Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Age dependency ratio, young
Costa Rica
26.6%
in 2025
Uruguay
27.2%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
143rd
Uruguay rank
140th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 27.2% against 26.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.6%.
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 Uruguay ranks 140th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.2% | 43.7% | 47.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 74.7% | 43.6% | 31.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 42.2% | 19.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 39.5% | 16.6% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 37.5% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 33.1% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 28.9% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 27.2% against 26.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and Uruguay ranks 140th 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.