Which has higher population in the largest city, Costa Rica or Tajikistan?

Tajikistan, at 36.8% against 36.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tajikistan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Tajikistan: Population in the largest city

Costa Rica

36.6%

in 2025

Tajikistan

36.8%

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

52nd

Tajikistan rank

50th

Population in the largest city over time

Costa Rica
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 36.8% against 36.6% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Tajikistan ranks 50th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Tajikistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	51.0%	33.9%	17.1%	Costa Rica
1970s	50.7%	35.9%	14.8%	Costa Rica
1980s	50.8%	36.0%	14.8%	Costa Rica
1990s	46.5%	33.9%	12.6%	Costa Rica
2000s	40.8%	34.8%	6.0%	Costa Rica
2010s	36.1%	35.6%	0.4%	Costa Rica
2020s	36.2%	36.3%	0.0%	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Costa Rica or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 36.8% against 36.6% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Costa Rica and Tajikistan?: 0.2%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tajikistan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Tajikistan rank globally for population in the largest city?: Costa Rica ranks 52nd and Tajikistan ranks 50th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.