Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Age dependency ratio
Costa Rica
45.1%
in 2025
Luxembourg
46.1%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
180th
Luxembourg rank
177th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 46.1% against 45.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 180th and Luxembourg ranks 177th 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 | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.3% | 50.3% | 47.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 81.0% | 50.9% | 30.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 68.5% | 44.8% | 23.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 47.2% | 17.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 48.3% | 4.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.6% | 1.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 44.8% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 46.1% against 45.1% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 1.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 180th and Luxembourg ranks 177th 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.