# Population density in Costa Rica

Population density in Costa Rica was 101.5 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `cr`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/costa-rica
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/costa-rica.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=cr

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 101.5 |
| 2023 | 101 |
| 2022 | 100.5 |
| 2021 | 100.1 |
| 2020 | 98.6 |
| 2019 | 97.9 |
| 2018 | 97.1 |
| 2017 | 96.2 |
| 2016 | 95.3 |
| 2015 | 94.4 |
| 2014 | 93.4 |
| 2013 | 92.4 |
| 2012 | 91.3 |
| 2011 | 90.3 |
| 2010 | 89.2 |
| 2009 | 88.1 |
| 2008 | 87 |
| 2007 | 85.8 |
| 2006 | 84.6 |
| 2005 | 83.5 |
| 2004 | 82.3 |
| 2003 | 81.1 |
| 2002 | 79.8 |
| 2001 | 78.5 |
| 2000 | 77.1 |
| 1999 | 75.6 |
| 1998 | 74.1 |
| 1997 | 72.5 |
| 1996 | 70.9 |
| 1995 | 69.2 |
| 1994 | 67.6 |
| 1993 | 66 |
| 1992 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 62.7 |
| 1990 | 61.1 |
| 1989 | 59.6 |
| 1988 | 58.1 |
| 1987 | 56.7 |
| 1986 | 55.2 |
| 1985 | 53.7 |
| 1984 | 52.2 |
| 1983 | 50.8 |
| 1982 | 49.4 |
| 1981 | 48.1 |
| 1980 | 46.8 |
| 1979 | 45.6 |
| 1978 | 44.3 |
| 1977 | 43.2 |
| 1976 | 42.1 |
| 1975 | 41 |
| 1974 | 39.9 |
| 1973 | 38.9 |
| 1972 | 38 |
| 1971 | 37 |
| 1970 | 36 |
| 1969 | 35 |
| 1968 | 34.1 |
| 1967 | 33.1 |
| 1966 | 32.1 |
| 1965 | 31.1 |
| 1964 | 30 |
| 1963 | 29 |
| 1962 | 28 |
| 1961 | 27 |