Digital 2021: Costa Rica
You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Costa Rica in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).
This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Costa Rica, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Costa Rica in 2021.
Costa Rica’s population
Costa Rica had a population of 5.12 million in January 2021.
Costa Rica’s population increased by 46 thousand (+0.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
50.0% of Costa Rica’s population is female, while 50.0% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
81.1% of Costa Rica’s population lives in urban centres, while 18.9% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Costa Rica
There were 4.15 million internet users in Costa Rica in January 2021.
The number of internet users in Costa Rica increased by 397 thousand (+11%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in Costa Rica stood at 81.2% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Costa Rica
There were 3.90 million social media users in Costa Rica in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Costa Rica increased by 200 thousand (+5.4%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Costa Rica was equivalent to 76.2% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Costa Rica
There were 8.93 million mobile connections in Costa Rica in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Costa Rica increased by 383 thousand (+4.5%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Costa Rica in January 2021 was equivalent to 174.4% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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Click here to see all of our published reports for Costa Rica.
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