Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet was 699,999 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Costa Rica, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 699,999 people for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 699,999 people | — |
| 2018 | 800,000 people | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 699,999 people | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.10 million people | +57.1% |
| 2021 | 800,000 people | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 800,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 800,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 699,999 people | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 733,333 people | 699,999 people | 800,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 840,000 people | 699,999 people | 1.10 million people | 5 |
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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 number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Costa Rica?
- Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in Costa Rica was 699,999 people in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,999 people in 2017.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.