Costa Rica Population

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

5,243,232

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,650
1951	976,541
1952	1,009,205
1953	1,044,062
1954	1,080,843
1955	1,119,628
1956	1,160,403
1957	1,202,151
1958	1,247,055
1959	1,292,679
1960	1,340,588
1961	1,390,583
1962	1,441,300
1963	1,493,329
1964	1,545,219
1965	1,597,343
1966	1,649,421
1967	1,700,243
1968	1,750,663
1969	1,800,576
1970	1,850,645
1971	1,899,528
1972	1,950,244
1973	2,000,468
1974	2,052,278
1975	2,106,171
1976	2,161,597
1977	2,219,489
1978	2,279,179
1979	2,342,002
1980	2,406,646
1981	2,473,603
1982	2,543,197
1983	2,614,938
1984	2,687,741
1985	2,762,710
1986	2,839,558
1987	2,916,514
1988	2,992,467
1989	3,070,535
1990	3,149,270
1991	3,230,041
1992	3,312,597
1993	3,396,033
1994	3,479,859
1995	3,563,818
1996	3,646,821
1997	3,730,001
1998	3,812,253
1999	3,892,474
2000	3,970,598
2001	4,045,203
2002	4,115,743
2003	4,181,869
2004	4,245,854
2005	4,309,283
2006	4,371,248
2007	4,433,240
2008	4,495,086
2009	4,556,482
2010	4,615,719
2011	4,673,668
2012	4,730,903
2013	4,785,883
2014	4,838,522
2015	4,889,598
2016	4,939,423
2017	4,988,786
2018	5,035,990
2019	5,080,520
2020	5,118,969
2021	5,151,375
2022	5,177,979
2023	5,208,095
2024	5,243,232
2025	5,276,463
2026	5,309,536
2027	5,340,679
2028	5,371,694
2029	5,400,988
2030	5,428,925
2031	5,456,087
2032	5,482,326
2033	5,507,418
2034	5,530,639
2035	5,552,562
2036	5,573,004
2037	5,592,879
2038	5,610,167
2039	5,626,465
2040	5,641,474
2041	5,654,712
2042	5,665,953
2043	5,675,980
2044	5,684,079
2045	5,691,362
2046	5,696,607
2047	5,700,641
2048	5,702,839
2049	5,702,993
2050	5,703,043
2051	5,700,372
2052	5,697,475
2053	5,692,698
2054	5,686,727
2055	5,678,868
2056	5,670,961
2057	5,661,085
2058	5,651,160
2059	5,639,304
2060	5,627,404
2061	5,613,490
2062	5,598,689
2063	5,583,768
2064	5,566,952
2065	5,550,009
2066	5,531,947
2067	5,513,217
2068	5,493,209
2069	5,472,438
2070	5,450,463
2071	5,426,494
2072	5,402,886
2073	5,377,890
2074	5,351,908
2075	5,324,044
2076	5,296,095
2077	5,267,306
2078	5,237,281
2079	5,207,367
2080	5,176,363
2081	5,144,475
2082	5,112,487
2083	5,080,468
2084	5,047,756
2085	5,015,596
2086	4,982,532
2087	4,949,417
2088	4,916,721
2089	4,883,683
2090	4,851,478
2091	4,818,676
2092	4,786,574
2093	4,754,491
2094	4,722,513
2095	4,691,301
2096	4,659,450
2097	4,628,437
2098	4,597,445
2099	4,566,481
2100	4,536,456

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.