#235 by population worldwide
San José
Costa Rica · Capital
- Population, 2025
- 2.2 million
- Projected, 2050
- 2.2 million+2.4%
- World rank
- #2352000: #210 → 2050: #274
- Urban area
- 486 km²
- Density
- 4,467people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 52 m²
- Time zone
- UTC−6America/Costa_Rica · −10 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 12,266 km
Weather in San José
San José
23°
Drizzle
Today: ↑27° ↓20°
Pressure 1011 hPaVisibility 5.5 km
24-hour forecast
Air quality
23
Good
- PM2.5
- 6.6µg/m³
- PM10
- 6.8µg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.9µg/m³
- O₃
- 48µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today20°27°100%, 13.8 mm
- Sat19°27°100%, 6.3 mm
- Sun19°27°87%, 8.7 mm
- Mon18°28°91%, 13 mm
- Tue17°27°90%
- Wed18°27°82%, 3 mm
- Thu17°28°95%, 1.2 mm
Feels like
27°Humidity
91%Wind
2km/h257° Wgust 16 km/hUV index
7HighPrecipitation
100%13.8 mmSunset
17:15Sunrise 05:25Sunset 17:15
Updated 14:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975556
- 1980655
- 1985838
- 19901,055
- 19951,286
- 20001,579
- 20051,675
- 20101,817
- 20151,927
- 20202,101
- 20252,171
- 20302,195
- 20352,216
- 20402,224
- 20452,232
- 20502,223
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
SJO · 12 km · SYQ · 4 km · XQP · 57 km
Currency: CRC (₡)
On Sivrce
FAQ
What is the population of San José?
San José has 2.2 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #235 in the world. The UN projects 2.2 million by 2050.
What time zone is San José in?
America/Costa_Rica, UTC−6. −10 h vs Tbilisi.
Does San José have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is San José from Tbilisi?
About 12,266 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).