Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 5,032 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Costa Rica, 2009–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2025, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Costa Rica stood at 5,032 Persons. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Costa Rica peaked at 5,032 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,145 Persons, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 32nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4,145 Persons | — |
| 2010 | 4,194 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4,324 Persons | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 4,256 Persons | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,302 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4,357 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4,377 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4,428 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4,452 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,583 Persons | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,608 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,692 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,694 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,806 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,891 Persons | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 4,934 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 5,032 Persons | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,145 Persons | 4,145 Persons | 4,145 Persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,388 Persons | 4,194 Persons | 4,608 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,842 Persons | 4,692 Persons | 5,032 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 29 Norway 5,611 Persons compare
- 30 Ireland 5,459 Persons compare
- 31 New Zealand 5,345 Persons compare
- 33 Luxembourg 682 Persons compare
- 34 Iceland 387.7 Persons compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0896 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0935 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Costa Rica?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Costa Rica was 5,032 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,032 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,145 Persons in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Costa Rica ranks 32nd out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.