Life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 26.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica is 26.44 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica peaked at 26.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.79 years, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 26th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.88 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.79 years | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 18.02 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 18 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 17.9 years | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 17.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 18.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 18.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 18.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 18.4 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 18.4 years | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 18.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 18.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 18.87 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 19.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 19.38 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 19.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 19.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 20 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 20.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 20.43 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 20.56 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 20.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 20.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 21.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 21.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 21.47 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 21.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 22.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 22.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 22.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 22.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 22.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 22.5 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 22.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 22.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 22.86 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 23.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 23.23 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 23.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 23.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 23.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 24.42 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24.68 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 25.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 25.16 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 25.27 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.64 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.91 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 25.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.27 years | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 25.75 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.79 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 26.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24.84 years | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 25.3 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.38 years | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 26.44 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.04 years | 17.79 years | 18.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.25 years | 18.4 years | 20.17 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.28 years | 20.43 years | 22.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.73 years | 22.47 years | 23.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.45 years | 23.38 years | 25.27 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.82 years | 25.3 years | 26.27 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.79 years | 24.84 years | 26.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More gender data for Costa Rica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 838.24 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,901 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 26,504 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 25,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 26,841 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Costa Rica was 26.44 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.79 years in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 26th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.