Flow monitoring of people on the move across the Americas in locations of high transit and presence of migrants in Costa Rica – June 2024

Cantons: Alajuela, Cartago, Corredores, Desamparados, Escazú, Heredia, Los Chiles,San Carlos, San José, Santa Ana and Tibás.

Costa Rica, like other Central American countries, has distinguished itself as a migratory corridor for the flow of people in mobility across the Americas. This flow is mainly composed of people from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Ecuador, as well as other countries in South America, Africa, and Asia. According to estimates by IOM Costa Rica, approximately 33,022 people entered the country in June 2024, with a daily average of 1,101 people. This represents a 1% decrease compared to May 2024. Additionally, 937 stranded people were identified in monitored public sites and 981 stranded people in monitored shelters.