Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 5.55 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica stood at 5.55.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica peaked at 9.76 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.38, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 144th out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.38 | — |
| 2001 | 2.13 | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 2.36 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 2.18 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 3.21 | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5 | +58.6% |
| 2007 | 8.19 | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 7.92 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.59 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.68 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.16 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.93 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.76 | +40.9% |
| 2014 | 8.64 | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 7.72 | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.13 | -46.5% |
| 2017 | 3.95 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.16 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.12 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.63 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 5.4 | +16.5% |
| 2023 | 4.04 | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 6.15 | +52.0% |
| 2025 | 5.55 | -9.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5.55 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367, 5.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.56 | 1.38 | 8.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 | 3.95 | 9.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 | 4.04 | 6.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 141 Samoa 5.93 compare
- 142 Papua New Guinea 5.62 compare
- 143 Malaysia 5.56 compare
- 145 Vanuatu 5.07 compare
- 146 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.9 compare
- 147 Guadeloupe 4.55 compare
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 374 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Costa Rica was 5.55 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Costa Rica ranks 144th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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