compatriots.net finds 37,187 people from abroad holding company roles, research posts or other documented positions in Costa Rica, from 158 countries of origin; 266 of them are recorded by an official register.
The largest groups come from United States, Colombia, Mexico.
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 10,395 |
| Colombia | 2,669 |
| Mexico | 2,329 |
| Argentina | 2,306 |
| Brazil | 1,987 |
| Panama | 1,755 |
| Guatemala | 1,478 |
| Spain | 1,461 |
| El Salvador | 1,293 |
| Venezuela | 1,188 |
| Peru | 1,134 |
| Honduras | 1,102 |
| Other | 10,369 |
| Industry (ISIC section) | People |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 17 |
| Other | 5 |
Abroad, 64,005 people from Costa Rica are documented in 173 other countries.
| Host country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 39,542 |
| United Kingdom | 6,167 |
| Spain | 4,124 |
| Mexico | 3,805 |
| Germany | 2,751 |
| Switzerland | 2,678 |
| Argentina | 2,652 |
| Canada | 2,542 |
| France | 2,090 |
| Colombia | 1,579 |
| Brazil | 1,426 |
| Netherlands | 1,357 |
| Other | 18,932 |
Costa Rica's company register lists 372 officer rows, 104 with a stated nationality (self-stamp rate 0.03; above 0.98 the field is ignored as it only repeats the register's own country).
Counts are people with a documented cross-border move: an official register's nationality or birthplace, ORCID/VIAF/Wikidata records, or a dated study-then-work transition. Name-based estimates and heritage (ancestral) readings are not included in these counts. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other".
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.