Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-0.8213 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
-0.8736 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
201st
Uruguay rank
203rd
Population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.8213 % change on previous year against -0.8736 % change on previous year in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0523 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 201st and Uruguay ranks 203rd of 233 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.13 % change on previous year | 0.9742 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.3212 % change on previous year | 0.7878 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.11 % change on previous year | 0.6491 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -0.2534 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -0.5685 % change on previous year | 0.0159 % change on previous year | 0.5844 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2020s | -1.05 % change on previous year | -0.9535 % change on previous year | 0.0933 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at -0.8213 % change on previous year against -0.8736 % change on previous year in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0523 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for population aged 15-24 years (thousands), annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 201st and Uruguay ranks 203rd 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.