Which has higher number of births, Costa Rica or Ireland?

Ireland, at 53,268 births against 51,969 births in Costa Rica as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Costa Rica and Ireland?

1,299 births, with Ireland ahead.

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

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 Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Ireland: Number of births

Costa Rica

51,969 births

in 2023

Ireland

53,268 births

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

133rd

Ireland rank

131st

Number of births over time

Costa Rica
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 53,268 births against 51,969 births in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,299 births.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Ireland ranks 131st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	49,859 births	64,294 births	14,435 births	Ireland
1960s	62,045 births	61,928 births	116.8 births	Costa Rica
1970s	63,208 births	68,286 births	5,078 births	Ireland
1980s	80,425 births	63,966 births	16,459 births	Costa Rica
1990s	81,152 births	51,288 births	29,863 births	Costa Rica
2000s	74,254 births	64,009 births	10,245 births	Costa Rica
2010s	69,396 births	67,037 births	2,359 births	Costa Rica
2020s	53,744 births	55,766 births	2,022 births	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Costa Rica or Ireland?: Ireland, at 53,268 births against 51,969 births in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Costa Rica and Ireland?: 1,299 births, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for number of births?: Costa Rica ranks 133rd and Ireland ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
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

Number of live births in a calendar year.