Number of people using the Internet in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people using the Internet was 4.47 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people using the internet in Costa Rica is 4.47 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Costa Rica peaked at 4.47 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 110th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1992 | 36.46 people | — |
| 1993 | 2,744 people | +7428.3% |
| 1994 | 9,663 people | +252.1% |
| 1995 | 14,742 people | +52.6% |
| 1996 | 30,436 people | +106.5% |
| 1997 | 60,708 people | +99.5% |
| 1998 | 101,002 people | +66.4% |
| 1999 | 150,622 people | +49.1% |
| 2000 | 228,399 people | +51.6% |
| 2001 | 383,235 people | +67.8% |
| 2002 | 810,855 people | +111.6% |
| 2003 | 841,564 people | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 873,293 people | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 940,456 people | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million people | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 1.24 million people | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 1.43 million people | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million people | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.66 million people | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million people | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.22 million people | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.53 million people | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million people | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 3.21 million people | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 3.52 million people | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 3.64 million people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.06 million people | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 4.05 million people | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.19 million people | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 4.20 million people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.36 million people | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 4.47 million people | +2.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 4.47 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 1.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 4.47 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.20 million people, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +7428.3% | 36.46 people | 2,744 people |
| 1994 | +252.1% | 2,744 people | 9,663 people |
| 2002 | +111.6% | 383,235 people | 810,855 people |
| 1996 | +106.5% | 14,742 people | 30,436 people |
| 1997 | +99.5% | 30,436 people | 60,708 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,106 people | 0 people | 150,622 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 938,492 people | 228,399 people | 1.54 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 million people | 1.66 million people | 4.06 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 million people | 4.05 million people | 4.47 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More science & technology data for Costa Rica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 136.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 133.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 438 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 438 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Costa Rica?
- Number of people using the internet in Costa Rica was 4.47 million people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.47 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people using the internet?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.