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🇨🇷 Population Density of Costa Rica

The current population density of Costa Rica is 100.4683 people per square kilometer. A 0.48% increase from 2023, when the population density only was 99.9907 people/km². In the future, Costa Rica's population density is projected to decrease to 73.9615 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Costa Rica by -26.38% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of Costa Rica (1950-2024)

Costa Rica has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 18.1504 people/km² to 100.4683 people/km², an increase of 453.53% in total.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
1950 18.1504 926,758
1951 18.7703 958,409
1952 19.4241 991,794
1953 20.1137 1,027,005
1954 20.8406 1,064,119
1955 21.603 1,103,049
1956 22.402 1,143,847
1957 23.24 1,186,633
1958 24.1197 1,231,551
1959 25.0409 1,278,588
1960 25.9987 1,327,496
1961 26.9863 1,377,920
1962 27.9954 1,429,445
1963 29.0169 1,481,604
1964 30.0423 1,533,960
1965 31.0656 1,586,208
1966 32.0822 1,638,116
1967 33.089 1,689,523
1968 34.0723 1,739,731
1969 35.0426 1,789,276
1970 36.0155 1,838,949
1971 36.9867 1,888,539
1972 37.9602 1,938,248
1973 38.9413 1,988,343
1974 39.946 2,039,643
1975 40.9855 2,092,719
1976 42.0637 2,147,774
1977 43.185 2,205,025
1978 44.35 2,264,510
1979 45.5638 2,326,490
1980 46.8201 2,390,634
1981 48.1127 2,456,637
1982 49.4478 2,524,806
1983 50.8256 2,595,153
1984 52.2443 2,667,595
1985 53.6995 2,741,894
1986 55.1746 2,817,216
1987 56.6529 2,892,699
1988 58.1297 2,968,103
1989 59.6127 3,043,827
1990 61.138 3,121,706
1991 62.714 3,202,176
1992 64.3215 3,284,258
1993 65.9505 3,367,434
1994 67.5895 3,451,122
1995 69.2357 3,535,176
1996 70.8777 3,619,013
1997 72.4973 3,701,711
1998 74.0861 3,782,838
1999 75.6385 3,862,101
2000 77.1198 3,937,739
2001 78.5144 4,008,947
2002 79.8219 4,075,705
2003 81.0573 4,138,783
2004 82.2577 4,200,078
2005 83.4555 4,261,240
2006 84.6326 4,321,340
2007 85.7863 4,380,248
2008 86.9576 4,440,056
2009 88.1275 4,499,791
2010 89.2276 4,555,962
2011 90.2827 4,609,833
2012 91.3422 4,663,934
2013 92.3648 4,716,147
2014 93.3631 4,767,119
2015 94.3603 4,818,038
2016 95.3192 4,866,998
2017 96.2236 4,913,177
2018 97.0979 4,957,818
2019 97.9153 4,999,554
2020 98.5962 5,034,320
2021 99.0989 5,059,988
2022 99.5254 5,081,764
2023 99.9907 5,105,526
2024 100.4683 5,129,910

Future Population Density of Costa Rica (2024-2100)

Costa Rica's positive trend in population density is set to decrease even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 100.4683 people/km² to 73.9615 people/km². An additional increase decrease of -26.38% from 2024 to 2100.

Year Population Density (people/km²) Population
2024 100.4683 5,129,910
2025 100.9195 5,152,950
2026 101.3472 5,174,789
2027 101.7539 5,195,555
2028 102.1397 5,215,254
2029 102.5045 5,233,880
2030 102.8495 5,251,496
2031 103.1754 5,268,134
2032 103.4823 5,283,808
2033 103.7703 5,298,513
2034 104.0376 5,312,162
2035 104.2832 5,324,699
2036 104.5072 5,336,139
2037 104.7084 5,346,410
2038 104.8868 5,355,518
2039 105.0404 5,363,364
2040 105.1666 5,369,806
2041 105.2671 5,374,936
2042 105.3402 5,378,672
2043 105.3841 5,380,914
2044 105.4 5,381,722
2045 105.3862 5,381,018
2046 105.3419 5,378,758
2047 105.2674 5,374,951
2048 105.1621 5,369,576
2049 105.0264 5,362,650
2050 104.86 5,354,150
2051 104.6624 5,344,062
2052 104.4333 5,332,365
2053 104.1728 5,319,062
2054 103.8837 5,304,302
2055 103.5682 5,288,194
2056 103.2264 5,270,741
2057 102.8602 5,252,042
2058 102.4716 5,232,199
2059 102.0614 5,211,258
2060 101.6293 5,189,194
2061 101.1771 5,166,102
2062 100.709 5,142,201
2063 100.2233 5,117,401
2064 99.7206 5,091,736
2065 99.2026 5,065,285
2066 98.6692 5,038,050
2067 98.1229 5,010,156
2068 97.5616 4,981,496
2069 96.9823 4,951,918
2070 96.3866 4,921,499
2071 95.7751 4,890,278
2072 95.1469 4,858,199
2073 94.5017 4,825,257
2074 93.8395 4,791,446
2075 93.1617 4,756,834
2076 92.4697 4,721,500
2077 91.7626 4,685,397
2078 91.0411 4,648,557
2079 90.3064 4,611,045
2080 89.5599 4,572,927
2081 88.8021 4,534,234
2082 88.034 4,495,014
2083 87.2582 4,455,405
2084 86.4754 4,415,435
2085 85.6861 4,375,133
2086 84.8919 4,334,579
2087 84.0942 4,293,848
2088 83.2953 4,253,056
2089 82.4963 4,212,260
2090 81.6972 4,171,460
2091 80.8995 4,130,729
2092 80.1051 4,090,166
2093 79.3152 4,049,836
2094 78.5311 4,009,796
2095 77.7524 3,970,038
2096 76.9797 3,930,586
2097 76.2142 3,891,500
2098 75.4564 3,852,802
2099 74.7059 3,814,483
2100 73.9615 3,776,474

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Costa Rica.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Costa Rica's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2024.

Data Published: 2024-07-11

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2024

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