Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Rural population, per capita was 0.2027 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.2027 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6589 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2027 units per person, in 2025.
That places Costa Rica 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6589 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6578 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6565 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6551 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6524 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.6479 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.642 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.635 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6274 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6196 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6118 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6046 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5984 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5934 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5893 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5857 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5825 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5796 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5767 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5739 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5711 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.568 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5646 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5607 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5563 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5513 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5453 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5386 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5311 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5229 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5142 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5049 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4952 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4851 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4747 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4641 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4532 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4423 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4313 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4204 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4095 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3986 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3872 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3755 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3634 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.351 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3383 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3253 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3121 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2986 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2849 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2716 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2661 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2606 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2551 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2498 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2446 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2395 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2345 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2296 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2248 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2201 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2156 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2112 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2069 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2027 units per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6453 units per person | 0.6196 units per person | 0.6589 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5896 units per person | 0.5739 units per person | 0.6118 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.551 units per person | 0.5229 units per person | 0.5711 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4685 units per person | 0.4204 units per person | 0.5142 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3559 units per person | 0.2986 units per person | 0.4095 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2536 units per person | 0.2296 units per person | 0.2849 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2136 units per person | 0.2027 units per person | 0.2248 units per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 20.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Rural population, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.2027 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6589 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2027 units per person in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for rural population, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.