Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita was 0.2916 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.2916 units per person for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2916 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1731 units per person, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 121 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.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1731 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1743 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1756 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1771 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1789 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1808 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1831 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1856 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1885 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1916 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.195 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1985 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2022 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2059 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.208 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2101 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2122 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2142 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2162 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2181 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.22 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2219 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2238 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2257 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2275 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2288 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2302 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2318 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2335 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2354 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2373 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2391 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.241 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.243 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2451 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2473 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2498 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2524 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2553 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2585 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2621 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2614 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.261 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.261 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2612 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2614 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2617 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2621 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2626 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2631 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2638 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2647 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2657 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2668 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.268 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2692 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2706 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2722 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2739 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2757 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.278 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2807 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2836 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2864 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.289 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2916 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1809 units per person | 0.1731 units per person | 0.1916 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2081 units per person | 0.195 units per person | 0.2181 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2279 units per person | 0.22 units per person | 0.2354 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2469 units per person | 0.2373 units per person | 0.2585 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2618 units per person | 0.261 units per person | 0.2631 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2691 units per person | 0.2638 units per person | 0.2757 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2849 units per person | 0.278 units per person | 0.2916 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 36 Cameroon 0.3079 units per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 0.3035 units per person compare
- 38 Greece 0.303 units per person compare
- 40 Ecuador 0.2877 units per person compare
- 41 Georgia 0.2762 units per person compare
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2742 units per person compare
More urban development data for Costa Rica
- Population in the largest city 36.6% (2025)
- Population density 99.99 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 17.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.50 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 28.63 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.50 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 32.51 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.2916 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2916 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1731 units per person in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.