Costa Rica - Urban Population 1996
54.68%
+1.08% from 1995
Costa Rica's urban population was 54.68% in 1996, increased +1.08% from 53.60% in 1995. This was the 109th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1996▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burundi | 7.34% | 2.3% |
| 2nd | Rwanda | 10.30% | 16.8% |
| 3rd | Uganda | 10.88% | 1.5% |
| 4th | Malawi | 13.96% | 2.4% |
| 5th | Papua New Guinea | 14.04% | -2.2% |
| 6th | Solomon Islands | 14.81% | 1.3% |
| 7th | South Sudan | 15.03% | 1.9% |
| 8th | Burkina Faso | 15.32% | 2.9% |
| 9th | Sri Lanka | 15.51% | -2.3% |
| 10th | Niger | 15.81% | 0.1% |
| 11th | Liechtenstein | 16.21% | -1.4% |
| 12th | Lesotho | 17.09% | 3.8% |
| 13th | Mali | 17.85% | 1.3% |
| 14th | Cambodia | 17.88% | 2.2% |
| 15th | Afghanistan | 17.96% | 0.7% |
| 16th | Lao PDR | 17.96% | 4.0% |
| 17th | Kenya | 18.66% | 0.4% |
| 18th | Vanuatu | 20.52% | 1.4% |
| 19th | Tanzania | 20.82% | 1.5% |
| 20th | Chad | 21.53% | 0.2% |
| 21st | Samoa | 21.66% | 0.5% |
| 22nd | Bangladesh | 21.98% | 1.5% |
| 23rd | Viet Nam | 22.07% | 2.9% |
| 24th | Timor-Leste | 22.86% | 1.3% |
| 25th | Tonga | 22.89% | 0.3% |
| 26th | Eswatini | 23.06% | 0.0% |
| 27th | Madagascar | 23.79% | 1.3% |
| 28th | Yemen, Republic of | 24.40% | 2.5% |
| 29th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 24.65% | -2.5% |
| 30th | Bhutan | 24.73% | 3.1% |
| 31st | Nepal | 25.29% | 4.9% |
| 32nd | Thailand | 25.64% | 6.4% |
| 33rd | Maldives | 25.70% | 0.6% |
| 34th | India | 26.76% | 0.7% |
| 35th | Myanmar | 26.82% | 0.7% |
| 36th | Tajikistan | 27.77% | -2.3% |
| 37th | Mozambique | 28.17% | 2.0% |
| 38th | Comoros | 28.29% | -0.2% |
| 39th | St. Lucia | 28.96% | -0.7% |
| 40th | Eritrea | 29.17% | 7.1% |
| 41st | Guyana | 29.27% | -0.3% |
| 42nd | Namibia | 29.28% | 2.1% |
| 43rd | Guinea | 29.77% | 0.9% |
| 44th | Channel Islands | 30.39% | -0.1% |
| 45th | China | 30.48% | 5.0% |
| 46th | Haiti | 31.12% | 4.3% |
| 47th | Togo | 31.30% | 1.4% |
| 48th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 31.43% | 1.2% |
| 49th | Zimbabwe | 31.68% | 0.8% |
| 50th | Pakistan | 32.14% | 0.7% |
| 51st | Sudan | 32.17% | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 32.93% | 1.4% |
| 53rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 33.54% | -0.6% |
| 54th | Antigua and Barbuda | 34.19% | -1.2% |
| 55th | Sierra Leone | 34.70% | 0.6% |
| 56th | Grenada | 34.84% | 1.0% |
| 57th | Faroe Islands | 34.89% | 1.5% |
| 58th | Guinea-Bissau | 35.37% | 1.2% |
| 59th | Kyrgyz Republic | 35.83% | -1.0% |
| 60th | Guatemala | 36.88% | 3.2% |
| 61st | Kiribati | 37.05% | 2.0% |
| 62nd | Benin | 37.13% | 0.8% |
| 63rd | Kosovo | 37.36% | 0.1% |
| 64th | Central African Republic | 37.52% | 0.1% |
| 65th | Indonesia | 37.54% | 3.4% |
| 66th | Philippines | 37.71% | 0.8% |
| 67th | Zambia | 37.98% | -1.1% |
| 68th | Mauritania | 38.48% | -0.5% |
| 69th | Equatorial Guinea | 38.81% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Albania | 38.90% | 1.6% |
| 71st | Nigeria | 39.95% | 2.1% |
| 72nd | Senegal | 39.97% | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Ghana | 40.81% | 2.1% |
| 74th | Gambia, The | 40.95% | 3.5% |
| 75th | British Virgin Islands | 41.24% | 0.8% |
| 76th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.26% | 0.8% |
