Costa Rica vs Cyprus: Age dependency ratio
Costa Rica
45.1%
in 2025
Cyprus
45.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
180th
Cyprus rank
181st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 45.1% against 45.0% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 180th and Cyprus ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.3% | 69.9% | 27.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 62.4% | 18.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 53.1% | 15.4% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 51.6% | 12.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 43.7% | 8.9% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 40.0% | 6.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.4% | 1.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Costa Rica or Cyprus?
- Costa Rica, at 45.1% against 45.0% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cyprus?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Cyprus rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 180th and Cyprus ranks 181st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.