Urban population share in Costa Rica
79.7% of people in Costa Rica lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Costa Rica, 2025
79.7%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
80.4%
Position in 2025
59th of 217
Urban population share in Costa Rica over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.7% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 79.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 68.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 67.5% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 79.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 75.0%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Costa Rica has the 59th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Costa Rica
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Population estimates and projections
5,105,526 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
34.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.33 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.49%
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Population
5,152,950 people
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Population growth
0.45%
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