Costa Rica Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Costa Rica population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Costa Rica in 2021 is 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.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2018 was 4,999,441, a 1% increase from 2017.
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Country Name |
2021 Population |
China |
1,444,216,107 |
Brazil |
213,993,437 |
Russia |
145,912,025 |
Mexico |
130,262,216 |
Turkey |
85,042,738 |
Iran |
85,028,759 |
Thailand |
69,950,850 |
South Africa |
60,041,994 |
Colombia |
51,265,844 |
Algeria |
44,616,624 |
Iraq |
41,179,350 |
Peru |
33,359,418 |
Malaysia |
32,776,194 |
Venezuela |
28,704,954 |
Romania |
19,127,774 |
Kazakhstan |
18,994,962 |
Guatemala |
18,249,860 |
Ecuador |
17,888,475 |
Cuba |
11,317,505 |
Dominican Republic |
10,953,703 |
Jordan |
10,269,021 |
Azerbaijan |
10,223,342 |
Belarus |
9,442,862 |
Serbia |
8,697,550 |
Paraguay |
7,219,638 |
Libya |
6,958,532 |
Bulgaria |
6,896,663 |
Lebanon |
6,769,146 |
Turkmenistan |
6,117,924 |
Costa Rica |
5,139,052 |
Jamaica |
2,973,463 |
Armenia |
2,968,127 |
Albania |
2,872,933 |
Namibia |
2,587,344 |
Botswana |
2,397,241 |
Gabon |
2,278,825 |
North Macedonia |
2,082,658 |
Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896 |
Mauritius |
1,273,433 |
Fiji |
902,906 |
Guyana |
790,326 |
Montenegro |
628,053 |
Suriname |
591,800 |
Maldives |
543,617 |
Belize |
404,914 |
Samoa |
200,149 |
Grenada |
113,021 |
Tonga |
106,760 |
Dominica |
72,167 |
Marshall Islands |
59,610 |
American Samoa |
55,100 |
Tuvalu |
11,931 |
Nauru |
10,876 |
Costa Rica - Historical Population Data
|
Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
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% |