Costa Rica vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Age dependency ratio, old
Costa Rica
18.5%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
18.6%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
81st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
79th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Costa Rica
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 18.6% against 18.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.6% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 11.8% | 2.2% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 15.3% | 2.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 17.1% | 0.4% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Costa Rica or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 18.6% against 18.5% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 79th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.