| 77th | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.64% | 0.8% |
| 78th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 42.64% | -0.1% |
| 79th | Liberia | 42.96% | -3.5% |
| 80th | Mauritius | 42.97% | -0.6% |
| 81st | Honduras | 43.33% | 1.1% |
| 82nd | Tuvalu | 43.55% | 1.1% |
| 83rd | Cameroon | 43.98% | 1.4% |
| 84th | Uzbekistan | 44.27% | 1.8% |
| 85th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.39% | 0.3% |
| 86th | Turkmenistan | 44.84% | 0.3% |
| 87th | Moldova | 45.09% | -1.4% |
| 88th | Seychelles | 45.45% | -3.0% |
| 89th | Angola | 45.46% | 2.8% |
| 90th | Fiji | 46.30% | 1.4% |
| 91st | Belize | 47.53% | 0.1% |
| 92nd | São Tomé and Principe | 49.36% | 1.8% |
| 93rd | Slovenia | 50.27% | 0.1% |
| 94th | Botswana | 50.35% | 1.5% |
| 95th | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.37% | 0.6% |
| 96th | Cabo Verde | 50.50% | 1.8% |
| 97th | Jamaica | 50.80% | 0.5% |
| 98th | Portugal | 51.69% | 1.3% |
| 99th | Isle of Man | 51.79% | 0.0% |
| 100th | Azerbaijan | 52.12% | -0.4% |
| 101st | Morocco | 52.21% | 0.9% |
| 102nd | El Salvador | 53.18% | 1.5% |
| 103rd | Georgia | 53.39% | -0.6% |
| 104th | Serbia | 53.47% | 1.1% |
| 105th | South Africa | 53.57% | 0.5% |
| 106th | Romania | 53.68% | -0.4% |
| 107th | Montenegro | 54.09% | 2.4% |
| 108th | Nicaragua | 54.62% | 0.3% |
| 109th | Costa Rica | 54.68% | 2.0% |
| 110th | Paraguay | 54.90% | 1.4% |
| 111th | Croatia | 55.32% | 0.3% |
| 112th | Trinidad and Tobago | 55.78% | 0.2% |
| 113th | Türkiye | 55.79% | 1.3% |
| 114th | French Polynesia | 56.37% | -0.3% |
| 115th | Slovak Republic | 56.53% | -0.2% |
| 116th | Kazakhstan | 56.62% | -0.2% |
| 117th | Mongolia | 56.74% | -0.1% |
| 118th | Algeria | 56.78% | 1.4% |
| 119th | Congo, Republic of | 56.83% | 0.7% |
| 120th | Malaysia | 57.23% | 2.3% |
| 121st | Dominican Republic | 57.83% | 1.2% |
| 122nd | Ireland | 58.17% | 0.4% |
| 123rd | Ecuador | 58.80% | 1.0% |
| 124th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 59.15% | 0.1% |
| 125th | Panama | 59.24% | 1.7% |
| 126th | North Macedonia | 59.66% | -0.1% |
| 127th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.92% | 0.9% |
| 128th | New Caledonia | 60.44% | 0.3% |
| 129th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 61.06% | 1.1% |
| 130th | Poland | 61.64% | 0.1% |
| 131st | Tunisia | 62.08% | 0.7% |
| 132nd | Hungary | 62.95% | 0.5% |
| 133rd | Barbados | 63.12% | -0.2% |
| 134th | Dominica | 64.95% | 0.1% |
| 135th | Finland | 65.21% | 0.6% |
| 136th | Aruba | 65.37% | 0.0% |
| 137th | Armenia | 66.06% | -0.5% |
| 138th | Austria | 66.11% | 0.4% |
| 139th | Suriname | 66.60% | 0.0% |
| 140th | Italy | 66.88% | 0.1% |
| 141st | Lithuania | 67.27% | -0.1% |
| 142nd | Iraq | 67.61% | -0.4% |
| 143rd | Marshall Islands | 67.63% | 0.1% |
| 144th | Bulgaria | 67.70% | -0.2% |
| 145th | Ukraine | 67.72% | -0.2% |
| 146th | West Bank and Gaza | 68.11% | 0.9% |
| 147th | Belarus | 68.27% | 0.4% |
| 148th | Cyprus | 68.33% | 0.2% |
| 149th | Estonia | 68.45% | -0.7% |
| 150th | Latvia | 68.85% | -0.5% |
| 151st | Brunei Darussalam | 69.33% | 0.8% |
| 152nd | European Union | 70.85% | 0.2% |
| 153rd | Palau | 71.25% | -0.2% |
| 154th | Peru | 71.27% | 0.5% |
| 155th | Oman | 71.64% | 0.0% |
| 156th | Switzerland | 72.04% | 0.7% |
| 157th | Greece | 72.18% | 0.1% |
