Costa Rica vs Kuwait: Population ages 0-14
Costa Rica
18.3%
in 2025
Kuwait
18.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
137th
Kuwait rank
140th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Costa Rica
- Kuwait
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.3% against 18.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 137th and Kuwait ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.2% | 40.0% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 42.5% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 37.4% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 33.3% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 25.8% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.8% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Costa Rica or Kuwait?
- Costa Rica, at 18.3% against 18.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Kuwait rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Costa Rica ranks 137th and Kuwait ranks 140th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.