Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Population ages 65 and above
Costa Rica
12.8%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
12.9%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
77th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
76th
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 12.9% against 12.8% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.4% | 0.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 0.3% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.3% | 1.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.9% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 12.9% against 12.8% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 76th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.