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Urban population share in Costa Rica

Latest: 79.7%
Previous: 79.3%
Change: +0.42 (+0.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Costa Rica
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	35.8%
Dec 31, 1967	36.5%
Dec 31, 1968	37.3%
Dec 31, 1969	38.0%
Dec 31, 1970	38.8%
Dec 31, 1971	39.5%
Dec 31, 1972	40.2%
Dec 31, 1973	40.7%
Dec 31, 1974	41.1%
Dec 31, 1975	41.4%
Dec 31, 1976	41.7%
Dec 31, 1977	42.0%
Dec 31, 1978	42.3%
Dec 31, 1979	42.6%
Dec 31, 1980	42.9%
Dec 31, 1981	43.2%
Dec 31, 1982	43.5%
Dec 31, 1983	43.9%
Dec 31, 1984	44.4%
Dec 31, 1985	44.9%
Dec 31, 1986	45.5%
Dec 31, 1987	46.1%
Dec 31, 1988	46.9%
Dec 31, 1989	47.7%
Dec 31, 1990	48.6%
Dec 31, 1991	49.5%
Dec 31, 1992	50.5%
Dec 31, 1993	51.5%
Dec 31, 1994	52.5%
Dec 31, 1995	53.6%
Dec 31, 1996	54.7%
Dec 31, 1997	55.8%
Dec 31, 1998	56.9%
Dec 31, 1999	58.0%
Dec 31, 2000	59.0%
Dec 31, 2001	60.1%
Dec 31, 2002	61.3%
Dec 31, 2003	62.5%
Dec 31, 2004	63.7%
Dec 31, 2005	64.9%
Dec 31, 2006	66.2%
Dec 31, 2007	67.5%
Dec 31, 2008	68.8%
Dec 31, 2009	70.1%
Dec 31, 2010	71.5%
Dec 31, 2011	72.8%
Dec 31, 2012	73.4%
Dec 31, 2013	73.9%
Dec 31, 2014	74.5%
Dec 31, 2015	75.0%
Dec 31, 2016	75.5%
Dec 31, 2017	76.1%
Dec 31, 2018	76.6%
Dec 31, 2019	77.0%
Dec 31, 2020	77.5%
Dec 31, 2021	78.0%
Dec 31, 2022	78.4%
Dec 31, 2023	78.9%
Dec 31, 2024	79.3%
Dec 31, 2025	79.7%

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