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
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
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.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34,270 people | 107,110 people | 72,840 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 48,327 people | 146,137 people | 97,810 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 73,329 people | 194,429 people | 121,100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 111,953 people | 271,433 people | 159,480 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 174,403 people | 366,642 people | 192,239 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 267,347 people | 405,374 people | 138,027 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 415,152 people | 464,851 people | 49,699 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 561,469 people | 573,765 people | 12,296 people | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Costa Rica, at 597,663 people against 591,139 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 6,524 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Costa Rica ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 98th 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+.