Share of the population living in urban areas as each country defines them, compiled by the World Bank.
Costa Rica
79.7%
2025· +0.4 pp vs. previous figure
Regional comparison
Costa Rica
79.7%
2025 · +0.4 pp
% of total (World Bank)
Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.
Over time
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All countries
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| Country | Urban population | Year | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 71.6% | 2025 | +0.3 pp | |
| Colombia | 78.8% | 2025 | +0.3 pp | |
| Costa Rica | 79.7% | 2025 | +0.4 pp | |
| Dominican Republic | 72.5% | 2025 | +0.1 pp | |
| Ecuador | 63.4% | 2025 | +0.2 pp | |
| El Salvador | 75.5% | 2025 | +0.5 pp | |
| Guatemala | 56.3% | 2025 | +0.3 pp | |
| Honduras | 59.3% | 2025 | +0.5 pp | |
| Mexico | 80% | 2025 | +0.3 pp | |
| Nicaragua | 59.4% | 2025 | +0.2 pp | |
| Panama | 66.2% | 2025 | +0.2 pp | |
| Paraguay | 70.4% | 2025 | +0.5 pp | |
| Peru | 85.6% | 2025 | +0.4 pp | |
| Uruguay | 95.7% | 2025 | +0.1 pp |
Source and citation
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.
World Bank, World Development Indicators, “Urban population”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.
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