Costa Rica Population

Live population as of 9 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,242,097

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	943,620
1951	975,463
1952	1,008,051
1953	1,042,833
1954	1,079,546
1955	1,118,264
1956	1,158,989
1957	1,200,637
1958	1,245,496
1959	1,291,024
1960	1,338,961
1961	1,388,896
1962	1,439,527
1963	1,491,566
1964	1,543,467
1965	1,595,583
1966	1,647,670
1967	1,698,460
1968	1,749,060
1969	1,798,888
1970	1,848,963
1971	1,897,822
1972	1,948,487
1973	1,998,761
1974	2,050,511
1975	2,104,351
1976	2,159,634
1977	2,217,443
1978	2,277,052
1979	2,339,823
1980	2,404,412
1981	2,471,293
1982	2,540,748
1983	2,612,413
1984	2,685,234
1985	2,760,126
1986	2,836,914
1987	2,913,863
1988	2,989,895
1989	3,067,899
1990	3,146,551
1991	3,227,252
1992	3,309,752
1993	3,393,258
1994	3,477,018
1995	3,560,969
1996	3,644,059
1997	3,727,226
1998	3,809,557
1999	3,889,846
2000	3,968,063
2001	4,042,787
2002	4,113,475
2003	4,179,640
2004	4,243,693
2005	4,307,195
2006	4,369,149
2007	4,431,139
2008	4,492,995
2009	4,554,460
2010	4,613,767
2011	4,671,702
2012	4,729,040
2013	4,783,975
2014	4,836,837
2015	4,887,920
2016	4,937,738
2017	4,987,170
2018	5,034,440
2019	5,079,125
2020	5,117,767
2021	5,150,558
2022	5,177,029
2023	5,206,895
2024	5,242,097
2025	5,275,380
2026	5,308,465
2027	5,339,664
2028	5,370,698
2029	5,400,052
2030	5,427,974
2031	5,455,204
2032	5,481,534
2033	5,506,620
2034	5,529,907
2035	5,551,812
2036	5,572,414
2037	5,592,212
2038	5,609,620
2039	5,626,007
2040	5,641,017
2041	5,654,317
2042	5,665,628
2043	5,675,651
2044	5,683,804
2045	5,691,168
2046	5,696,485
2047	5,700,516
2048	5,702,777
2049	5,702,990
2050	5,703,048
2051	5,700,504
2052	5,697,623
2053	5,692,915
2054	5,686,940
2055	5,679,137
2056	5,671,239
2057	5,661,421
2058	5,651,507
2059	5,639,708
2060	5,627,816
2061	5,613,958
2062	5,599,231
2063	5,584,323
2064	5,567,561
2065	5,550,634
2066	5,532,555
2067	5,513,906
2068	5,493,881
2069	5,473,196
2070	5,451,217
2071	5,427,290
2072	5,403,777
2073	5,378,788
2074	5,352,799
2075	5,324,989
2076	5,297,036
2077	5,268,334
2078	5,238,298
2079	5,208,396
2080	5,177,366
2081	5,145,554
2082	5,113,570
2083	5,081,549
2084	5,048,905
2085	5,016,695
2086	4,983,612
2087	4,950,481
2088	4,917,865
2089	4,884,841
2090	4,852,563
2091	4,819,832
2092	4,787,656
2093	4,755,575
2094	4,723,600
2095	4,692,313
2096	4,660,512
2097	4,629,523
2098	4,598,533
2099	4,567,574
2100	4,537,498

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.