Costa Rica Population

Live population as of 17 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,242,907

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,354
1951	976,232
1952	1,008,874
1953	1,043,710
1954	1,080,471
1955	1,119,237
1956	1,159,999
1957	1,201,717
1958	1,246,609
1959	1,292,204
1960	1,340,121
1961	1,390,100
1962	1,440,792
1963	1,492,824
1964	1,544,717
1965	1,596,839
1966	1,648,920
1967	1,699,731
1968	1,750,203
1969	1,800,092
1970	1,850,163
1971	1,899,039
1972	1,949,741
1973	1,999,978
1974	2,051,771
1975	2,105,649
1976	2,161,036
1977	2,218,903
1978	2,278,570
1979	2,341,378
1980	2,406,005
1981	2,472,941
1982	2,542,496
1983	2,614,214
1984	2,687,022
1985	2,761,970
1986	2,838,801
1987	2,915,755
1988	2,991,729
1989	3,069,780
1990	3,148,491
1991	3,229,241
1992	3,311,781
1993	3,395,237
1994	3,479,045
1995	3,563,001
1996	3,646,028
1997	3,729,205
1998	3,811,479
1999	3,891,720
2000	3,969,871
2001	4,044,510
2002	4,115,094
2003	4,181,231
2004	4,245,234
2005	4,308,684
2006	4,370,646
2007	4,432,638
2008	4,494,486
2009	4,555,902
2010	4,615,159
2011	4,673,104
2012	4,730,370
2013	4,785,336
2014	4,838,038
2015	4,889,117
2016	4,938,940
2017	4,988,323
2018	5,035,545
2019	5,080,121
2020	5,118,624
2021	5,151,141
2022	5,177,707
2023	5,207,750
2024	5,242,907
2025	5,276,152
2026	5,309,229
2027	5,340,387
2028	5,371,409
2029	5,400,720
2030	5,428,652
2031	5,455,833
2032	5,482,098
2033	5,507,189
2034	5,530,430
2035	5,552,346
2036	5,572,835
2037	5,592,688
2038	5,610,009
2039	5,626,333
2040	5,641,343
2041	5,654,599
2042	5,665,860
2043	5,675,886
2044	5,684,000
2045	5,691,306
2046	5,696,572
2047	5,700,606
2048	5,702,821
2049	5,702,992
2050	5,703,045
2051	5,700,409
2052	5,697,517
2053	5,692,760
2054	5,686,789
2055	5,678,945
2056	5,671,041
2057	5,661,182
2058	5,651,260
2059	5,639,420
2060	5,627,522
2061	5,613,624
2062	5,598,843
2063	5,583,927
2064	5,567,126
2065	5,550,188
2066	5,532,121
2067	5,513,414
2068	5,493,401
2069	5,472,656
2070	5,450,680
2071	5,426,721
2072	5,403,141
2073	5,378,148
2074	5,352,164
2075	5,324,315
2076	5,296,365
2077	5,267,601
2078	5,237,572
2079	5,207,663
2080	5,176,651
2081	5,144,784
2082	5,112,797
2083	5,080,777
2084	5,048,085
2085	5,015,912
2086	4,982,842
2087	4,949,722
2088	4,917,048
2089	4,884,014
2090	4,851,789
2091	4,819,007
2092	4,786,884
2093	4,754,802
2094	4,722,825
2095	4,691,591
2096	4,659,754
2097	4,628,748
2098	4,597,756
2099	4,566,794
2100	4,536,756

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.