| 158th | Colombia | 72.33% | 0.7% |
| 159th | Netherlands | 72.42% | 2.4% |
| 160th | Russian Federation | 73.06% | 0.2% |
| 161st | Mexico | 73.63% | 0.5% |
| 162nd | Norway | 74.20% | 0.4% |
| 163rd | Czechia | 74.56% | -0.2% |
| 164th | Cuba | 74.78% | 0.3% |
| 165th | Djibouti | 75.06% | -0.5% |
| 166th | France | 75.36% | 0.3% |
| 167th | Spain | 75.70% | 0.1% |
| 168th | Gabon | 75.94% | 1.3% |
| 169th | United States | 77.65% | 0.6% |
| 170th | Canada | 77.89% | 0.3% |
| 171st | Japan | 78.14% | 0.2% |
| 172nd | Jordan | 78.26% | 0.0% |
| 173rd | United Arab Emirates | 78.27% | 0.0% |
| 174th | Brazil | 78.30% | 0.8% |
| 175th | Korea | 78.75% | 0.4% |
| 176th | United Kingdom | 78.90% | 0.3% |
| 177th | Saudi Arabia | 79.16% | 0.3% |
| 178th | Germany | 80.05% | 0.0% |
| 179th | Belgium | 80.68% | 0.4% |
| 180th | Bahamas, The | 80.79% | 0.1% |
| 181st | Greenland | 81.07% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 81.18% | 1.2% |
| 183rd | Luxembourg | 82.62% | 0.5% |
| 184th | Sweden | 83.94% | 0.0% |
| 185th | Chile | 84.81% | 0.5% |
| 186th | Libya | 84.92% | 0.7% |
| 187th | Denmark | 85.04% | 0.0% |
| 188th | Australia | 85.24% | -0.1% |
| 189th | Lebanon | 85.38% | 0.3% |
| 190th | New Zealand | 85.47% | 0.1% |
| 191st | American Samoa | 85.54% | 1.8% |
| 192nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 87.79% | 2.6% |
| 193rd | Curaçao | 88.11% | 1.0% |
| 194th | Bahrain | 88.14% | -0.1% |
| 195th | Argentina | 88.40% | 0.2% |
| 196th | Northern Mariana Islands | 89.59% | 0.0% |
| 197th | Uruguay | 90.80% | 0.2% |
| 198th | Israel | 90.93% | 0.1% |
| 199th | Iceland | 91.84% | 0.2% |
| 200th | Guam | 92.31% | 0.3% |
| 201st | San Marino | 92.48% | 0.4% |
| 202nd | Puerto Rico (US) | 92.52% | 1.1% |
| 203rd | Malta | 92.85% | 0.2% |
| 204th | Andorra | 93.17% | -0.2% |
| 205th | Qatar | 95.39% | 0.3% |
| 206th | Kuwait | 98.15% | 0.1% |
| 207th | Macao SAR, China | 99.93% | 0.0% |
| 208th | Bermuda | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 209th | Cayman Islands | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 210th | Gibraltar | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 211th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 212th | St. Martin (French part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 213th | Monaco | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 214th | Nauru | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 215th | Singapore | 100.00% | 0.0% |
| 216th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.00% | 0.0% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's urban population in 1996?▾
Costa Rica's urban population in 1996 was 54.68%. This ranked 109th globally.
How did Costa Rica's urban population change in 1996?▾
Costa Rica's urban population increased by 2.0% in 1996 compared to 1995.
Which country had the highest urban population in 1996?▾
Bermuda had the highest urban population in 1996 at 100.00%.
What is the urban population of Costa Rica in 1996?▾
The urban population of Costa Rica in 1996 was 54.68%. This ranked 109th globally.
How does 1996 compare to 1995 for Costa Rica's urban population?▾
Costa Rica's urban population went from 53.60% in 1995 to 54.68% in 1996, a 2.0% increase.
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