Total refugee population in Costa Rica 2001-2023

The number of refugees residing in Costa Rica increased by 9.3 thousand refugees (+66 percent) in 2023. Therefore, the number of refugees residing in Costa Rica reached a peak in 2023 with 23.42 thousand refugees.
Refugee population includes people who are outside of their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order and, therefore, require international protection. Country or territory of asylum is the country or territory where an asylum claim was filed and granted.