Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica is 91.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 1960.
That places Costa Rica 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.8% | — |
| 1961 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 72.1% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 76.6% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 77.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 87.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.3% | 66.8% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 73.0% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.2% | 83.6% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.6% | 87.0% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 88.6% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.9% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 87.7% | 91.0% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Costa Rica was 91.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Costa Rica ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.