Costa Rica - Population Density 1985
53.7
+1.5 from 1984
Costa Rica's population density was 53.7 in 1985, increased +1.5 from 52.2 in 1984. This was the 89th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1985▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greenland | 0.2 | 0.9% |
| 2nd | Mongolia | 1.2 | 2.5% |
| 3rd | Namibia | 1.3 | 2.9% |
| 4th | Mauritania | 1.7 | 2.9% |
| 5th | Botswana | 2.0 | 3.5% |
| 6th | Australia | 2.1 | 1.3% |
| 7th | Libya | 2.2 | 3.3% |
| 8th | Iceland | 2.4 | 0.8% |
| 9th | Suriname | 2.4 | 1.3% |
| 10th | Canada | 2.9 | 0.9% |
| 11th | Gabon | 3.3 | 2.8% |
| 12th | Saudi Arabia | 3.8 | 5.9% |
| 13th | Guyana | 3.9 | -0.3% |
| 14th | Chad | 4.0 | 1.0% |
| 15th | Central African Republic | 4.2 | 1.3% |
| 16th | Oman | 4.3 | 6.2% |
| 17th | Niger | 5.6 | 3.0% |
| 18th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.9 | 2.1% |
| 19th | Congo, Republic of | 6.0 | 3.0% |
| 20th | Mali | 6.9 | 2.0% |
| 21st | Belize | 7.2 | 2.3% |
| 22nd | Papua New Guinea | 7.7 | 2.2% |
| 23rd | Angola | 7.8 | 3.7% |
| 24th | New Caledonia | 8.8 | 1.7% |
| 25th | Paraguay | 8.8 | 2.9% |
| 26th | Zambia | 9.1 | 3.0% |
| 27th | Algeria | 9.2 | 3.5% |
| 28th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.0 | 4.5% |
| 29th | Solomon Islands | 10.1 | 3.4% |
| 30th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 10.7 | 4.1% |
| 31st | Vanuatu | 10.7 | 2.6% |
| 32nd | Bhutan | 10.9 | 3.2% |
| 33rd | Argentina | 11.1 | 1.6% |
| 34th | Norway | 11.4 | 0.3% |
| 35th | New Zealand | 12.3 | 0.6% |
| 36th | Equatorial Guinea | 13.7 | 5.7% |
| 37th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 13.8 | 3.4% |
| 38th | Peru | 15.4 | 2.5% |
| 39th | Mozambique | 16.0 | 1.9% |
| 40th | Finland | 16.1 | 0.4% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | 16.2 | 2.8% |
| 42nd | Brazil | 16.2 | 2.2% |
| 43rd | Chile | 16.7 | 1.5% |
| 44th | Uruguay | 17.2 | 0.5% |
| 45th | Djibouti | 17.4 | 4.9% |
| 46th | Afghanistan | 17.5 | 2.1% |
| 47th | Madagascar | 17.9 | 2.9% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 19.4 | 5.5% |
| 49th | Sweden | 20.5 | 0.2% |
| 50th | Cameroon | 20.7 | 3.0% |
| 51st | Yemen, Republic of | 21.7 | 3.9% |
| 52nd | Zimbabwe | 22.5 | 3.5% |
| 53rd | Guinea | 22.8 | 2.4% |
| 54th | Liberia | 23.3 | 3.1% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 25.3 | 1.7% |
| 56th | Tanzania | 25.4 | 3.3% |
| 57th | United States | 26.0 | 0.9% |
| 58th | Colombia | 26.4 | 2.2% |
| 59th | South Africa | 28.9 | 3.4% |
| 60th | Burkina Faso | 29.2 | 2.9% |
| 61st | Panama | 29.6 | 2.3% |
| 62nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 30.4 | 3.7% |
| 63rd | Nicaragua | 30.8 | 2.4% |
| 64th | Jordan | 31.5 | 4.7% |
| 65th | Qatar | 31.5 | 5.2% |
| 66th | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.6 | 4.0% |
| 67th | Guinea-Bissau | 31.9 | 1.6% |
| 68th | Faroe Islands | 32.7 | 1.3% |
| 69th | Ecuador | 33.6 | 2.6% |
| 70th | Kenya | 33.7 | 3.7% |
| 71st | Cambodia | 34.2 | 3.4% |
| 72nd | Senegal | 34.7 | 2.8% |
| 73rd | Iraq | 35.9 | 2.4% |
| 74th | Mexico | 38.6 | 2.1% |
| 75th | Honduras | 38.6 | 2.9% |
| 76th | Fiji | 39.6 | 2.4% |
| 77th | Benin | 40.2 | 3.0% |
| 78th | Eswatini | 41.1 | 3.7% |
| 79th | Brunei Darussalam | 41.5 | 3.4% |
| 80th | Malaysia | 46.4 | 3.3% |
| 81st | Timor-Leste | 46.9 | 1.4% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 47.7 | 2.6% |
| 83rd | French Polynesia | 49.5 | 2.6% |
| 84th | Morocco | 49.5 | 2.4% |
| 85th | Sierra Leone | 50.4 | 2.2% |
| 86th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 51.0 | 3.0% |
| 87th | Ireland | 51.4 | 0.2% |
| 88th | Lesotho | 53.5 | 2.9% |
| 89th | Costa Rica | 53.7 | 2.8% |
| 90th | Myanmar | 56.0 | 2.0% |
| 91st | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.8 | 3.6% |
| 92nd | Samoa | 59.0 | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Ghana | 60.0 | 2.2% |
| 94th | Togo | 63.3 | 3.2% |
| 95th | Türkiye | 65.9 | 2.2% |
| 96th | Guatemala | 73.3 | 2.9% |
| 97th | Uganda | 75.2 | 2.8% |
| 98th | Spain | 77.0 | 0.4% |
| 99th | Greece | 77.1 | 0.4% |
| 100th | Cyprus | 79.1 | 1.7% |
| 101st | Malawi | 80.8 | 3.9% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Kiribati | 82.1 | 1.9% |
| 104th | Gambia, The | 84.9 | 4.0% |
| 105th | Cabo Verde | 86.2 | 1.4% |
