Costa Rica Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of Costa Rica population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Costa Rica in 2024 is 5,246,714, a 0.66% increase from 2023.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2023 was 5,212,173, a 0.6% increase from 2022.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2022 was 5,180,829, a 0.52% increase from 2021.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2021 was 5,153,957, a 0.6% increase from 2020.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2024 Population |
| China |
1,425,178,782 |
| Brazil |
217,637,297 |
| Russia |
143,957,079 |
| Mexico |
129,388,467 |
| Iran |
89,809,781 |
| Thailand |
71,885,799 |
| South Africa |
61,020,221 |
| Colombia |
52,340,774 |
| Iraq |
46,523,657 |
| Algeria |
46,278,751 |
| Peru |
34,683,444 |
| Malaysia |
34,671,895 |
| Venezuela |
29,395,334 |
| Kazakhstan |
19,828,165 |
| Romania |
19,618,996 |
| Ecuador |
18,377,367 |
| Guatemala |
18,358,430 |
| Dominican Republic |
11,434,005 |
| Jordan |
11,384,922 |
| Cuba |
11,174,587 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,462,904 |
| Belarus |
9,455,037 |
| Serbia |
7,097,028 |
| Libya |
6,964,197 |
| Paraguay |
6,947,270 |
| Bulgaria |
6,618,615 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,598,071 |
| Costa Rica |
5,246,714 |
| Lebanon |
5,219,044 |
| Albania |
2,826,020 |
| Jamaica |
2,824,738 |
| Armenia |
2,777,979 |
| Botswana |
2,719,694 |
| Namibia |
2,645,805 |
| Gabon |
2,484,557 |
| North Macedonia |
2,082,706 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,754,993 |
| Mauritius |
1,301,978 |
| Fiji |
943,072 |
| Guyana |
819,594 |
| Suriname |
628,785 |
| Montenegro |
626,102 |
| Maldives |
517,887 |
| Belize |
416,656 |
| Samoa |
228,966 |
| Grenada |
126,887 |
| Tonga |
108,683 |
| Dominica |
73,368 |
| American Samoa |
43,544 |
| Marshall Islands |
42,415 |
| Nauru |
12,884 |
| Tuvalu |
11,478 |
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Costa Rica - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
5,246,714 |
0.66% |
| 2023 |
5,212,173 |
0.60% |
| 2022 |
5,180,829 |
0.52% |
| 2021 |
5,153,957 |
0.60% |
| 2020 |
5,123,105 |
0.76% |
| 2019 |
5,084,532 |
0.87% |
| 2018 |
5,040,734 |
0.94% |
| 2017 |
4,993,842 |
0.98% |
| 2016 |
4,945,205 |
1.02% |
| 2015 |
4,895,242 |
1.05% |
| 2014 |
4,844,288 |
1.10% |
| 2013 |
4,791,535 |
1.16% |
| 2012 |
4,736,593 |
1.21% |
| 2011 |
4,679,926 |
1.25% |
| 2010 |
4,622,252 |
1.30% |
| 2009 |
4,563,127 |
1.36% |
| 2008 |
4,501,921 |
1.39% |
| 2007 |
4,440,019 |
1.41% |
| 2006 |
4,378,172 |
1.44% |
| 2005 |
4,315,887 |
1.48% |
| 2004 |
4,252,800 |
1.53% |
| 2003 |
4,188,610 |
1.60% |
| 2002 |
4,122,623 |
1.71% |
| 2001 |
4,053,222 |
1.86% |
| 2000 |
3,979,193 |
1.99% |
| 1999 |
3,901,430 |
2.09% |
| 1998 |
3,821,421 |
2.19% |
| 1997 |
3,739,421 |
2.28% |
| 1996 |
3,656,234 |
2.33% |
| 1995 |
3,572,856 |
2.40% |
| 1994 |
3,489,152 |
2.46% |
| 1993 |
3,405,372 |
2.51% |
| 1992 |
3,321,939 |
2.55% |
| 1991 |
3,239,414 |
2.57% |
| 1990 |
3,158,253 |
2.57% |
| 1989 |
3,079,001 |
2.58% |
| 1988 |
3,001,461 |
2.63% |
| 1987 |
2,924,595 |
2.69% |
| 1986 |
2,847,849 |
2.76% |
| 1985 |
2,771,463 |
2.79% |
| 1984 |
2,696,200 |
2.81% |
| 1983 |
2,622,532 |
2.81% |
| 1982 |
2,550,780 |
2.80% |
| 1981 |
2,481,334 |
2.78% |
| 1980 |
2,414,303 |
2.77% |
| 1979 |
2,349,258 |
2.76% |
| 1978 |
2,286,210 |
2.72% |
| 1977 |
2,225,630 |
2.68% |
| 1976 |
2,167,544 |
2.64% |
| 1975 |
2,111,850 |
2.60% |
| 1974 |
2,058,235 |
2.59% |
| 1973 |
2,006,247 |
2.59% |
| 1972 |
1,955,547 |
2.63% |
| 1971 |
1,905,486 |
2.68% |
| 1970 |
1,855,697 |
2.75% |
| 1969 |
1,805,968 |
2.83% |
| 1968 |
1,756,333 |
2.95% |
| 1967 |
1,706,062 |
3.11% |
| 1966 |
1,654,619 |
3.24% |
| 1965 |
1,602,736 |
3.36% |
| 1964 |
1,550,661 |
3.47% |
| 1963 |
1,498,647 |
3.57% |
| 1962 |
1,447,037 |
3.65% |
| 1961 |
1,396,138 |
3.70% |
| 1960 |
1,346,302 |
3.72% |
| 1959 |
1,298,054 |
3.71% |
| 1958 |
1,251,605 |
3.69% |
| 1957 |
1,207,056 |
3.65% |
| 1956 |
1,164,562 |
3.61% |
| 1955 |
1,123,982 |
3.58% |
| 1954 |
1,085,099 |
3.53% |
| 1953 |
1,048,055 |
3.47% |
| 1952 |
1,012,947 |
3.39% |
| 1951 |
979,749 |
3.30% |
| 1950 |
948,487 |
0.00% |
