Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of population using limited drinking water services was 0.1846 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Costa Rica stood at 0.1846. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3042 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1846, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 126th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2737 | 0.2631 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2562 | 0.2025 | 0.3042 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1869 | 0.1846 | 0.1895 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2631 compare
- 124 Slovak Republic 0.2139 compare
- 125 China (People’s Republic of) 0.2021 compare
- 127 Colombia 0.1807 compare
- 128 Bolivia 0.1334 compare
- 129 Jordan 0.1195 compare
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.5224 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.32 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31,632 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of population using limited drinking water services in Costa Rica was 0.1846 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3042 in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using limited drinking water services recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1846 in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of population using limited drinking water services?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using limited drinking water services rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Proportion of population using limited drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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