What is urban population, per capita in Costa Rica?

Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.7973 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0.7973 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.341 units per person in 1960.

How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Costa Rica data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Urban population, per capita was 0.7973 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.7973 units per person

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

59th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.7973 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.341 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.7973 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7973 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.341 units per person, in 1960.

Costa Rica ranks 59th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.341 units per person	—
1961	0.3422 units per person	+0.3%
1962	0.3435 units per person	+0.4%
1963	0.3449 units per person	+0.4%
1964	0.3476 units per person	+0.8%
1965	0.3521 units per person	+1.3%
1966	0.358 units per person	+1.7%
1967	0.365 units per person	+1.9%
1968	0.3726 units per person	+2.1%
1969	0.3804 units per person	+2.1%
1970	0.3882 units per person	+2.0%
1971	0.3954 units per person	+1.9%
1972	0.4016 units per person	+1.6%
1973	0.4066 units per person	+1.2%
1974	0.4107 units per person	+1.0%
1975	0.4143 units per person	+0.9%
1976	0.4175 units per person	+0.8%
1977	0.4204 units per person	+0.7%
1978	0.4233 units per person	+0.7%
1979	0.4261 units per person	+0.7%
1980	0.4289 units per person	+0.7%
1981	0.432 units per person	+0.7%
1982	0.4354 units per person	+0.8%
1983	0.4393 units per person	+0.9%
1984	0.4436 units per person	+1.0%
1985	0.4487 units per person	+1.1%
1986	0.4547 units per person	+1.3%
1987	0.4614 units per person	+1.5%
1988	0.4689 units per person	+1.6%
1989	0.4771 units per person	+1.7%
1990	0.4858 units per person	+1.8%
1991	0.4951 units per person	+1.9%
1992	0.5048 units per person	+2.0%
1993	0.5149 units per person	+2.0%
1994	0.5253 units per person	+2.0%
1995	0.536 units per person	+2.0%
1996	0.5468 units per person	+2.0%
1997	0.5577 units per person	+2.0%
1998	0.5687 units per person	+2.0%
1999	0.5796 units per person	+1.9%
2000	0.5905 units per person	+1.9%
2001	0.6014 units per person	+1.9%
2002	0.6128 units per person	+1.9%
2003	0.6245 units per person	+1.9%
2004	0.6366 units per person	+1.9%
2005	0.649 units per person	+1.9%
2006	0.6617 units per person	+2.0%
2007	0.6747 units per person	+2.0%
2008	0.6879 units per person	+2.0%
2009	0.7014 units per person	+2.0%
2010	0.7151 units per person	+2.0%
2011	0.7284 units per person	+1.9%
2012	0.7339 units per person	+0.8%
2013	0.7394 units per person	+0.8%
2014	0.7449 units per person	+0.7%
2015	0.7502 units per person	+0.7%
2016	0.7554 units per person	+0.7%
2017	0.7605 units per person	+0.7%
2018	0.7655 units per person	+0.7%
2019	0.7704 units per person	+0.6%
2020	0.7752 units per person	+0.6%
2021	0.7799 units per person	+0.6%
2022	0.7844 units per person	+0.6%
2023	0.7888 units per person	+0.6%
2024	0.7931 units per person	+0.5%
2025	0.7973 units per person	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3547 units per person	0.341 units per person	0.3804 units per person	10
1970s	0.4104 units per person	0.3882 units per person	0.4261 units per person	10
1980s	0.449 units per person	0.4289 units per person	0.4771 units per person	10
1990s	0.5315 units per person	0.4858 units per person	0.5796 units per person	10
2000s	0.6441 units per person	0.5905 units per person	0.7014 units per person	10
2010s	0.7464 units per person	0.7151 units per person	0.7704 units per person	10
2020s	0.7864 units per person	0.7752 units per person	0.7973 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

56 American Samoa 0.8051 units per person compare
57 United States of America 0.8019 units per person compare
58 Mexico 0.8004 units per person compare
60 Belarus 0.7949 units per person compare
61 Oman 0.7948 units per person compare
62 Palau 0.7928 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Costa Rica

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Costa Rica?: Urban population, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.7973 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.7973 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.341 units per person in 1960.
How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 59th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.