Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita was 0.0346 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0346 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 5,012.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0472 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2003.
That places Costa Rica 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0006 units per person | +133.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -96.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +178.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +46.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +49.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per person | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | -35.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +192.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | +84.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 units per person | +102.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 units per person | +334.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 units per person | +165.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0178 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0301 units per person | +69.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0472 units per person | +56.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0379 units per person | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0425 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0346 units per person | -18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.035 units per person | 0.0178 units per person | 0.0472 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More social development data for Costa Rica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0346 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2003.
- How does Costa Rica rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,012.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.