Immigration to Costa Rica

At the 2011 census, the number of immigrants in Costa Rica totaled about 390,000 individuals, or about 9% of the country's population. Following a considerable drop from 1950 through 1980, immigration to Costa Rica has increased in recent decades.

The ethnic composition of Costa Rica consists mostly of people of European and Mestizo origin and also black and indigenous people.

Total foreign population 2012
Place Country Numbers
1 Nicaragua287 766
2 Colombia16 514
3 United States15 898
4 Panama11 250
5 El Salvador9 424
6 Venezuela 3 886
7 Cuba3 860
8 Honduras3 778
9 Peru3 404
10 China3 281
11 Mexico3 059
12 Guatemala2 573
13 Spain 1 806
14 Argentina1 786
15 Canada 1 679
16 Italy1 494
17 Dominican Republic1 475
18 Germany1 412
19 Chile1 364
20 Ecuador1 040
21 France936
22 Taiwan797
23 Brazil605
24  Switzerland551
25 England503
26 Netherlands434
27 Russia429
28 Uruguay356
29 Bolivia331
30 South Korea263
31 Belgium254
32 Puerto Rico245
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