Costa Rica Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,243,244

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,661
1951	976,553
1952	1,009,217
1953	1,044,075
1954	1,080,857
1955	1,119,643
1956	1,160,418
1957	1,202,167
1958	1,247,071
1959	1,292,696
1960	1,340,605
1961	1,390,601
1962	1,441,319
1963	1,493,348
1964	1,545,237
1965	1,597,362
1966	1,649,439
1967	1,700,262
1968	1,750,680
1969	1,800,594
1970	1,850,662
1971	1,899,546
1972	1,950,263
1973	2,000,486
1974	2,052,296
1975	2,106,190
1976	2,161,618
1977	2,219,511
1978	2,279,202
1979	2,342,025
1980	2,406,669
1981	2,473,627
1982	2,543,223
1983	2,614,964
1984	2,687,768
1985	2,762,737
1986	2,839,586
1987	2,916,542
1988	2,992,494
1989	3,070,563
1990	3,149,299
1991	3,230,070
1992	3,312,627
1993	3,396,062
1994	3,479,889
1995	3,563,848
1996	3,646,850
1997	3,730,030
1998	3,812,281
1999	3,892,501
2000	3,970,625
2001	4,045,229
2002	4,115,767
2003	4,181,893
2004	4,245,877
2005	4,309,305
2006	4,371,270
2007	4,433,262
2008	4,495,108
2009	4,556,503
2010	4,615,739
2011	4,673,688
2012	4,730,923
2013	4,785,903
2014	4,838,540
2015	4,889,616
2016	4,939,441
2017	4,988,803
2018	5,036,006
2019	5,080,535
2020	5,118,982
2021	5,151,383
2022	5,177,989
2023	5,208,107
2024	5,243,244
2025	5,276,474
2026	5,309,548
2027	5,340,689
2028	5,371,705
2029	5,400,998
2030	5,428,935
2031	5,456,096
2032	5,482,334
2033	5,507,427
2034	5,530,647
2035	5,552,569
2036	5,573,011
2037	5,592,886
2038	5,610,173
2039	5,626,470
2040	5,641,479
2041	5,654,717
2042	5,665,956
2043	5,675,983
2044	5,684,082
2045	5,691,364
2046	5,696,609
2047	5,700,642
2048	5,702,839
2049	5,702,993
2050	5,703,043
2051	5,700,370
2052	5,697,473
2053	5,692,696
2054	5,686,725
2055	5,678,865
2056	5,670,958
2057	5,661,082
2058	5,651,156
2059	5,639,300
2060	5,627,399
2061	5,613,485
2062	5,598,683
2063	5,583,762
2064	5,566,946
2065	5,550,002
2066	5,531,940
2067	5,513,209
2068	5,493,202
2069	5,472,430
2070	5,450,455
2071	5,426,486
2072	5,402,876
2073	5,377,881
2074	5,351,899
2075	5,324,034
2076	5,296,086
2077	5,267,295
2078	5,237,270
2079	5,207,357
2080	5,176,352
2081	5,144,464
2082	5,112,475
2083	5,080,456
2084	5,047,744
2085	5,015,584
2086	4,982,520
2087	4,949,406
2088	4,916,709
2089	4,883,670
2090	4,851,467
2091	4,818,664
2092	4,786,563
2093	4,754,479
2094	4,722,502
2095	4,691,290
2096	4,659,439
2097	4,628,426
2098	4,597,433
2099	4,566,469
2100	4,536,445

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.