Costa Rica vs Mali: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Costa Rica
597,663 people
in 2023
Mali
571,728 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
97th
Mali rank
100th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mali
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 597,663 people against 571,728 people in Mali, a difference of 25,935 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 97th and Mali ranks 100th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 34,270 people 136,848 people 102,578 people Mali
1960s 48,327 people 162,694 people 114,366 people Mali
1970s 73,329 people 225,690 people 152,362 people Mali
1980s 111,953 people 304,893 people 192,940 people Mali
1990s 174,403 people 355,342 people 180,939 people Mali
2000s 267,347 people 399,666 people 132,319 people Mali
2010s 415,152 people 487,752 people 72,600 people Mali
2020s 561,469 people 555,422 people 6,047 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Costa Rica or Mali?
Costa Rica, at 597,663 people against 571,728 people in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Costa Rica and Mali?
25,935 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mali rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Costa Rica ranks 97th and Mali ranks 100th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.