Costa Rica vs Spain: Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-2.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-2.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
205th
Spain rank
208th
Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -2.33 % change on previous year against -2.37 % change on previous year in Spain, a difference of 0.04 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 205th and Spain ranks 208th of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8757 % change on previous year | 0.572 % change on previous year | 0.3037 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.16 % change on previous year | -1.91 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.22 % change on previous year | -2.72 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.6765 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2010s | -0.7707 % change on previous year | 0.0284 % change on previous year | 0.7992 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | -1.77 % change on previous year | -1.94 % change on previous year | 0.172 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Costa Rica, at -2.33 % change on previous year against -2.37 % change on previous year in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.04 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 205th and Spain ranks 208th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.