Costa Rica: Refugee population

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 Costa Rica

Refugee population

 Latest value 23,422
 Year 2023
 Measure refugees
 Data availability 1972 - 2023
 Average 37,925
 Min - Max 200 - 278,800
 Source United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The latest value from 2023 is 23422 refugees, an increase from 14088 refugees in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 233913 refugees, based on data from 159 countries. Historically, the average for Costa Rica from 1972 to 2023 is 37925 refugees. The minimum value, 200 refugees, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 278800 refugees was recorded in 1988. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Costa Rica - Refugee population - Recent values chart

Historical series
Costa Rica - Refugee population - historical chart - 1972-2023




Definition: Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 5.21 2023 million
 Percent urban population 82.62 2023 percent
 Population density 101 2021 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 11.20 2023 percent
 Percent children 19.79 2023 percent
 Percent female population 50.02 2023 percent
 Rural population, percent 17.38 2023 percent
 Age dependency ratio 44.91 2023 percent
 Refugee population 23,422 2023 refugees
 Migrant population 9 2015 percent
 Population growth 0.60 2023 percent
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