Costa Rica vs Ireland: Birth rate vs. death rate
Costa Rica
10.18 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland
10.25 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
167th
Ireland rank
164th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 10.25 births per 1,000 people against 10.18 births per 1,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.67 births per 1,000 people | 22.18 births per 1,000 people | 23.49 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 40.16 births per 1,000 people | 21.57 births per 1,000 people | 18.59 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 30.53 births per 1,000 people | 21.63 births per 1,000 people | 8.9 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 29.75 births per 1,000 people | 18.29 births per 1,000 people | 11.45 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 23.36 births per 1,000 people | 14.19 births per 1,000 people | 9.18 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 17.62 births per 1,000 people | 15.39 births per 1,000 people | 2.23 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.52 births per 1,000 people | 14.27 births per 1,000 people | 0.2496 births per 1,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.6 births per 1,000 people | 10.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.3863 births per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 10.25 births per 1,000 people against 10.18 births per 1,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 167th and Ireland ranks 164th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.