Costa Rica Population

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

5,243,012

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,450
1951	976,333
1952	1,008,982
1953	1,043,824
1954	1,080,592
1955	1,119,365
1956	1,160,130
1957	1,201,859
1958	1,246,754
1959	1,292,358
1960	1,340,273
1961	1,390,257
1962	1,440,957
1963	1,492,988
1964	1,544,880
1965	1,597,003
1966	1,649,083
1967	1,699,898
1968	1,750,352
1969	1,800,250
1970	1,850,320
1971	1,899,198
1972	1,949,905
1973	2,000,137
1974	2,051,936
1975	2,105,819
1976	2,161,218
1977	2,219,094
1978	2,278,768
1979	2,341,581
1980	2,406,214
1981	2,473,157
1982	2,542,724
1983	2,614,450
1984	2,687,256
1985	2,762,210
1986	2,839,047
1987	2,916,002
1988	2,991,969
1989	3,070,025
1990	3,148,744
1991	3,229,501
1992	3,312,046
1993	3,395,496
1994	3,479,310
1995	3,563,267
1996	3,646,286
1997	3,729,464
1998	3,811,731
1999	3,891,965
2000	3,970,108
2001	4,044,736
2002	4,115,305
2003	4,181,439
2004	4,245,436
2005	4,308,879
2006	4,370,842
2007	4,432,834
2008	4,494,681
2009	4,556,091
2010	4,615,341
2011	4,673,287
2012	4,730,543
2013	4,785,514
2014	4,838,196
2015	4,889,273
2016	4,939,097
2017	4,988,474
2018	5,035,690
2019	5,080,251
2020	5,118,736
2021	5,151,217
2022	5,177,795
2023	5,207,862
2024	5,243,012
2025	5,276,253
2026	5,309,329
2027	5,340,482
2028	5,371,502
2029	5,400,807
2030	5,428,741
2031	5,455,916
2032	5,482,172
2033	5,507,264
2034	5,530,498
2035	5,552,416
2036	5,572,890
2037	5,592,750
2038	5,610,061
2039	5,626,376
2040	5,641,386
2041	5,654,636
2042	5,665,890
2043	5,675,917
2044	5,684,025
2045	5,691,324
2046	5,696,584
2047	5,700,617
2048	5,702,827
2049	5,702,992
2050	5,703,044
2051	5,700,397
2052	5,697,503
2053	5,692,740
2054	5,686,769
2055	5,678,920
2056	5,671,015
2057	5,661,150
2058	5,651,227
2059	5,639,382
2060	5,627,484
2061	5,613,581
2062	5,598,793
2063	5,583,875
2064	5,567,070
2065	5,550,130
2066	5,532,064
2067	5,513,350
2068	5,493,339
2069	5,472,585
2070	5,450,609
2071	5,426,647
2072	5,403,058
2073	5,378,064
2074	5,352,081
2075	5,324,227
2076	5,296,277
2077	5,267,505
2078	5,237,477
2079	5,207,567
2080	5,176,557
2081	5,144,684
2082	5,112,696
2083	5,080,677
2084	5,047,978
2085	5,015,809
2086	4,982,741
2087	4,949,622
2088	4,916,941
2089	4,883,906
2090	4,851,688
2091	4,818,899
2092	4,786,783
2093	4,754,700
2094	4,722,724
2095	4,691,497
2096	4,659,655
2097	4,628,647
2098	4,597,655
2099	4,566,692
2100	4,536,659

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.