Total population in extreme poverty in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Total population in extreme poverty was 38,887 in 2025. β Volatile
Total population in extreme poverty in Costa Rica, 1981β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total population in extreme poverty in Costa Rica is 38,887, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.9% on the previous year and down 66.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population in extreme poverty in Costa Rica peaked at 823,440 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 38,887, 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 | 438,267 | 823,440 | 3 |
| 1990s | 393,396 | 282,767 | 548,888 | 10 |
| 2000s | 240,640 | 137,583 | 384,983 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,612 | 85,926 | 125,565 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,434 | 38,887 | 168,739 | 6 |
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 24.93 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.217 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.07 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0904 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1121 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3559 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population in extreme poverty in Costa Rica?
- Total population in extreme poverty in Costa Rica was 38,887 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total population in extreme poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 823,440 in 1981.
- What is the lowest total population in extreme poverty recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,887 in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for total population in extreme poverty?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total population in extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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