Population density rose 1.42% to 94.1 km per capita in Costa Rica in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 95.4 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 27.1 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, population density in Guatemala amounted to 141 km per capita, 70.9 km per capita in Honduras, 49.8 km per capita in Nicaragua and 51.1 km per capita in Panama in 2015.
Costa Rica has been ranked 72nd within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Colombia | km per capita | 41.3 | 41.9 | 42.4 | 43.0 | 43.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | km per capita | 90.1 | 91.5 | 92.8 | 94.1 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | km per capita | 298 | 300 | 302 | 304 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | km per capita | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Panama | km per capita | 48.6 | 49.5 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |