%	13.1%	69.5%	62.8%	6.66%
1982	62.1%	48.7%	13.4%	68.7%	62%	6.71%
1983	60.5%	46.8%	13.7%	68.2%	61.4%	6.76%
1984	59.6%	45.7%	13.9%	67.9%	61.1%	6.84%
1985	59.9%	45.7%	14.2%	67.9%	60.9%	6.92%
1986	60.5%	46.1%	14.5%	67.9%	60.9%	7.03%
1987	61.1%	46.5%	14.6%	68%	60.9%	7.14%
1988	61.8%	47.1%	14.7%	68.1%	60.9%	7.28%
1989	62.6%	47.8%	14.8%	68.2%	60.7%	7.43%
1990	63.3%	48.6%	14.7%	68%	60.4%	7.58%
1991	62.9%	48.4%	14.5%	67.6%	59.9%	7.73%
1992	61.4%	47.3%	14.1%	67%	59.2%	7.87%
1993	60.1%	46.5%	13.6%	66.3%	58.3%	8.01%
1994	59%	45.8%	13.2%	65.4%	57.2%	8.14%
1995	58.1%	45.3%	12.8%	64.3%	56.1%	8.26%
1996	57.4%	44.9%	12.4%	63.2%	54.8%	8.36%
1997	56.6%	44.6%	12.1%	61.9%	53.4%	8.47%
1998	55.8%	44%	11.8%	60.6%	52%	8.57%
1999	54.8%	43.3%	11.5%	59.3%	50.6%	8.68%
2000	54.1%	42.8%	11.3%	58%	49.2%	8.8%
2001	53.5%	42.2%	11.2%	56.7%	47.7%	8.93%
2002	52.6%	41.5%	11.1%	55.3%	46.3%	9.09%
2003	51.5%	40.6%	10.9%	54%	44.8%	9.27%
2004	50.5%	39.7%	10.8%	52.8%	43.4%	9.45%
2005	49.2%	38.6%	10.6%	51.7%	42%	9.65%
2006	48.1%	37.6%	10.5%	50.6%	40.8%	9.86%
2007	47.1%	36.7%	10.4%	49.7%	39.6%	10.1%
2008	46.3%	36%	10.3%	48.9%	38.6%	10.3%
2009	45.5%	35.3%	10.3%	48.2%	37.6%	10.6%
2010	44.7%	34.4%	10.4%	47.5%	36.7%	10.9%
2011	43.9%	33.4%	10.5%	47%	35.8%	11.2%
2012	43.1%	32.4%	10.7%	46.5%	35%	11.5%
2013	42.4%	31.5%	10.9%	46.1%	34.2%	11.9%
2014	41.9%	30.7%	11.1%	45.8%	33.5%	12.3%
2015	41.4%	29.9%	11.5%	45.5%	32.8%	12.7%
2016	41%	29.1%	11.9%	45.3%	32.1%	13.2%
2017	40.9%	28.5%	12.4%	45.3%	31.6%	13.7%
2018	40.7%	27.8%	12.8%	45.3%	31.2%	14.2%
2019	40.6%	27.3%	13.3%	45.4%	30.7%	14.7%
2020	40.8%	26.9%	13.9%	45.4%	30.1%	15.2%
2021	41.1%	26.6%	14.5%	45.3%	29.5%	15.8%
2022	41.4%	26.3%	15.2%	45.1%	28.8%	16.3%
2023	41.8%	25.8%	15.9%	45%	28%	17%
2024	42%	25.3%	16.7%	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 Antigua and Barbuda decreased from 50.5% to 42% 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
	Antigua	Costa Rica
1960	56.1%	50.5%
1961	56.1%	50.4%
1962	55.9%	50.3%
1963	55.7%	50.3%
1964	55.1%	50.3%
1965	54%	50.4%
1966	53.2%	50.6%
1967	52.4%	50.9%
1968	51.7%	51.3%
1969	51.3%	51.8%
1970	51.4%	52.3%
1971	52.2%	52.9%
1972	53%	53.6%
1973	53.9%	54.2%
1974	54.8%	55%
1975	55.9%	55.7%
1976	56.9%	56.4%
1977	57.9%	57.1%
1978	58.7%	57.7%
1979	59.5%	58.2%
1980	60.3%	58.6%
1981	61%	59%
1982	61.7%	59.3%
1983	62.3%	59.5%
1984	62.6%	59.5%
1985	62.6%	59.6%
