Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1275 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, 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, total, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.1275 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1275 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0304 units per person, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, total, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0304 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0304 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0304 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0306 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0307 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0309 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0311 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0313 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0316 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.032 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0324 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0329 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0335 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0341 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0348 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0355 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0363 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.037 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0377 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0383 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0393 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0398 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0402 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0407 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0413 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0418 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0425 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0433 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0442 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0451 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0461 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0471 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0482 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0492 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0502 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0513 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0523 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0534 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0545 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0557 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.057 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0585 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0602 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0619 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0636 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0655 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0674 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0694 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0715 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0737 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0761 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0787 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0815 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0845 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0876 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0907 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.094 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0974 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1011 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1049 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1087 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1126 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1172 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1223 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1275 units per person | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0309 units per person | 0.0304 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0352 units per person | 0.0324 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0412 units per person | 0.0388 units per person | 0.0442 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0497 units per person | 0.0451 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0631 units per person | 0.0557 units per person | 0.0715 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0865 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 0.1011 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1155 units per person | 0.1049 units per person | 0.1275 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0163 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 240 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.1275 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1275 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0304 units per person in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population ages 65 and above, total 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, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.