Rural population in Costa Rica in 2025 — 1,044,667 people. Ranked 126 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 19.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.04M | −16,672 | −1.57% |
| 2024 | 1.06M | −16,849 | −1.56% |
| 2023 | 1.08M | −17,412 | −1.59% |
| 2022 | 1.1M | −18,261 | −1.64% |
| 2021 | 1.11M | −17,796 | −1.57% |
| 2020 | 1.13M | −16,061 | −1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.15M | −14,671 | −1.26% |
| 2018 | 1.16M | −14,124 | −1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.18M | −13,842 | −1.16% |
| 2016 | 1.19M | −13,200 | −1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2M | −12,695 | −1.04% |
| 2014 | 1.22M | −12,628 | −1.03% |
| 2013 | 1.23M | −12,218 | −0.98% |
| 2012 | 1.24M | −10,812 | −0.86% |
| 2011 | 1.25M | −46,170 | −3.56% |
| 2010 | 1.3M | −45,566 | −3.39% |
| 2009 | 1.34M | −41,983 | −3.03% |
| 2008 | 1.39M | −39,327 | −2.76% |
| 2007 | 1.42M | −36,942 | −2.53% |
| 2006 | 1.46M | −33,805 | −2.26% |
| 2005 | 1.5M | −30,624 | −2.01% |
| 2004 | 1.53M | −27,714 | −1.78% |
| 2003 | 1.55M | −24,124 | −1.53% |
| 2002 | 1.58M | −19,693 | −1.23% |
| 2001 | 1.6M | −14,796 | −0.92% |
| 2000 | 1.61M | −10,863 | −0.67% |
| 1999 | 1.62M | −8,051 | −0.49% |
| 1998 | 1.63M | −5,624 | −0.34% |
| 1997 | 1.64M | −3,006 | −0.18% |
| 1996 | 1.64M | −299 | −0.02% |
| 1995 | 1.64M | +2,222 | +0.14% |
| 1994 | 1.64M | +4,658 | +0.29% |
| 1993 | 1.63M | +7,178 | +0.44% |
| 1992 | 1.63M | +9,534 | +0.59% |
| 1991 | 1.62M | +11,716 | +0.73% |
| 1990 | 1.61M | +13,444 | +0.84% |
| 1989 | 1.59M | +15,419 | +0.98% |
| 1988 | 1.58M | +18,399 | +1.18% |
| 1987 | 1.56M | +21,636 | +1.41% |
| 1986 | 1.54M | +24,766 | +1.64% |
| 1985 | 1.51M | +27,413 | +1.85% |
| 1984 | 1.48M | +28,931 | +1.99% |
| 1983 | 1.46M | +29,768 | +2.09% |
| 1982 | 1.43M | +30,123 | +2.16% |
| 1981 | 1.4M | +30,106 | +2.21% |
| 1980 | 1.37M | +29,915 | +2.24% |
| 1979 | 1.34M | +29,238 | +2.24% |
| 1978 | 1.31M | +28,084 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.28M | +26,821 | +2.14% |
| 1976 | 1.25M | +25,348 | +2.07% |
| 1975 | 1.23M | +23,790 | +1.98% |
| 1974 | 1.2M | +22,193 | +1.88% |
| 1973 | 1.18M | +20,029 | +1.73% |
| 1972 | 1.16M | +17,876 | +1.57% |
| 1971 | 1.14M | +16,747 | +1.49% |
| 1970 | 1.13M | +16,572 | +1.49% |
| 1969 | 1.11M | +17,021 | +1.56% |
| 1968 | 1.09M | +18,648 | +1.74% |
| 1967 | 1.07M | +21,235 | +2.02% |
| 1966 | 1.05M | +23,911 | +2.33% |
| 1965 | 1.03M | +26,929 | +2.69% |
| 1964 | 1M | +30,215 | +3.11% |
| 1963 | 970,610 | +32,160 | +3.43% |
| 1962 | 938,450 | +32,088 | +3.54% |
| 1961 | 906,362 | +31,609 | +3.61% |
| 1960 | 874,753 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
