Urban population, male in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Urban population, male was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 1998
Years of data
33
1989–2021

Urban population, male in Costa Rica, 1989–2021

00.20.40.60.81989200520211989: 0.426 % of male population1990: 0.425 % of male population1991: 0.428 % of male population1992: 0.429 % of male population1993: 0.428 % of male population1994: 0.429 % of male population1995: 0.429 % of male population1996: 0.423 % of male population1997: 0.423 % of male population1998: 0.417 % of male population1999: 0.448 % of male population2000: 0.464 % of male population2001: 0.578 % of male population2002: 0.578 % of male population2003: 0.579 % of male population2004: 0.578 % of male population2005: 0.582 % of male population2006: 0.579 % of male population2007: 0.58 % of male population2008: 0.579 % of male population2009: 0.578 % of male population2010: 0.602 % of male population2011: 0.716 % of male population2012: 0.603 % of male population2013: 0.714 % of male population2014: 0.715 % of male population2015: 0.716 % of male population2016: 0.718 % of male population2017: 0.716 % of male population2018: 0.716 % of male population2019: 0.717 % of male population2020: 0.716 % of male population2021: 0.714 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

In 2021, urban population, male in Costa Rica stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.

Costa Rica ranks 27th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Urban population, male in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Costa Rica, 1989 to 2021.
Year % of male population Change
1989 0.4%
1990 0.4% -0.3%
1991 0.4% +0.7%
1992 0.4% +0.4%
1993 0.4% -0.3%
1994 0.4% +0.3%
1995 0.4% -0.1%
1996 0.4% -1.3%
1997 0.4% -0.0%
1998 0.4% -1.4%
1999 0.4% +7.5%
2000 0.5% +3.5%
2001 0.6% +24.6%
2002 0.6% -0.0%
2003 0.6% +0.1%
2004 0.6% -0.2%
2005 0.6% +0.7%
2006 0.6% -0.5%
2007 0.6% +0.2%
2008 0.6% -0.3%
2009 0.6% -0.1%
2010 0.6% +4.1%
2011 0.7% +19.0%
2012 0.6% -15.8%
2013 0.7% +18.4%
2014 0.7% +0.2%
2015 0.7% +0.2%
2016 0.7% +0.2%
2017 0.7% -0.2%
2018 0.7% +0.1%
2019 0.7% +0.1%
2020 0.7% -0.1%
2021 0.7% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 24 Norway 0.7% compare
  2. 25 Portugal 0.7% compare
  3. 26 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  4. 28 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7% compare
  5. 29 Sweden 0.7% compare
  6. 30 Finland 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Costa Rica?
Urban population, male in Costa Rica was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for urban population, male?
Costa Rica ranks 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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