1986	62.3%	59.6%
1987	62.1%	59.5%
1988	61.8%	59.5%
1989	61.5%	59.5%
1990	61.2%	59.5%
1991	61.4%	59.7%
1992	62%	59.9%
1993	62.5%	60.1%
1994	62.9%	60.5%
1995	63.2%	60.9%
1996	63.5%	61.3%
1997	63.8%	61.8%
1998	64.2%	62.3%
1999	64.6%	62.8%
2000	64.9%	63.3%
2001	65.2%	63.8%
2002	65.5%	64.4%
2003	66%	64.9%
2004	66.5%	65.4%
2005	67%	65.9%
2006	67.5%	66.4%
2007	68%	66.8%
2008	68.4%	67.2%
2009	68.7%	67.5%
2010	69.1%	67.8%
2011	69.5%	68%
2012	69.9%	68.2%
2013	70.2%	68.4%
2014	70.5%	68.6%
2015	70.7%	68.7%
2016	70.9%	68.8%
2017	71%	68.8%
2018	71.1%	68.8%
2019	71.1%	68.8%
2020	71%	68.8%
2021	70.9%	68.8%
2022	70.7%	68.9%
2023	70.5%	69%
2024	70.4%	69%
2025	70.2%	68.9%
2026	69.9%	68.9%
2027	69.5%	68.8%
2028	69.1%	68.7%
2029	68.6%	68.6%
2030	68%	68.5%
2031	67.5%	68.5%
2032	66.9%	68.4%
2033	66.4%	68.3%
2034	65.8%	68.2%
2035	65.4%	68%
2036	64.9%	67.7%
2037	64.6%	67.4%
2038	64.3%	67.1%
2039	64.1%	66.8%
2040	63.9%	66.4%
2041	63.7%	66.1%
2042	63.4%	65.7%
2043	63.2%	65.3%
2044	63.1%	64.9%
2045	62.9%	64.5%
2046	62.7%	64%
2047	62.5%	63.6%
2048	62.3%	63.1%
2049	62%	62.6%
2050	61.7%	62.1%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 66.5% to 70.4% in Antigua and Barbuda 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
	Antigua	Costa Rica
1960	40.1%	46.4%
1961	40%	46.6%
1962	39.9%	46.7%
1963	39.9%	46.7%
1964	40.4%	46.6%
1965	41.3%	46.5%
1966	42.1%	46.3%
1967	42.8%	45.9%
1968	43.4%	45.5%
1969	43.9%	45%
1970	43.7%	44.4%
1971	42.7%	43.8%
1972	41.6%	43.1%
1973	40.4%	42.3%
1974	39.1%	41.5%
1975	37.8%	40.8%
1976	36.4%	40%
1977	35.2%	39.2%
1978	34%	38.6%
1979	33%	38%
1980	32%	37.5%
1981	31%	37.1%
1982	30%	36.7%
1983	29.2%	36.5%
1984	28.6%	36.4%
1985	28.6%	36.3%
1986	28.7%	36.3%
1987	28.9%	36.2%
1988	29.1%	36.2%
1989	29.4%	36.1%
1990	29.8%	36%
1991	29.7%	35.7%
1992	29.3%	35.4%
1993	29%	35%
1994	28.8%	34.6%
1995	28.6%	34.1%
1996	28.6%	33.6%
1997	28.4%	33%
1998	28.3%	32.4%
1999	28%	31.8%
2000	27.8%	31.1%
2001	27.5%	30.5%
2002	27.2%	29.8%
2003	26.8%	29.1%
2004	26.4%	28.4%
2005	25.9%	27.7%
2006	25.4%	27.1%
2007	25%	26.5%
2008	24.6%	25.9%
2009	24.2%	25.4%
2010	23.8%	24.9%
2011	23.2%	24.3%
2012	22.6%	23.9%
2013	22.1%	23.4%
2014	21.7%	23%
2015	21.2%	22.5%
2016	20.6%	22.1%
2017	20.2%	21.8%
2018	19.8%	21.4%
2019	19.4%	21.1%
2020	19.1%	20.7%
2021	18.8%	20.3%
2022	18.6%	19.8%
2023	18.2%	19.3%
2024	17.8%	18.8%
2025	17.5%	18.3%
2026	17.2%	17.8%
