Australia vs Costa Rica: Youth dependency ratio
Australia
27.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica
28.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
145th
Costa Rica rank
144th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 28.0% against 27.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.4% | 87.3% | 41.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 48.0% | 91.2% | 43.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 43.1% | 74.7% | 31.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 61.6% | 25.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 56.2% | 23.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 29.6% | 43.0% | 13.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 33.4% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 29.1% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 28.0% against 27.9% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Australia ranks 145th and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).