Costa Rica Urban Population 1960-2023
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Costa Rica urban population for 2021 was 4,196,609, a 1.42% increase from 2020.
- Costa Rica urban population for 2020 was 4,137,983, a 1.63% increase from 2019.
- Costa Rica urban population for 2019 was 4,071,490, a 1.8% increase from 2018.
- Costa Rica urban population for 2018 was 3,999,318, a 1.94% increase from 2017.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Urban Population |
| China |
882,894,483 |
| Brazil |
187,143,228 |
| Russia |
107,492,288 |
| Mexico |
102,651,435 |
| Iran |
67,125,144 |
| Turkey |
64,911,679 |
| Colombia |
42,109,638 |
| South Africa |
40,295,863 |
| Thailand |
37,349,283 |
| Algeria |
32,807,002 |
| Iraq |
30,960,655 |
| Peru |
26,466,645 |
| Malaysia |
26,085,557 |
| Venezuela |
24,907,533 |
| Ecuador |
11,454,802 |
| Kazakhstan |
10,986,561 |
| Romania |
10,387,640 |
| Jordan |
10,214,721 |
| Dominican Republic |
9,251,516 |
| Guatemala |
8,938,987 |
| Cuba |
8,700,275 |
| Belarus |
7,463,845 |
| Azerbaijan |
5,755,809 |
| Libya |
5,455,170 |
| Bulgaria |
5,228,804 |
| Lebanon |
4,982,643 |
| Costa Rica |
4,196,609 |
| Paraguay |
4,189,606 |
| Serbia |
3,871,714 |
| Turkmenistan |
3,361,056 |
| Gabon |
2,116,964 |
| Botswana |
1,852,275 |
| Albania |
1,770,478 |
| Armenia |
1,770,343 |
| Bosnia |
1,616,664 |
| Jamaica |
1,601,946 |
| Namibia |
1,341,107 |
| North Macedonia |
1,213,985 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,202,330 |
| Fiji |
533,870 |
| Mauritius |
516,236 |
| Montenegro |
419,986 |
| Suriname |
405,913 |
| Guyana |
216,404 |
| Maldives |
214,329 |
| Belize |
184,818 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
55,768 |
| Dominica |
51,699 |
| Grenada |
45,724 |
| American Samoa |
39,257 |
| Samoa |
38,813 |
| St. Lucia |
34,026 |
| Marshall Islands |
32,867 |
| Tonga |
24,494 |
| Nauru |
12,511 |
| Tuvalu |
7,259 |
| Costa Rica Urban Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2021 |
4,196,609 |
81.43 |
1.41% |
| 2020 |
4,137,983 |
80.77 |
1.62% |
| 2019 |
4,071,490 |
80.08 |
1.79% |
| 2018 |
3,999,318 |
79.34 |
1.92% |
| 2017 |
3,923,162 |
78.56 |
2.03% |
| 2016 |
3,844,155 |
77.74 |
2.14% |
| 2015 |
3,762,581 |
76.86 |
2.25% |
| 2014 |
3,678,801 |
75.94 |
2.38% |
| 2013 |
3,592,214 |
74.97 |
2.53% |
| 2012 |
3,502,521 |
73.95 |
2.67% |
| 2011 |
3,410,168 |
72.87 |
2.81% |
| 2010 |
3,315,819 |
71.74 |
2.92% |
| 2009 |
3,220,427 |
70.58 |
3.04% |
| 2008 |
3,123,883 |
69.39 |
3.15% |
| 2007 |
3,026,939 |
68.17 |
3.24% |
| 2006 |
2,930,529 |
66.94 |
3.34% |
| 2005 |
2,834,329 |
65.67 |
3.45% |
| 2004 |
2,738,293 |
64.39 |
3.57% |
| 2003 |
2,642,175 |
63.08 |
3.71% |
| 2002 |
2,545,843 |
61.75 |
3.90% |
| 2001 |
2,448,551 |
60.41 |
4.12% |
| 2000 |
2,349,793 |
59.05 |
3.50% |
| 1999 |
2,268,955 |
58.16 |
3.62% |
| 1998 |
2,188,299 |
57.26 |
3.75% |
| 1997 |
2,107,799 |
56.37 |
3.86% |
| 1996 |
2,028,003 |
55.47 |
3.95% |
| 1995 |
1,949,386 |
54.56 |
4.05% |
| 1994 |
1,872,035 |
53.65 |
4.14% |
| 1993 |
1,796,095 |
52.74 |
4.22% |
| 1992 |
1,721,827 |
51.83 |
4.30% |
| 1991 |
1,649,412 |
50.92 |
4.35% |
| 1990 |
1,579,221 |
50.00 |
4.39% |
| 1989 |
1,511,451 |
49.09 |
4.43% |
| 1988 |
1,446,014 |
48.18 |
4.51% |
| 1987 |
1,382,281 |
47.26 |
4.61% |
| 1986 |
1,320,063 |
46.35 |
4.70% |
| 1985 |
1,259,491 |
45.45 |
4.76% |
| 1984 |
1,200,941 |
44.54 |
3.64% |
| 1983 |
1,158,005 |
44.16 |
3.58% |
| 1982 |
1,117,318 |
43.80 |
3.57% |
| 1981 |
1,078,140 |
43.45 |
3.55% |
| 1980 |
1,040,540 |
43.10 |
3.55% |
| 1979 |
1,004,237 |
42.75 |
3.54% |
| 1978 |
969,262 |
42.40 |
3.51% |
| 1977 |
935,788 |
42.05 |
3.48% |
| 1976 |
903,822 |
41.70 |
3.44% |
| 1975 |
873,229 |
41.35 |
3.41% |
| 1974 |
843,918 |
41.00 |
3.41% |
| 1973 |
815,640 |
40.66 |
4.01% |
| 1972 |
783,549 |
40.07 |
4.16% |
| 1971 |
751,619 |
39.45 |
4.23% |
| 1970 |
720,511 |
38.83 |
4.31% |
| 1969 |
690,096 |
38.21 |
4.40% |
| 1968 |
660,399 |
37.60 |
4.53% |
| 1967 |
631,124 |
36.99 |
4.71% |
| 1966 |
602,116 |
36.39 |
4.85% |
| 1965 |
573,635 |
35.79 |
4.98% |
| 1964 |
545,786 |
35.20 |
5.11% |
| 1963 |
518,622 |
34.61 |
4.09% |
| 1962 |
497,839 |
34.40 |
3.80% |
| 1961 |
479,280 |
34.33 |
3.85% |
| 1960 |
461,162 |
34.25 |
% |
