Costa Rica Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

5,243,102

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,532
1951	976,418
1952	1,009,073
1953	1,043,922
1954	1,080,695
1955	1,119,472
1956	1,160,242
1957	1,201,978
1958	1,246,877
1959	1,292,489
1960	1,340,401
1961	1,390,391
1962	1,441,097
1963	1,493,128
1964	1,545,019
1965	1,597,142
1966	1,649,221
1967	1,700,039
1968	1,750,479
1969	1,800,383
1970	1,850,453
1971	1,899,333
1972	1,950,043
1973	2,000,272
1974	2,052,075
1975	2,105,963
1976	2,161,373
1977	2,219,256
1978	2,278,936
1979	2,341,753
1980	2,406,390
1981	2,473,339
1982	2,542,917
1983	2,614,649
1984	2,687,454
1985	2,762,415
1986	2,839,256
1987	2,916,211
1988	2,992,173
1989	3,070,234
1990	3,148,959
1991	3,229,722
1992	3,312,271
1993	3,395,715
1994	3,479,534
1995	3,563,492
1996	3,646,505
1997	3,729,683
1998	3,811,944
1999	3,892,173
2000	3,970,308
2001	4,044,927
2002	4,115,484
2003	4,181,615
2004	4,245,607
2005	4,309,044
2006	4,371,008
2007	4,433,000
2008	4,494,846
2009	4,556,251
2010	4,615,495
2011	4,673,443
2012	4,730,690
2013	4,785,665
2014	4,838,329
2015	4,889,406
2016	4,939,230
2017	4,988,602
2018	5,035,813
2019	5,080,361
2020	5,118,831
2021	5,151,281
2022	5,177,870
2023	5,207,957
2024	5,243,102
2025	5,276,338
2026	5,309,414
2027	5,340,562
2028	5,371,580
2029	5,400,881
2030	5,428,816
2031	5,455,986
2032	5,482,235
2033	5,507,327
2034	5,530,556
2035	5,552,476
2036	5,572,937
2037	5,592,803
2038	5,610,104
2039	5,626,412
2040	5,641,422
2041	5,654,667
2042	5,665,916
2043	5,675,943
2044	5,684,047
2045	5,691,340
2046	5,696,593
2047	5,700,627
2048	5,702,832
2049	5,702,992
2050	5,703,044
2051	5,700,387
2052	5,697,491
2053	5,692,723
2054	5,686,752
2055	5,678,899
2056	5,670,993
2057	5,661,124
2058	5,651,200
2059	5,639,350
2060	5,627,451
2061	5,613,544
2062	5,598,750
2063	5,583,832
2064	5,567,022
2065	5,550,081
2066	5,532,016
2067	5,513,296
2068	5,493,286
2069	5,472,525
2070	5,450,549
2071	5,426,585
2072	5,402,987
2073	5,377,993
2074	5,352,011
2075	5,324,152
2076	5,296,203
2077	5,267,424
2078	5,237,397
2079	5,207,485
2080	5,176,478
2081	5,144,598
2082	5,112,611
2083	5,080,591
2084	5,047,887
2085	5,015,722
2086	4,982,656
2087	4,949,538
2088	4,916,851
2089	4,883,815
2090	4,851,602
2091	4,818,808
2092	4,786,698
2093	4,754,615
2094	4,722,638
2095	4,691,417
2096	4,659,572
2097	4,628,561
2098	4,597,569
2099	4,566,606
2100	4,536,576

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.