Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Costa Rica is 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0619 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0619 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0634 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0651 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0667 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0683 Persons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.07 Persons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0716 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0748 Persons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0764 Persons per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0779 Persons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0794 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0807 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.082 Persons per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0833 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0845 Persons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0857 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.087 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0882 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0894 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0905 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0917 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0928 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0938 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0949 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0959 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0969 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0978 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0987 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0996 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1003 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1009 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1015 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1271 Persons per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0691 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0619 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0764 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0779 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0894 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0952 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0905 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0996 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1012 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1003 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 73 Iraq 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 74 Malaysia 0.1044 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 75 Albania 0.1034 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 77 Armenia 0.0985 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 78 Dominica 0.0974 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 79 Cambodia 0.096 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Costa Rica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2884 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
- Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Costa Rica?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Costa Rica was 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0619 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.