Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 38,887 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Costa Rica, 1981–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 38,887 people for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 40.9% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Costa Rica peaked at 823,440 people in 1981 and was at its lowest, 38,887 people, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 601,472 people | 438,267 people | 823,440 people | 3 |
| 1990s | 393,396 people | 282,767 people | 548,888 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,640 people | 137,583 people | 384,983 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,612 people | 85,926 people | 125,565 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,434 people | 38,887 people | 168,739 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More poverty & inequality data for Costa Rica
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 10 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,807 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.217 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1121 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.1% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Costa Rica?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Costa Rica was 38,887 people in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 823,440 people in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,887 people in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.