Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number) was 3 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Costa Rica, 2016–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Costa Rica stood at 3.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Costa Rica peaked at 14 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +1300.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -42.9% |
| 2024 | 4 | -50.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | -25.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4, 75% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020s | 6 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- 61 Puerto Rico 3 compare
- 61 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3 compare
- 61 United Kingdom 3 compare
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 constant US$ (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Costa Rica?
- Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration in Costa Rica was 3 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2022.
- What is the lowest total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total deaths and disappearances recorded during migration (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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