Net migration, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net migration, annual growth rate was 3.41 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3.41 % change on previous year for net migration, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 221.3% on the previous year and up 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 111.52 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -37.75 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.27 % change on previous year | -0.4301 % change on previous year | 8.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.91 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 25.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.87 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 55.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.25 % change on previous year | -14.8 % change on previous year | 111.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -12.17 % change on previous year | -33.4 % change on previous year | -5.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -6.17 % change on previous year | -31.32 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.75 % change on previous year | -37.75 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 50 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 3.8 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Brazil 3.65 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Grenada 3.65 % change on previous year compare
- 54 Armenia, Republic of 3.18 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Belarus, Republic of 3.17 % change on previous year compare
- 56 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.12 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Costa Rica
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 50.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.65 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 29.82 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 8.46 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 50.0% (2025)
- Broad money 50.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 51.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 503.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 1,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was 3.41 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 111.52 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.75 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.7%. 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 Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.