Share of urban population living in slums in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of urban population living in slums was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.5% for share of urban population living in slums in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Costa Rica peaked at 12.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 126th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.0% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 8.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 123 Republic of Korea 4.5% compare
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- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
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More population data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Costa Rica?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Costa Rica was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).