Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 788,334 people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
788,334 people
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
130th
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.64 million people
in 1995
All-time low
7,910 people
in 1600
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica is 788,334 people, measured in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica peaked at 1.64 million people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7,910 people, in 1600.
Costa Rica ranks 130th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 291,248 people | — |
| 1100 | 317,715 people | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 346,566 people | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 377,968 people | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 411,985 people | +9.0% |
| 1500 | 448,313 people | +8.8% |
| 1600 | 7,910 people | -98.2% |
| 1700 | 21,975 people | +177.8% |
| 1710 | 23,671 people | +7.7% |
| 1720 | 25,515 people | +7.8% |
| 1730 | 27,492 people | +7.7% |
| 1740 | 29,610 people | +7.7% |
| 1750 | 31,877 people | +7.7% |
| 1760 | 34,300 people | +7.6% |
| 1770 | 36,886 people | +7.5% |
| 1780 | 39,642 people | +7.5% |
| 1790 | 42,575 people | +7.4% |
| 1800 | 45,690 people | +7.3% |
| 1810 | 50,596 people | +10.7% |
| 1820 | 55,941 people | +10.6% |
| 1830 | 65,354 people | +16.8% |
| 1840 | 77,261 people | +18.2% |
| 1850 | 89,137 people | +15.4% |
| 1860 | 100,780 people | +13.1% |
| 1870 | 125,446 people | +24.5% |
| 1880 | 157,863 people | +25.8% |
| 1890 | 188,620 people | +19.5% |
| 1900 | 236,708 people | +25.5% |
| 1910 | 286,338 people | +21.0% |
| 1920 | 342,549 people | +19.6% |
| 1930 | 362,804 people | +5.9% |
| 1940 | 454,158 people | +25.2% |
| 1950 | 616,293 people | +35.7% |
| 1951 | 637,274 people | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 659,267 people | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 682,332 people | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 706,511 people | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 731,733 people | +3.6% |
| 1956 | 758,022 people | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 785,444 people | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 814,081 people | +3.6% |
| 1959 | 843,910 people | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 874,753 people | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 906,362 people | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 938,450 people | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 970,610 people | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 1.00 million people | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 1.03 million people | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.05 million people | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.07 million people | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.09 million people | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.11 million people | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 1.13 million people | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.14 million people | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1.16 million people | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.18 million people | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 1.20 million people | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.23 million people | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.25 million people | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.28 million people | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.31 million people | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million people | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.37 million people | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.40 million people | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.43 million people | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.46 million people | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.48 million people | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.51 million people | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.54 million people | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.56 million people | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.58 million people | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.59 million people | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.61 million people | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.62 million people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million people | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.63 million people | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.64 million people | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.64 million people | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.64 million people | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.64 million people | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.63 million people | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.62 million people | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.61 million people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.60 million people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.50 million people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million people | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million people | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million people | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million people | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.23 million people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million people | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.19 million people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.18 million people | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million people | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million people | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.08 million people | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million people | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.04 million people | -1.6% |
| 2026 | 1.03 million people | -1.6% |
| 2027 | 1.01 million people | -1.6% |
| 2028 | 996,328 people | -1.6% |
| 2029 | 980,912 people | -1.5% |
| 2030 | 965,909 people | -1.5% |
| 2031 | 951,355 people | -1.5% |
| 2032 | 937,283 people | -1.5% |
| 2033 | 923,720 people | -1.4% |
| 2034 | 910,680 people | -1.4% |
| 2035 | 898,180 people | -1.4% |
| 2036 | 886,251 people | -1.3% |
| 2037 | 874,909 people | -1.3% |
| 2038 | 864,179 people | -1.2% |
| 2039 | 854,072 people | -1.2% |
| 2040 | 844,589 people | -1.1% |
| 2041 | 835,770 people | -1.0% |
| 2042 | 827,624 people | -1.0% |
| 2043 | 820,156 people | -0.9% |
| 2044 | 813,398 people | -0.8% |
| 2045 | 807,356 people | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 802,041 people | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 797,470 people | -0.6% |
| 2048 | 793,655 people | -0.5% |
| 2049 | 790,614 people | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 788,334 people | -0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 788,334 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 306,014 people, 2.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 788,334 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +177.8% | 7,910 people | 21,975 people |
| 1600 | -98.2% | 448,313 people | 7,910 people |
| 1950 | +35.7% | 454,158 people | 616,293 people |
| 1880 | +25.8% | 125,446 people | 157,863 people |
| 1900 | +25.5% | 188,620 people | 236,708 people |
| 1940 | +25.2% | 362,804 people | 454,158 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 291,248 people | 291,248 people | 291,248 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 317,715 people | 317,715 people | 317,715 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 346,566 people | 346,566 people | 346,566 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 377,968 people | 377,968 people | 377,968 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 411,985 people | 411,985 people | 411,985 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 448,313 people | 448,313 people | 448,313 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 7,910 people | 7,910 people | 7,910 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 21,975 people | 21,975 people | 21,975 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 23,671 people | 23,671 people | 23,671 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 25,515 people | 25,515 people | 25,515 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 27,492 people | 27,492 people | 27,492 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 29,610 people | 29,610 people | 29,610 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 31,877 people | 31,877 people | 31,877 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 34,300 people | 34,300 people | 34,300 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 36,886 people | 36,886 people | 36,886 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 39,642 people | 39,642 people | 39,642 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 42,575 people | 42,575 people | 42,575 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 45,690 people | 45,690 people | 45,690 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 50,596 people | 50,596 people | 50,596 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 55,941 people | 55,941 people | 55,941 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 65,354 people | 65,354 people | 65,354 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 77,261 people | 77,261 people | 77,261 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 89,137 people | 89,137 people | 89,137 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 100,780 people | 100,780 people | 100,780 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 125,446 people | 125,446 people | 125,446 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 157,863 people | 157,863 people | 157,863 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 188,620 people | 188,620 people | 188,620 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 236,708 people | 236,708 people | 236,708 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 286,338 people | 286,338 people | 286,338 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 342,549 people | 342,549 people | 342,549 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 362,804 people | 362,804 people | 362,804 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 454,158 people | 454,158 people | 454,158 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 723,487 people | 616,293 people | 843,910 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.00 million people | 874,753 people | 1.11 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million people | 1.13 million people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.59 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 million people | 1.61 million people | 1.64 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million people | 1.34 million people | 1.61 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.30 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million people | 980,912 people | 1.13 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 906,654 people | 854,072 people | 965,909 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 813,267 people | 790,614 people | 844,589 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 788,334 people | 788,334 people | 788,334 people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Costa Rica was 788,334 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million people in 1995.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,910 people in 1600.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.