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*Costa Rica took in many refugees from a range of other Latin American countries fleeing civil wars and dictatorships during the 1970s and 1980s, notably from '''Chile and Argentina''', as well as people from '''El Salvador''' who fled from guerrillas and government death squads. | *Costa Rica took in many refugees from a range of other Latin American countries fleeing civil wars and dictatorships during the 1970s and 1980s, notably from '''Chile and Argentina''', as well as people from '''El Salvador''' who fled from guerrillas and government death squads. | ||
*According to the World Bank, in 2010 about 489,200 immigrants lived in the country, many from '''Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize'''. | *According to the World Bank, in 2010 about 489,200 immigrants lived in the country, many from '''Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize'''. | ||
*The number of migrants declined in later years but in 2015, there were some 420,000 immigrants in Costa Rica and the number of '''asylum seekers (mostly from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua)''' rose to more than 110,000, a fivefold increase from 2012. In 2016, the country was called a "magnet" for migrants from South and Central America and other countries who were hoping to reach the U.S. | *The number of migrants declined in later years but in 2015, there were some 420,000 immigrants in Costa Rica and the number of '''asylum seekers (mostly from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua)''' rose to more than 110,000, a fivefold increase from 2012. In 2016, the country was called a "magnet" for migrants from South and Central America and other countries who were hoping to reach the U.S.<ref name="CR">"Costa Rica", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica, accessed 2 June 2021.</ref> | ||
===Emigration=== | ===Emigration=== | ||
*According to the World Bank, in 2010, 125,306 Costa Ricans live abroad in the '''United States, Panama, Nicaragua, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador.''' | *According to the World Bank, in 2010, 125,306 Costa Ricans live abroad in the '''United States, Panama, Nicaragua, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Germany, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador.''' | ||