Urban population rose 1.42% to 4.20 mil in Costa Rica in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 4.20 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.461 mil in 1960. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, urban population in Guatemala amounted to 8.94 mil, 6.06 mil in Honduras, 4.06 mil in Nicaragua and 2.99 mil in Panama in 2021.
Costa Rica has been ranked 102nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.175 | 0.178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | mil | 37.6 | 38.2 | 38.9 | 39.8 | 40.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 3.76 | 3.84 | 3.92 | 4.00 | 4.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 4.34 | 4.41 | 4.47 | 4.52 | 4.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 7.78 | 7.96 | 8.15 | 8.35 | 8.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 5.13 | 5.28 | 5.44 | 5.59 | 5.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 95.3 | 96.7 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 3.65 | 3.71 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 3.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 2.64 | 2.70 | 2.76 | 2.82 | 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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