Costa Rica Rural Population 1960-2023
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Costa Rica rural population for 2021 was 957,348, a 2.82% decline from 2020.
- Costa Rica rural population for 2020 was 985,122, a 2.76% decline from 2019.
- Costa Rica rural population for 2019 was 1,013,042, a 2.72% decline from 2018.
- Costa Rica rural population for 2018 was 1,041,416, a 2.73% decline from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| China |
529,465,517 |
| Russia |
35,956,998 |
| Thailand |
34,251,820 |
| Brazil |
27,182,995 |
| Mexico |
24,053,703 |
| Iran |
20,798,288 |
| Turkey |
19,863,725 |
| South Africa |
19,096,392 |
| Iraq |
12,572,937 |
| Algeria |
11,370,967 |
| Colombia |
9,406,924 |
| Romania |
8,732,240 |
| Guatemala |
8,170,759 |
| Kazakhstan |
8,014,427 |
| Malaysia |
7,488,317 |
| Peru |
7,248,826 |
| Ecuador |
6,342,935 |
| Azerbaijan |
4,381,941 |
| Venezuela |
3,292,334 |
| Turkmenistan |
2,980,799 |
| Serbia |
2,962,612 |
| Cuba |
2,556,097 |
| Paraguay |
2,514,193 |
| Belarus |
1,876,469 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,866,357 |
| Bosnia |
1,654,279 |
| Bulgaria |
1,648,939 |
| Libya |
1,280,107 |
| Jamaica |
1,225,749 |
| Namibia |
1,189,044 |
| Albania |
1,041,188 |
| Armenia |
1,020,631 |
| Costa Rica |
957,348 |
| Jordan |
933,557 |
| North Macedonia |
851,107 |
| Mauritius |
749,824 |
| Botswana |
736,148 |
| Lebanon |
609,988 |
| Guyana |
588,163 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
432,136 |
| Fiji |
390,740 |
| Maldives |
307,128 |
| Gabon |
224,215 |
| Belize |
215,213 |
| Suriname |
207,072 |
| Montenegro |
199,225 |
| Samoa |
179,951 |
| St. Lucia |
145,625 |
| Tonga |
81,523 |
| Grenada |
78,886 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
48,564 |
| Dominica |
20,713 |
| Marshall Islands |
9,183 |
| American Samoa |
5,778 |
| Tuvalu |
3,945 |
| Nauru |
0 |
| Costa Rica Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
957,348 |
18.58 |
-2.86% |
| 2020 |
985,122 |
19.23 |
-2.79% |
| 2019 |
1,013,042 |
19.92 |
-2.76% |
| 2018 |
1,041,416 |
20.66 |
-2.77% |
| 2017 |
1,070,680 |
21.44 |
-2.80% |
| 2016 |
1,101,050 |
22.27 |
-2.83% |
| 2015 |
1,132,661 |
23.14 |
-2.86% |
| 2014 |
1,165,487 |
24.06 |
-2.86% |
| 2013 |
1,199,321 |
25.03 |
-2.86% |
| 2012 |
1,234,072 |
26.05 |
-2.85% |
| 2011 |
1,269,758 |
27.13 |
-2.85% |
| 2010 |
1,306,433 |
28.26 |
-2.74% |
| 2009 |
1,342,700 |
29.43 |
-2.60% |
| 2008 |
1,378,038 |
30.61 |
-2.51% |
| 2007 |
1,413,080 |
31.83 |
-2.42% |
| 2006 |
1,447,643 |
33.07 |
-2.32% |
| 2005 |
1,481,558 |
34.33 |
-2.20% |
| 2004 |
1,514,507 |
35.61 |
-2.09% |
| 2003 |
1,546,435 |
36.92 |
-1.94% |
| 2002 |
1,576,780 |
38.25 |
-1.75% |
| 2001 |
1,604,671 |
39.59 |
-1.53% |
| 2000 |
1,629,400 |
40.95 |
-0.19% |
| 1999 |
1,632,475 |
41.84 |
-0.04% |
| 1998 |
1,633,122 |
42.74 |
0.09% |
| 1997 |
1,631,622 |
43.63 |
0.21% |
| 1996 |
1,628,231 |
44.53 |
0.29% |
| 1995 |
1,623,470 |
45.44 |
0.39% |
| 1994 |
1,617,117 |
46.35 |
0.49% |
| 1993 |
1,609,277 |
47.26 |
0.57% |
| 1992 |
1,600,112 |
48.17 |
0.63% |
| 1991 |
1,590,002 |
49.08 |
0.69% |
| 1990 |
1,579,032 |
50.00 |
0.73% |
| 1989 |
1,567,550 |
50.91 |
0.78% |
| 1988 |
1,555,447 |
51.82 |
0.85% |
| 1987 |
1,542,314 |
52.74 |
0.95% |
| 1986 |
1,527,786 |
53.65 |
1.04% |
| 1985 |
1,511,972 |
54.56 |
1.11% |
| 1984 |
1,495,259 |
55.46 |
2.08% |
| 1983 |
1,464,527 |
55.84 |
2.14% |
| 1982 |
1,433,462 |
56.20 |
2.13% |
| 1981 |
1,403,194 |
56.55 |
2.12% |
| 1980 |
1,373,763 |
56.90 |
2.11% |
| 1979 |
1,345,021 |
57.25 |
2.11% |
| 1978 |
1,316,948 |
57.60 |
2.08% |
| 1977 |
1,289,842 |
57.95 |
2.05% |
| 1976 |
1,263,722 |
58.30 |
2.01% |
| 1975 |
1,238,621 |
58.65 |
1.98% |
| 1974 |
1,214,317 |
59.00 |
1.97% |
| 1973 |
1,190,607 |
59.35 |
1.58% |
| 1972 |
1,171,998 |
59.93 |
1.56% |
| 1971 |
1,153,867 |
60.56 |
1.63% |
| 1970 |
1,135,186 |
61.17 |
1.72% |
| 1969 |
1,115,872 |
61.79 |
1.80% |
| 1968 |
1,095,934 |
62.40 |
1.93% |
| 1967 |
1,074,938 |
63.01 |
2.11% |
| 1966 |
1,052,503 |
63.61 |
2.25% |
| 1965 |
1,029,101 |
64.21 |
2.38% |
| 1964 |
1,004,875 |
64.80 |
2.50% |
| 1963 |
980,025 |
65.39 |
3.20% |
| 1962 |
949,198 |
65.60 |
3.47% |
| 1961 |
916,858 |
65.67 |
3.52% |
| 1960 |
885,140 |
65.75 |
% |
