Brazil vs Costa Rica: Population ages 15-64
Brazil
69.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica
68.9%
in 2025
Brazil rank
37th
Costa Rica rank
39th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 69.1% against 68.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 37th and Costa Rica ranks 39th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 50.7% | 2.6% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 56.1% | 55.3% | 0.8% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 59.4% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 60.9% | 1.5% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 65.6% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 68.5% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.9% | 0.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Brazil, at 69.1% against 68.9% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Brazil ranks 37th 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.