Costa Rica Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,242,956

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,399
1951	976,279
1952	1,008,925
1953	1,043,764
1954	1,080,528
1955	1,119,297
1956	1,160,060
1957	1,201,784
1958	1,246,677
1959	1,292,277
1960	1,340,192
1961	1,390,174
1962	1,440,869
1963	1,492,901
1964	1,544,793
1965	1,596,916
1966	1,648,996
1967	1,699,809
1968	1,750,273
1969	1,800,166
1970	1,850,237
1971	1,899,114
1972	1,949,818
1973	2,000,053
1974	2,051,848
1975	2,105,729
1976	2,161,121
1977	2,218,993
1978	2,278,663
1979	2,341,473
1980	2,406,103
1981	2,473,042
1982	2,542,603
1983	2,614,325
1984	2,687,132
1985	2,762,082
1986	2,838,916
1987	2,915,871
1988	2,991,842
1989	3,069,895
1990	3,148,610
1991	3,229,363
1992	3,311,905
1993	3,395,358
1994	3,479,169
1995	3,563,126
1996	3,646,149
1997	3,729,326
1998	3,811,597
1999	3,891,835
2000	3,969,982
2001	4,044,616
2002	4,115,193
2003	4,181,328
2004	4,245,329
2005	4,308,776
2006	4,370,738
2007	4,432,730
2008	4,494,578
2009	4,555,991
2010	4,615,244
2011	4,673,190
2012	4,730,451
2013	4,785,420
2014	4,838,112
2015	4,889,190
2016	4,939,014
2017	4,988,394
2018	5,035,613
2019	5,080,182
2020	5,118,677
2021	5,151,177
2022	5,177,748
2023	5,207,802
2024	5,242,956
2025	5,276,199
2026	5,309,276
2027	5,340,431
2028	5,371,452
2029	5,400,761
2030	5,428,694
2031	5,455,872
2032	5,482,133
2033	5,507,224
2034	5,530,462
2035	5,552,379
2036	5,572,860
2037	5,592,717
2038	5,610,033
2039	5,626,353
2040	5,641,363
2041	5,654,616
2042	5,665,874
2043	5,675,901
2044	5,684,012
2045	5,691,315
2046	5,696,578
2047	5,700,611
2048	5,702,824
2049	5,702,992
2050	5,703,045
2051	5,700,403
2052	5,697,510
2053	5,692,751
2054	5,686,779
2055	5,678,933
2056	5,671,029
2057	5,661,167
2058	5,651,245
2059	5,639,402
2060	5,627,504
2061	5,613,604
2062	5,598,820
2063	5,583,903
2064	5,567,100
2065	5,550,161
2066	5,532,094
2067	5,513,384
2068	5,493,372
2069	5,472,622
2070	5,450,647
2071	5,426,687
2072	5,403,102
2073	5,378,109
2074	5,352,125
2075	5,324,274
2076	5,296,324
2077	5,267,556
2078	5,237,528
2079	5,207,618
2080	5,176,607
2081	5,144,737
2082	5,112,750
2083	5,080,730
2084	5,048,035
2085	5,015,864
2086	4,982,795
2087	4,949,675
2088	4,916,998
2089	4,883,963
2090	4,851,742
2091	4,818,957
2092	4,786,837
2093	4,754,754
2094	4,722,777
2095	4,691,547
2096	4,659,708
2097	4,628,700
2098	4,597,709
2099	4,566,746
2100	4,536,711

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.