Costa Rica Population

Live population as of 19 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,243,088

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,518
1951	976,404
1952	1,009,058
1953	1,043,906
1954	1,080,678
1955	1,119,455
1956	1,160,224
1957	1,201,959
1958	1,246,857
1959	1,292,468
1960	1,340,380
1961	1,390,369
1962	1,441,074
1963	1,493,105
1964	1,544,996
1965	1,597,119
1966	1,649,198
1967	1,700,016
1968	1,750,458
1969	1,800,361
1970	1,850,431
1971	1,899,311
1972	1,950,021
1973	2,000,250
1974	2,052,052
1975	2,105,939
1976	2,161,348
1977	2,219,229
1978	2,278,908
1979	2,341,725
1980	2,406,361
1981	2,473,309
1982	2,542,886
1983	2,614,616
1984	2,687,422
1985	2,762,381
1986	2,839,222
1987	2,916,177
1988	2,992,139
1989	3,070,200
1990	3,148,924
1991	3,229,686
1992	3,312,234
1993	3,395,679
1994	3,479,497
1995	3,563,455
1996	3,646,469
1997	3,729,647
1998	3,811,909
1999	3,892,139
2000	3,970,275
2001	4,044,895
2002	4,115,455
2003	4,181,586
2004	4,245,579
2005	4,309,017
2006	4,370,981
2007	4,432,973
2008	4,494,819
2009	4,556,224
2010	4,615,470
2011	4,673,417
2012	4,730,666
2013	4,785,640
2014	4,838,307
2015	4,889,384
2016	4,939,209
2017	4,988,581
2018	5,035,792
2019	5,080,343
2020	5,118,816
2021	5,151,271
2022	5,177,858
2023	5,207,941
2024	5,243,088
2025	5,276,324
2026	5,309,400
2027	5,340,549
2028	5,371,567
2029	5,400,869
2030	5,428,804
2031	5,455,974
2032	5,482,225
2033	5,507,316
2034	5,530,546
2035	5,552,466
2036	5,572,929
2037	5,592,794
2038	5,610,097
2039	5,626,406
2040	5,641,416
2041	5,654,662
2042	5,665,912
2043	5,675,938
2044	5,684,044
2045	5,691,337
2046	5,696,592
2047	5,700,626
2048	5,702,831
2049	5,702,992
2050	5,703,044
2051	5,700,388
2052	5,697,493
2053	5,692,726
2054	5,686,755
2055	5,678,902
2056	5,670,997
2057	5,661,128
2058	5,651,204
2059	5,639,356
2060	5,627,456
2061	5,613,550
2062	5,598,757
2063	5,583,839
2064	5,567,030
2065	5,550,089
2066	5,532,024
2067	5,513,304
2068	5,493,294
2069	5,472,535
2070	5,450,559
2071	5,426,595
2072	5,402,999
2073	5,378,005
2074	5,352,022
2075	5,324,164
2076	5,296,215
2077	5,267,437
2078	5,237,410
2079	5,207,499
2080	5,176,491
2081	5,144,612
2082	5,112,625
2083	5,080,605
2084	5,047,902
2085	5,015,736
2086	4,982,670
2087	4,949,552
2088	4,916,866
2089	4,883,830
2090	4,851,616
2091	4,818,823
2092	4,786,712
2093	4,754,629
2094	4,722,652
2095	4,691,430
2096	4,659,585
2097	4,628,575
2098	4,597,583
2099	4,566,620
2100	4,536,590

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.