Costa Rica has a population density of 260.2 people per square mile compared to 833 people in Tuvalu. Costa Rica has 107,389 sq ft of land per person vs 28,054 sq ft in Tuvalu. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Costa Rica and Tuvalu are ranked 91st and 31st, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Costa Rica has 0.06% of the world's population and 0.03% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.0001% of the population and 0.00002% of the land area for Tuvalu, hence the population density in Costa Rica is 68.8% lower than in Tuvalu.
Population density comparison
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 833 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 91/197 | 31/197 |
| Population |
5170484
|
9493
|
| Land area | 19,714 sq mi | 11.6 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 107,137 sq ft | 33,477 sq ft |
| Rural population | 16.8% | 33.1% |
| Urban population | 83.2% | 66.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
Costa Rica vs Tuvalu:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Costa Rica increased by 22.1%, compared to a 1.73% decline in Tuvalu.
In 2004, Costa Rica ranked 88th for population density and is in 91st place now. Tuvalu was 21st in 2004 and ranks 31st out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
|
| 2024 | 260.2 | 833 |
| 2023 | 259 | 847 |
| 2022 | 257.8 | 863 |
| 2021 | 256.7 | 880 |
| 2020 | 255.4 | 898 |
| 2019 | 253.6 | 913 |
| 2018 | 251.5 | 928 |
| 2017 | 249.2 | 938 |
| 2016 | 246.9 | 944 |
| 2015 | 244.4 | 946 |
| 2014 | 241.8 | 948 |
| 2013 | 239.2 | 950 |
| 2012 | 236.6 | 944 |
| 2011 | 233.8 | 931 |
| 2010 | 231.1 | 916 |
| 2009 | 228.2 | 903 |
| 2008 | 225.2 | 891 |
| 2007 | 222.2 | 879 |
| 2006 | 219.2 | 868 |
| 2005 | 216.1 | 858 |
| 2004 | 213 | 847 |
| 2003 | 209.9 | 837 |
| 2002 | 206.7 | 831 |
| 2001 | 203.4 | 828 |
| 2000 | 199.7 | 824 |
| 1999 | 195.9 | 820 |
| 1998 | 191.9 | 816 |
| 1997 | 187.8 | 812 |
| 1996 | 183.6 | 807 |
| 1995 | 179.3 | 801 |
| 1994 | 175.1 | 795 |
| 1993 | 170.8 | 788 |
| 1992 | 166.6 | 780 |
| 1991 | 162.4 | 771 |
| 1990 | 158.3 | 760 |
| 1989 | 154.4 | 748 |
| 1988 | 150.6 | 735 |
| 1987 | 146.7 | 723 |
| 1986 | 142.9 | 709 |
| 1985 | 139.1 | 695 |
| 1984 | 135.3 | 682 |
| 1983 | 131.6 | 672 |
| 1982 | 128.1 | 662 |
| 1981 | 124.6 | 650 |
| 1980 | 121.3 | 636 |
| 1979 | 118 | 620 |
| 1978 | 114.9 | 601 |
| 1977 | 111.8 | 577 |
| 1976 | 108.9 | 553 |
| 1975 | 106.2 | 528 |
| 1974 | 103.5 | 503 |
| 1973 | 100.9 | 490 |
| 1972 | 98.3 | 491 |
| 1971 | 95.8 | 491 |
| 1970 | 93.3 | 489 |
| 1969 | 90.8 | 486 |
| 1968 | 88.2 | 486 |
| 1967 | 85.7 | 488 |
| 1966 | 83.1 | 491 |
| 1965 | 80.5 | 493 |
| 1964 | 77.8 | 497 |
| 1963 | 75.2 | 497 |
| 1962 | 72.5 | 492 |
| 1961 | 69.9 | 488 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Tuvalu
|
|
| 2024 | 83.2% | 66.9% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | 66.2% |
| 2022 | 82% | 65.5% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | 64.8% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | 64% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | 63.2% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | 62.4% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | 61.5% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | 60.6% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | 59.7% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | 58.8% |
| 2013 | 75% | 57.8% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | 56.8% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | 55.8% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | 54.8% |
| 2009 | 70.6% | 53.8% |
| 2008 | 69.4% | 52.8% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | 51.7% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | 50.7% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | 49.7% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | 48.7% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | 47.7% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | 46.8% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | 46.4% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | 46% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | 45.6% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | 45.2% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | 44.8% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | 44.4% |
| 1995 | 54.6% | 44% |
| 1994 | 53.7% | 43.6% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | 43.2% |
| 1992 | 51.8% | 42.8% |
| 1991 | 50.9% | 42% |
| 1990 | 50% | 40.7% |
| 1989 | 49.1% | 39.3% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | 38% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | 36.8% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | 35.5% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | 34.3% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | 33.3% |
| 1983 | 44.2% | 32.4% |
| 1982 | 43.8% | 31.6% |
| 1981 | 43.5% | 30.7% |
| 1980 | 43.1% | 29.8% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | 29% |
| 1978 | 42.4% | 28.2% |
| 1977 | 42% | 27.3% |
| 1976 | 41.7% | 26.5% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | 25.8% |
| 1974 | 41% | 25% |
| 1973 | 40.7% | 24.2% |
| 1972 | 40.1% | 23.5% |
| 1971 | 39.4% | 22.8% |
| 1970 | 38.8% | 22.1% |
| 1969 | 38.2% | 21.4% |
| 1968 | 37.6% | 20.7% |
| 1967 | 37% | 20.1% |
| 1966 | 36.4% | 19.4% |
| 1965 | 35.8% | 18.8% |
| 1964 | 35.2% | 18.2% |
| 1963 | 34.6% | 17.6% |
| 1962 | 34.4% | 17% |
| 1961 | 34.3% | 16.4% |
| 1960 | 34.3% | 15.9% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 64.4% to 83.2% in Costa Rica and from 48.7% to 66.9% in Tuvalu.
Densely populated cities
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
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