Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Rural population

Costa Rica
1.04 million
in 2025
Jamaica
1.15 million
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
126th
Jamaica rank
123rd

Rural population over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.15 million against 1.04 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 106,460.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 126th and Jamaica ranks 123rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.