Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp was 3.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.70 million
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
63rd
of 119 countries
All-time high
3.70 million
in 2023
All-time low
326,905
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2023
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica stood at 3.70 million. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica peaked at 3.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 326,905, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 331,184 | — |
| 1986 | 326,905 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 898,937 | +175.0% |
| 1990 | 981,488 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 851,636 | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 958,399 | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million | +26.3% |
| 1994 | 1.40 million | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 1.68 million | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.06 million | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.23 million | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.15 million | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.29 million | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 2.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.98 million | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 3.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.16 million | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.22 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 3.49 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.49 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.08 million | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 3.44 million | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.50 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 3.70 million | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 519,009 | 326,905 | 898,937 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million | 851,636 | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 1.63 million | 2.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 million | 2.98 million | 3.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 million | 3.08 million | 3.70 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 10 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.33 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,807 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -14.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.217 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica?
- Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp in Costa Rica was 3.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.70 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 326,905 in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population poverty thresholds 2011 ppp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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