Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.07 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.07 units per person
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
81st
of 217 countries
All-time high
0.07 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.0162 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025

0.020.040.06196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.07 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.07 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 units per person, in 1960.

Costa Rica ranks 81st of 217 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.

Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.0162 units per person
1961 0.0162 units per person +0.1%
1962 0.0162 units per person +0.3%
1963 0.0163 units per person +0.5%
1964 0.0164 units per person +0.6%
1965 0.0165 units per person +0.6%
1966 0.0166 units per person +0.7%
1967 0.0167 units per person +0.8%
1968 0.0169 units per person +0.8%
1969 0.017 units per person +1.0%
1970 0.0172 units per person +1.1%
1971 0.0175 units per person +1.3%
1972 0.0177 units per person +1.6%
1973 0.0181 units per person +1.7%
1974 0.0184 units per person +1.9%
1975 0.0188 units per person +2.1%
1976 0.0192 units per person +2.2%
1977 0.0196 units per person +2.2%
1978 0.02 units per person +2.1%
1979 0.0204 units per person +1.9%
1980 0.0208 units per person +1.7%
1981 0.0211 units per person +1.5%
1982 0.0214 units per person +1.4%
1983 0.0217 units per person +1.4%
1984 0.022 units per person +1.5%
1985 0.0224 units per person +1.5%
1986 0.0227 units per person +1.6%
1987 0.0231 units per person +1.7%
1988 0.0236 units per person +2.0%
1989 0.0241 units per person +2.2%
1990 0.0246 units per person +2.2%
1991 0.0252 units per person +2.3%
1992 0.0258 units per person +2.4%
1993 0.0264 units per person +2.3%
1994 0.027 units per person +2.2%
1995 0.0275 units per person +2.2%
1996 0.0281 units per person +2.1%
1997 0.0287 units per person +2.1%
1998 0.0294 units per person +2.2%
1999 0.03 units per person +2.2%
2000 0.0307 units per person +2.3%
2001 0.0314 units per person +2.4%
2002 0.0322 units per person +2.6%
2003 0.0331 units per person +2.7%
2004 0.034 units per person +2.8%
2005 0.035 units per person +2.8%
2006 0.036 units per person +2.8%
2007 0.037 units per person +2.9%
2008 0.0381 units per person +2.9%
2009 0.0392 units per person +2.9%
2010 0.0404 units per person +3.1%
2011 0.0417 units per person +3.2%
2012 0.0431 units per person +3.3%
2013 0.0446 units per person +3.5%
2014 0.0462 units per person +3.6%
2015 0.0479 units per person +3.6%
2016 0.0496 units per person +3.6%
2017 0.0514 units per person +3.6%
2018 0.0533 units per person +3.7%
2019 0.0552 units per person +3.7%
2020 0.0574 units per person +3.9%
2021 0.0596 units per person +3.8%
2022 0.0618 units per person +3.8%
2023 0.0643 units per person +4.1%
2024 0.0671 units per person +4.3%
2025 0.07 units per person +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0165 units per person 0.0162 units per person 0.017 units per person 10
1970s 0.0187 units per person 0.0172 units per person 0.0204 units per person 10
1980s 0.0223 units per person 0.0208 units per person 0.0241 units per person 10
1990s 0.0273 units per person 0.0246 units per person 0.03 units per person 10
2000s 0.0347 units per person 0.0307 units per person 0.0392 units per person 10
2010s 0.0473 units per person 0.0404 units per person 0.0552 units per person 10
2020s 0.0634 units per person 0.0574 units per person 0.07 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 78 Guam 0.0706 units per person compare
  2. 79 Israel 0.0701 units per person compare
  3. 80 Bahamas 0.0701 units per person compare
  4. 82 Dominica 0.0691 units per person compare
  5. 83 Grenada 0.0691 units per person compare
  6. 84 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0656 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica?
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.07 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.07 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 units per person in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population ages 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
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Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.