Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita was 0.0002 1000 No per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0002 1000 No per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0007 1000 No per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 No per person, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 147th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0007 1000 No per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0007 1000 No per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 No per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 1000 No per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 1000 No per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 No per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 No per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 No per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 1000 No per person | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 No per person | 0.0006 1000 No per person | 0.0007 1000 No per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 No per person | 0.0006 1000 No per person | 0.0006 1000 No per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 No per person | 0.0005 1000 No per person | 0.0006 1000 No per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 No per person | 0.0004 1000 No per person | 0.0005 1000 No per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 No per person | 0.0003 1000 No per person | 0.0004 1000 No per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 No per person | 0.0002 1000 No per person | 0.0003 1000 No per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 No per person | 0.0002 1000 No per person | 0.0002 1000 No per person | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Costa Rica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.9977 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,205 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 569.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0002 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 No per person in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.