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

Costa Rica

597,663 people

in 2023

Zimbabwe

591,139 people

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

97th

Zimbabwe rank

98th

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

Costa Rica currently reports 597,663 people against 591,139 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6,524 people.

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

Costa Rica ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th of 236 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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