Costa Rica Population Density 1950-2024
Chart and table of Costa Rica population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Costa Rica in 2024 is 102.68 people per square kilometer, a 0.66% increase from 2023.
- The population density of Costa Rica in 2023 was 102.00 people per square kilometer, a 0.6% increase from 2022.
- The population density of Costa Rica in 2022 was 101.39 people per square kilometer, a 0.52% increase from 2021.
- The population density of Costa Rica in 2021 was 100.86 people per square kilometer, a 0.6% increase from 2020.
Costa Rica - Historical Population Density Data
|
Year |
Population Density |
Growth Rate |
2024 |
102.68 |
0.66% |
2023 |
102.00 |
0.60% |
2022 |
101.39 |
0.52% |
2021 |
100.86 |
0.60% |
2020 |
100.26 |
0.76% |
2019 |
99.50 |
0.87% |
2018 |
98.64 |
0.94% |
2017 |
97.73 |
0.98% |
2016 |
96.78 |
1.02% |
2015 |
95.80 |
1.05% |
2014 |
94.80 |
1.10% |
2013 |
93.77 |
1.16% |
2012 |
92.69 |
1.21% |
2011 |
91.58 |
1.25% |
2010 |
90.46 |
1.30% |
2009 |
89.30 |
1.36% |
2008 |
88.10 |
1.39% |
2007 |
86.89 |
1.41% |
2006 |
85.68 |
1.44% |
2005 |
84.46 |
1.48% |
2004 |
83.23 |
1.53% |
2003 |
81.97 |
1.60% |
2002 |
80.68 |
1.71% |
2001 |
79.32 |
1.86% |
2000 |
77.87 |
1.99% |
1999 |
76.35 |
2.09% |
1998 |
74.78 |
2.19% |
1997 |
73.18 |
2.28% |
1996 |
71.55 |
2.33% |
1995 |
69.92 |
2.40% |
1994 |
68.28 |
2.46% |
1993 |
66.64 |
2.51% |
1992 |
65.01 |
2.55% |
1991 |
63.39 |
2.57% |
1990 |
61.81 |
2.57% |
1989 |
60.25 |
2.58% |
1988 |
58.74 |
2.63% |
1987 |
57.23 |
2.69% |
1986 |
55.73 |
2.76% |
1985 |
54.24 |
2.79% |
1984 |
52.76 |
2.81% |
1983 |
51.32 |
2.81% |
1982 |
49.92 |
2.80% |
1981 |
48.56 |
2.78% |
1980 |
47.25 |
2.77% |
1979 |
45.97 |
2.76% |
1978 |
44.74 |
2.72% |
1977 |
43.55 |
2.68% |
1976 |
42.42 |
2.64% |
1975 |
41.33 |
2.60% |
1974 |
40.28 |
2.59% |
1973 |
39.26 |
2.59% |
1972 |
38.27 |
2.63% |
1971 |
37.29 |
2.68% |
1970 |
36.32 |
2.75% |
1969 |
35.34 |
2.83% |
1968 |
34.37 |
2.95% |
1967 |
33.39 |
3.11% |
1966 |
32.38 |
3.24% |
1965 |
31.36 |
3.36% |
1964 |
30.35 |
3.47% |
1963 |
29.33 |
3.57% |
1962 |
28.32 |
3.65% |
1961 |
27.32 |
3.70% |
1960 |
26.35 |
3.72% |
1959 |
25.40 |
3.71% |
1958 |
24.49 |
3.69% |
1957 |
23.62 |
3.65% |
1956 |
22.79 |
3.61% |
1955 |
22.00 |
3.58% |
1954 |
21.23 |
3.53% |
1953 |
20.51 |
3.47% |
1952 |
19.82 |
3.39% |
1951 |
19.17 |
3.30% |
1950 |
18.56 |
0.00% |