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
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
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
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.