Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Brazil or Costa Rica?

Costa Rica, at 34.07 years against 33.94 years in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Brazil and Costa Rica?

0.13 years, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Costa Rica: Median age vs. births per woman

Brazil

33.94 years

in 2023

Costa Rica

34.07 years

in 2023

Brazil rank

105th

Costa Rica rank

104th

Median age vs. births per woman over time

Brazil
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 34.07 years against 33.94 years in Brazil, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.27 years	16.35 years	0.9165 years	Brazil
1960s	16.82 years	15.73 years	1.09 years	Brazil
1970s	18.11 years	17.7 years	0.4155 years	Brazil
1980s	20.12 years	20.45 years	0.3305 years	Costa Rica
1990s	22.58 years	22.78 years	0.2016 years	Costa Rica
2000s	25.87 years	25.81 years	0.0608 years	Brazil
2010s	30.24 years	29.95 years	0.2837 years	Brazil
2020s	33.31 years	33.29 years	0.0207 years	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age vs. births per woman, Brazil or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 34.07 years against 33.94 years in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age vs. births per woman between Brazil and Costa Rica?: 0.13 years, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for median age vs. births per woman?: Brazil ranks 105th and Costa Rica ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age vs. births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age vs. births per woman
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.