Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita was 0.0576 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, male, 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, male, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0576 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0576 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 units per person, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 76th 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, male, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0142 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0152 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0157 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.016 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0164 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0167 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0174 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0178 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.018 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0184 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0185 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0187 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0191 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0194 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0201 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0205 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0209 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0214 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0218 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0227 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0231 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0236 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.024 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0245 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.025 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0256 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0263 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.027 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0278 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0287 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0304 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0323 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0356 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0369 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0383 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0397 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0411 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0426 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0442 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0458 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0475 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0491 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0508 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0528 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0552 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0576 units per person | +4.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0576 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0775 units per person, 74% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0576 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.048 units per person, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0165 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0189 units per person | 0.018 units per person | 0.0201 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0205 units per person | 0.0245 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 units per person | 0.025 units per person | 0.0323 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0392 units per person | 0.0333 units per person | 0.0458 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0521 units per person | 0.0475 units per person | 0.0576 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 73 Moldova, Republic of 0.0593 units per person compare
- 74 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0587 units per person compare
- 75 French Polynesia 0.0583 units per person compare
- 77 Grenada 0.0572 units per person compare
- 78 Israel 0.0568 units per person compare
- 79 Georgia 0.0563 units per person compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0576 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, male, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0576 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, male, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 units per person in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 65 and above, male, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, male, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, male 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, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, male 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, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.