Costa Rica
Urban population (% of total population)
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.
Historical trend
Analytical takeaways
- Costa Rica records 80 for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #59 globally out of 217 countries.
- Urban population (% of total population) increased from 34 in 1960 to 80 in 2025, a gain of 46.
- The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.
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