Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
0.3968 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
0.3875 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
143rd
New Zealand rank
144th
Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3968 % change on previous year against 0.3875 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0093 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 143rd and New Zealand ranks 144th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.66 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.86 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2.16 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.97 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 0.9851 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.087 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5474 % change on previous year | 0.8954 % change on previous year | 0.348 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3968 % change on previous year against 0.3875 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.0093 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 143rd and New Zealand ranks 144th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 15-64, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.