Costa Rica Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Costa Rica population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Costa Rica in 2020 is 99.69 people per square kilometer, a 0.92% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Costa Rica in 2019 was 98.78 people per square kilometer, a 0.96% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Costa Rica in 2018 was 97.84 people per square kilometer, a 1% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Costa Rica in 2017 was 96.87 people per square kilometer, a 1.03% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Costa Rica - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 99.69 | 0.92% |
| 2019 | 98.78 | 0.96% |
| 2018 | 97.84 | 1.00% |
| 2017 | 96.87 | 1.03% |
| 2016 | 95.88 | 1.06% |
| 2015 | 94.87 | 1.09% |
| 2014 | 93.84 | 1.12% |
| 2013 | 92.80 | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 91.74 | 1.19% |
| 2011 | 90.67 | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 89.58 | 1.25% |
| 2009 | 88.47 | 1.29% |
| 2008 | 87.34 | 1.33% |
| 2007 | 86.20 | 1.36% |
| 2006 | 85.04 | 1.40% |
| 2005 | 83.87 | 1.43% |
| 2004 | 82.68 | 1.47% |
| 2003 | 81.49 | 1.54% |
| 2002 | 80.25 | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 78.94 | 1.81% |
| 2000 | 77.54 | 1.98% |
| 1999 | 76.04 | 2.14% |
| 1998 | 74.44 | 2.28% |
| 1997 | 72.78 | 2.38% |
| 1996 | 71.08 | 2.45% |
| 1995 | 69.38 | 2.51% |
| 1994 | 67.69 | 2.57% |
| 1993 | 65.99 | 2.61% |
| 1992 | 64.32 | 2.64% |
| 1991 | 62.66 | 2.65% |
| 1990 | 61.05 | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 59.47 | 2.64% |
| 1988 | 57.94 | 2.64% |
| 1987 | 56.46 | 2.65% |
| 1986 | 54.99 | 2.69% |
| 1985 | 53.56 | 2.72% |
| 1984 | 52.14 | 2.75% |
| 1983 | 50.74 | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 49.38 | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 48.05 | 2.75% |
| 1980 | 46.77 | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 45.53 | 2.72% |
| 1978 | 44.32 | 2.69% |
| 1977 | 43.16 | 2.65% |
| 1976 | 42.05 | 2.60% |
| 1975 | 40.98 | 2.54% |
| 1974 | 39.97 | 2.50% |
| 1973 | 38.99 | 2.49% |
| 1972 | 38.05 | 2.54% |
| 1971 | 37.11 | 2.64% |
| 1970 | 36.15 | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 35.18 | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 34.20 | 3.00% |
| 1967 | 33.20 | 3.14% |
| 1966 | 32.19 | 3.28% |
| 1965 | 31.17 | 3.44% |
| 1964 | 30.14 | 3.59% |
| 1963 | 29.09 | 3.71% |
| 1962 | 28.05 | 3.78% |
| 1961 | 27.03 | 3.79% |
| 1960 | 26.04 | 3.77% |
| 1959 | 25.10 | 3.73% |
| 1958 | 24.20 | 3.69% |
| 1957 | 23.33 | 3.66% |
| 1956 | 22.51 | 3.62% |
| 1955 | 21.72 | 3.57% |
| 1954 | 20.98 | 3.48% |
| 1953 | 20.27 | 3.33% |
| 1952 | 19.62 | 3.12% |
| 1951 | 19.02 | 2.80% |
| 1950 | 18.51 | 0.00% |
