Costa Rica Population Growth Rate 1950-2022
Chart and table of Costa Rica population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Costa Rica in 2022 is 5,182,354, a 0.84% increase from 2021.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2021 was 5,139,052, a 0.88% increase from 2020.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2020 was 5,094,118, a 0.92% increase from 2019.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2019 was 5,047,561, a 0.96% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate |
| Country Name |
2022 Population Growth Rate |
| China |
1,448,471,400 |
| Brazil |
215,353,593 |
| Russia |
145,805,947 |
| Mexico |
131,562,772 |
| Iran |
86,022,837 |
| Turkey |
85,561,976 |
| Thailand |
70,078,203 |
| South Africa |
60,756,135 |
| Colombia |
51,512,762 |
| Algeria |
45,350,148 |
| Iraq |
42,164,965 |
| Peru |
33,684,208 |
| Malaysia |
33,181,072 |
| Venezuela |
29,266,991 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,205,043 |
| Romania |
19,031,335 |
| Guatemala |
18,584,039 |
| Ecuador |
18,113,361 |
| Cuba |
11,305,652 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,056,370 |
| Jordan |
10,300,869 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,300,205 |
| Belarus |
9,432,800 |
| Serbia |
8,653,016 |
| Paraguay |
7,305,843 |
| Libya |
7,040,745 |
| Bulgaria |
6,844,597 |
| Lebanon |
6,684,849 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,201,943 |
| Costa Rica |
5,182,354 |
| Jamaica |
2,985,094 |
| Armenia |
2,971,966 |
| Albania |
2,866,374 |
| Namibia |
2,633,874 |
| Botswana |
2,441,162 |
| Gabon |
2,331,533 |
| North Macedonia |
2,081,304 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,496,662 |
| Mauritius |
1,274,727 |
| Fiji |
909,466 |
| Guyana |
794,045 |
| Montenegro |
627,950 |
| Suriname |
596,831 |
| Maldives |
540,985 |
| Belize |
412,190 |
| Samoa |
202,239 |
| Grenada |
113,475 |
| Tonga |
107,749 |
| Dominica |
72,344 |
| Marshall Islands |
60,057 |
| American Samoa |
55,030 |
| Tuvalu |
12,066 |
| Nauru |
10,903 |
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Costa Rica - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
|
| Year |
Population Growth Rate |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
5,182,354 |
0.84% |
| 2021 |
5,139,052 |
0.88% |
| 2020 |
5,094,118 |
0.92% |
| 2019 |
5,047,561 |
0.96% |
| 2018 |
4,999,441 |
1.00% |
| 2017 |
4,949,954 |
1.03% |
| 2016 |
4,899,345 |
1.06% |
| 2015 |
4,847,804 |
1.09% |
| 2014 |
4,795,396 |
1.12% |
| 2013 |
4,742,107 |
1.15% |
| 2012 |
4,688,000 |
1.19% |
| 2011 |
4,633,086 |
1.22% |
| 2010 |
4,577,378 |
1.25% |
| 2009 |
4,520,740 |
1.29% |
| 2008 |
4,463,125 |
1.33% |
| 2007 |
4,404,628 |
1.36% |
| 2006 |
4,345,412 |
1.40% |
| 2005 |
4,285,502 |
1.43% |
| 2004 |
4,225,155 |
1.47% |
| 2003 |
4,164,053 |
1.54% |
| 2002 |
4,100,925 |
1.66% |
| 2001 |
4,034,074 |
1.81% |
| 2000 |
3,962,372 |
1.98% |
| 1999 |
3,885,430 |
2.14% |
| 1998 |
3,803,887 |
2.28% |
| 1997 |
3,718,949 |
2.38% |
| 1996 |
3,632,362 |
2.45% |
| 1995 |
3,545,534 |
2.51% |
| 1994 |
3,458,834 |
2.57% |
| 1993 |
3,372,298 |
2.61% |
| 1992 |
3,286,520 |
2.64% |
| 1991 |
3,202,085 |
2.65% |
| 1990 |
3,119,433 |
2.65% |
| 1989 |
3,039,013 |
2.64% |
| 1988 |
2,960,929 |
2.64% |
| 1987 |
2,884,851 |
2.65% |
| 1986 |
2,810,242 |
2.69% |
| 1985 |
2,736,712 |
2.72% |
| 1984 |
2,664,223 |
2.75% |
| 1983 |
2,593,020 |
2.76% |
| 1982 |
2,523,354 |
2.76% |
| 1981 |
2,455,588 |
2.75% |
| 1980 |
2,389,977 |
2.73% |
| 1979 |
2,326,464 |
2.72% |
| 1978 |
2,264,946 |
2.69% |
| 1977 |
2,205,615 |
2.65% |
| 1976 |
2,148,677 |
2.60% |
| 1975 |
2,094,188 |
2.54% |
| 1974 |
2,042,241 |
2.50% |
| 1973 |
1,992,514 |
2.49% |
| 1972 |
1,944,169 |
2.54% |
| 1971 |
1,896,077 |
2.64% |
| 1970 |
1,847,394 |
2.75% |
| 1969 |
1,797,893 |
2.87% |
| 1968 |
1,747,694 |
3.00% |
| 1967 |
1,696,732 |
3.14% |
| 1966 |
1,645,083 |
3.28% |
| 1965 |
1,592,841 |
3.44% |
| 1964 |
1,539,941 |
3.59% |
| 1963 |
1,486,553 |
3.71% |
| 1962 |
1,433,335 |
3.78% |
| 1961 |
1,381,183 |
3.79% |
| 1960 |
1,330,782 |
3.77% |
| 1959 |
1,282,494 |
3.73% |
| 1958 |
1,236,378 |
3.69% |
| 1957 |
1,192,358 |
3.66% |
| 1956 |
1,150,269 |
3.62% |
| 1955 |
1,110,087 |
3.57% |
| 1954 |
1,071,874 |
3.48% |
| 1953 |
1,035,859 |
3.33% |
| 1952 |
1,002,441 |
3.12% |
| 1951 |
972,157 |
2.80% |
| 1950 |
945,696 |
0.00% |
