Costa Rica vs Sweden: Age dependency ratio, young
Costa Rica
26.6%
in 2025
Sweden
26.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Sweden rank
142nd
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Costa Rica
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 26.8% against 26.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 142nd 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 32.2% | 59.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 74.7% | 31.9% | 42.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 28.6% | 33.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 29.0% | 27.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 26.9% | 16.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 27.2% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.8% | 0.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Costa Rica or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 26.8% against 26.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 142nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.