Brazil vs Costa Rica: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
Brazil
0.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2023
Brazil rank
134th
Costa Rica rank
136th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 2.0% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.0%, with Brazil 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 natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- Brazil ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 136th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.