Belize vs Costa Rica: Population ages 15-64
Belize
68.5%
in 2025
Costa Rica
68.9%
in 2025
Belize rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
39th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Belize
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 68.9% against 68.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.4% | 50.7% | 2.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 48.7% | 55.3% | 6.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 59.4% | 8.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 60.9% | 7.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 65.6% | 7.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 68.5% | 4.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 68.9% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Belize or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 68.9% against 68.5% in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Belize and Costa Rica?
- 0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Costa Rica rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Belize ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% 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
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.