Life expectancy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy was 81.1 Years in 2025. β² Rising
Life expectancy in Costa Rica, 1960β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Costa Rica is 81.1 Years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Costa Rica peaked at 81.1 Years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.4 Years, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 24th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.97 Years | 60.4 Years | 65.3 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 68.57 Years | 65.8 Years | 71.5 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.06 Years | 72.1 Years | 75.5 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.48 Years | 75.7 Years | 77.3 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.69 Years | 77.8 Years | 79.4 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.78 Years | 79.1 Years | 80.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.88 Years | 80.6 Years | 81.1 Years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,632 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 35 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 40,311 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,872 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy in Costa Rica was 81.1 Years in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1 Years in 2025.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4 Years in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy?
- Costa Rica ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.