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