| 106th | British Virgin Islands | 88.5 | 3.5% |
| 107th | Cayman Islands | 88.9 | 4.3% |
| 108th | Austria | 91.7 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Indonesia | 92.1 | 2.2% |
| 110th | Nigeria | 93.2 | 2.9% |
| 111th | Andorra | 93.2 | 3.7% |
| 112th | Cuba | 94.6 | 0.8% |
| 113th | Dominica | 95.7 | -0.4% |
| 114th | Thailand | 98.4 | 1.9% |
| 115th | Romania | 98.7 | 0.4% |
| 116th | France | 105.1 | 0.5% |
| 117th | Kuwait | 106.3 | 4.0% |
| 118th | Albania | 108.2 | 2.1% |
| 119th | Portugal | 109.5 | 0.3% |
| 120th | China | 112.0 | 1.4% |
| 121st | Isle of Man | 113.0 | -0.2% |
| 122nd | São Tomé and Principe | 113.2 | 2.1% |
| 123rd | European Union | 115.2 | 0.2% |
| 124th | Hungary | 118.5 | -0.2% |
| 125th | Poland | 121.5 | 0.8% |
| 126th | Nepal | 122.2 | 2.3% |
| 127th | Pakistan | 127.4 | 3.2% |
| 128th | Denmark | 127.8 | 0.0% |
| 129th | Dominican Republic | 133.1 | 2.2% |
| 130th | Tonga | 136.1 | 0.0% |
| 131st | Seychelles | 141.8 | 0.8% |
| 132nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 146.8 | -0.4% |
| 133rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 161.1 | -0.6% |
| 134th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 162.9 | 1.5% |
| 135th | Switzerland | 163.7 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Liechtenstein | 168.0 | 1.1% |
| 137th | Viet Nam | 181.5 | 2.3% |
| 138th | Philippines | 185.2 | 2.8% |
| 139th | Italy | 192.4 | 0.0% |
| 140th | American Samoa | 195.5 | 3.8% |
| 141st | Israel | 195.6 | 1.8% |
| 142nd | Burundi | 196.0 | 2.2% |
| 143rd | Comoros | 208.7 | 2.8% |
| 144th | Jamaica | 211.5 | 1.2% |
| 145th | St. Lucia | 211.7 | 1.6% |
| 146th | Germany | 222.5 | -0.2% |
| 147th | Haiti | 224.6 | 2.0% |
| 148th | Guam | 229.8 | 2.3% |
| 149th | Trinidad and Tobago | 231.5 | 1.2% |
| 150th | United Kingdom | 233.7 | 0.2% |
| 151st | El Salvador | 236.2 | 2.0% |
| 152nd | Sri Lanka | 247.9 | 0.7% |
| 153rd | Rwanda | 256.1 | 3.4% |
| 154th | India | 259.9 | 2.4% |
| 155th | Tuvalu | 268.2 | 1.8% |
| 156th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 278.2 | 0.8% |
| 157th | Grenada | 282.7 | 0.6% |
| 158th | Virgin Islands (US) | 287.9 | 0.2% |
| 159th | Lebanon | 314.5 | 2.1% |
| 160th | Japan | 331.4 | 0.7% |
| 161st | Aruba | 342.9 | -1.9% |
| 162nd | San Marino | 374.8 | 0.6% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 380.7 | 1.0% |
| 164th | Korea | 423.0 | 1.0% |
| 165th | Nauru | 427.6 | 2.1% |
| 166th | Netherlands | 429.3 | 0.5% |
| 167th | Mauritius | 502.7 | 0.8% |
| 168th | Barbados | 594.9 | 0.4% |
| 169th | Bahrain | 623.7 | 3.7% |
| 170th | Maldives | 633.9 | 3.2% |
| 171st | Channel Islands | 687.2 | 1.0% |
| 172nd | Bangladesh | 770.2 | 2.5% |
| 173rd | Bermuda | 1,028.6 | 0.7% |
| 174th | Malta | 1,051.4 | 1.8% |
| 175th | Gibraltar | 2,851.2 | -0.5% |
| 176th | Singapore | 4,083.5 | 0.1% |
| 177th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 5,511.3 | 1.1% |
| 178th | Monaco | 14,174.1 | 1.3% |
| 179th | Macao SAR, China | 14,485.0 | 2.4% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's population density in 1985?▾
Costa Rica's population density in 1985 was 53.7. This ranked 89th globally.
How did Costa Rica's population density change in 1985?▾
Costa Rica's population density increased by 2.8% in 1985 compared to 1984.
Which country had the highest population density in 1985?▾
Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1985 at 14,485.0.
What is the population density of Costa Rica in 1985?▾
The population density of Costa Rica in 1985 was 53.7. This ranked 89th globally.
How does 1985 compare to 1984 for Costa Rica's population density?▾
Costa Rica's population density went from 52.2 in 1984 to 53.7 in 1985, a 2.8% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Costa Rica matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1985. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 16.8%. View full analysis →
Related
1984
1986
All years
Full ranking 1985
Population
Population Growth
Urban Population
Life Expectancy
Birth Rate
Peak: 2025
Lowest: 1961
Population Density 1990s
Population Density 2000s
Population Density 2010s
Population Density 2020s
Highest ever
Lowest ever
Average
vs Oman
vs Palau
vs Maldives
vs Panama
OECD Population Density
Global Ranking