Australia vs Costa Rica: Children per woman vs. Natural population growth
Australia
0.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2023
Australia rank
137th
Costa Rica rank
136th
Children per woman vs. Natural population growth over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Australia ranks 137th and Costa Rica ranks 136th 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 | 1.4% | 3.5% | 2.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 2.0% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman vs. natural population growth, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in children per woman vs. natural population growth between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, 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 children per woman vs. natural population growth?
- Australia ranks 137th and Costa Rica ranks 136th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman vs. Natural population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.