Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 367 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Costa Rica, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 367 for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Costa Rica peaked at 463 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1992.
That places Costa Rica 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5 | — |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 222 | +4340.0% |
| 1995 | 209 | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 136 | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 86 | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 50 | -41.9% |
| 1999 | 73 | +46.0% |
| 2000 | 55 | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 86 | +56.4% |
| 2002 | 97 | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 91 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 136 | +49.5% |
| 2005 | 176 | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 283 | +60.8% |
| 2007 | 361 | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 354 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 344 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 352 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 332 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 325 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 463 | +42.5% |
| 2014 | 414 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 374 | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 202 | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 195 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 207 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 206 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 208 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 235 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 275 | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 207 | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 316 | +52.7% |
| 2025 | 367 | +16.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 367 is above the median for high income countries, which is 111, 3.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 367 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 559, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +4340.0% | 5 | 222 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.25 | 5 | 222 | 8 |
| 2000s | 198.3 | 55 | 361 | 10 |
| 2010s | 307 | 195 | 463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 268 | 207 | 367 | 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 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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Costa Rica?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Costa Rica was 367 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 463 in 2013.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1992.
- How does Costa Rica rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.