Barbados vs Costa Rica: Population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate
Barbados
-0.5883 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica
-0.8213 % change on previous year
in 2025
Barbados rank
199th
Costa Rica rank
201st
Population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Barbados
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -0.5883 % change on previous year against -0.8213 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.233 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Barbados ranks 199th and Costa Rica ranks 201st of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8817 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -0.4565 % change on previous year | 1.11 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 4.03 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.3341 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -0.3346 % change on previous year | -0.5685 % change on previous year | 0.2339 % change on previous year | Barbados |
| 2020s | -0.0248 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate, Barbados or Costa Rica?
- Barbados, at -0.5883 % change on previous year against -0.8213 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate between Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 0.233 % change on previous year, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Costa Rica?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Costa Rica rank globally for population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Barbados ranks 199th and Costa Rica ranks 201st of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population aged 15-24 years (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 15-24 years (thousands). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.