The population density in Costa Rica saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 100.94 inhabitants per square kilometer. Nevertheless, 2021 still represents a peak in the population density in Costa Rica. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Population density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021
(in number of inhabitants per square kilometer)
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Population density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021 (in number of inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882959/population-density-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Population density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021 (in number of inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882959/population-density-costa-rica/
World Bank. (2024). Population density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021 (in number of inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882959/population-density-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Population Density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021 (in Number of Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882959/population-density-costa-rica/
World Bank, Population density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021 (in number of inhabitants per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882959/population-density-costa-rica/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Population density in Costa Rica from 2008 to 2021 (in number of inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882959/population-density-costa-rica/