2027	17%	17.3%
2028	16.9%	16.9%
2029	16.8%	16.4%
2030	16.7%	16%
2031	16.6%	15.5%
2032	16.5%	15.1%
2033	16.4%	14.7%
2034	16.4%	14.4%
2035	16.3%	14.1%
2036	16.1%	13.9%
2037	15.9%	13.8%
2038	15.7%	13.7%
2039	15.5%	13.6%
2040	15.4%	13.5%
2041	15.2%	13.4%
2042	15%	13.3%
2043	14.8%	13.2%
2044	14.7%	13.2%
2045	14.5%	13.1%
2046	14.4%	13%
2047	14.2%	12.9%
2048	14.1%	12.8%
2049	14%	12.7%
2050	13.8%	12.6%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 17.8% in Antigua and Barbuda and 18.8% in Costa Rica. Birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda compared to Costa Rica .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Antigua	Costa Rica
1960	3.85%	3.04%
1961	3.97%	3.04%
1962	4.15%	3.04%
1963	4.36%	3.06%
1964	4.54%	3.07%
1965	4.67%	3.09%
1966	4.77%	3.11%
1967	4.82%	3.13%
1968	4.83%	3.16%
1969	4.82%	3.2%
1970	4.91%	3.24%
1971	5.14%	3.29%
1972	5.4%	3.35%
1973	5.7%	3.41%
1974	6.02%	3.48%
1975	6.34%	3.55%
1976	6.65%	3.63%
1977	6.95%	3.7%
1978	7.23%	3.77%
1979	7.5%	3.83%
1980	7.76%	3.88%
1981	8.01%	3.93%
1982	8.27%	3.98%
1983	8.52%	4.02%
1984	8.72%	4.07%
1985	8.88%	4.13%
1986	9.01%	4.18%
1987	9.08%	4.25%
1988	9.11%	4.33%
1989	9.09%	4.42%
1990	9.02%	4.51%
1991	8.9%	4.61%
1992	8.72%	4.71%
1993	8.51%	4.82%
1994	8.31%	4.92%
1995	8.11%	5.02%
1996	7.91%	5.13%
1997	7.71%	5.23%
1998	7.55%	5.34%
1999	7.43%	5.45%
2000	7.36%	5.57%
2001	7.31%	5.7%
2002	7.27%	5.85%
2003	7.22%	6.02%
2004	7.16%	6.19%
2005	7.11%	6.36%
2006	7.06%	6.55%
2007	7.04%	6.74%
2008	7.04%	6.94%
2009	7.06%	7.15%
2010	7.15%	7.37%
2011	7.3%	7.61%
2012	7.47%	7.87%
2013	7.65%	8.15%
2014	7.85%	8.45%
2015	8.11%	8.76%
2016	8.45%	9.07%
2017	8.8%	9.4%
2018	9.13%	9.74%
2019	9.47%	10.1%
2020	9.86%	10.5%
2021	10.3%	10.9%
2022	10.7%	11.3%
2023	11.2%	11.7%
2024	11.8%	12.2%
2025	12.3%	12.8%
2026	12.9%	13.3%
2027	13.4%	13.8%
2028	14%	14.4%
2029	14.6%	15%
2030	15.3%	15.5%
2031	16%	16%
2032	16.6%	16.5%
2033	17.2%	17%
2034	17.8%	17.5%
2035	18.4%	17.9%
2036	19%	18.4%
2037	19.5%	18.8%
2038	19.9%	19.2%
2039	20.3%	19.6%
2040	20.7%	20.1%
2041	21.2%	20.5%
2042	21.6%	21%
2043	21.9%	21.4%
2044	22.2%	21.9%
2045	22.6%	22.4%
2046	22.9%	23%
2047	23.3%	23.5%
2048	23.7%	24.1%
2049	24%	24.7%
2050	24.4%	25.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 11.8% in Antigua and Barbuda and 12.2% in Costa Rica. Life expectancy in Antigua and Barbuda compared to Costa Rica .