Costa Rica Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Costa Rica population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Costa Rica in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Costa Rica in 2017 was 4,949,954, a 1.03% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| China | 1,439,323,776 |
| Brazil | 212,559,417 |
| Russia | 145,934,462 |
| Mexico | 128,932,753 |
| Turkey | 84,339,067 |
| Iran | 83,992,949 |
| Thailand | 69,799,978 |
| South Africa | 59,308,690 |
| Colombia | 50,882,891 |
| Algeria | 43,851,044 |
| Iraq | 40,222,493 |
| Peru | 32,971,854 |
| Malaysia | 32,365,999 |
| Venezuela | 28,435,940 |
| Romania | 19,237,691 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,776,707 |
| Guatemala | 17,915,568 |
| Ecuador | 17,643,054 |
| Cuba | 11,326,616 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,847,910 |
| Jordan | 10,203,134 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,139,177 |
| Belarus | 9,449,323 |
| Serbia | 8,737,371 |
| Paraguay | 7,132,538 |
| Bulgaria | 6,948,445 |
| Libya | 6,871,292 |
| Lebanon | 6,825,445 |
| Turkmenistan | 6,031,200 |
| Costa Rica | 5,094,118 |
| Armenia | 2,963,243 |
| Jamaica | 2,961,167 |
| Albania | 2,877,797 |
| Namibia | 2,540,905 |
| Botswana | 2,351,627 |
| Gabon | 2,225,734 |
| North Macedonia | 2,083,374 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1,402,985 |
| Mauritius | 1,271,768 |
| Fiji | 896,445 |
| Guyana | 786,552 |
| Montenegro | 628,066 |
| Suriname | 586,632 |
| Maldives | 540,544 |
| Belize | 397,628 |
| Samoa | 198,414 |
| Grenada | 112,523 |
| Tonga | 105,695 |
| Dominica | 71,986 |
| Marshall Islands | 59,190 |
| American Samoa | 55,191 |
| Tuvalu | 11,792 |
| Nauru | 10,824 |
| Costa Rica - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
