Costa Rica Population

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

5,243,176

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	944,599
1951	976,488
1952	1,009,148
1953	1,044,001
1954	1,080,779
1955	1,119,561
1956	1,160,334
1957	1,202,077
1958	1,246,978
1959	1,292,597
1960	1,340,507
1961	1,390,500
1962	1,441,212
1963	1,493,242
1964	1,545,132
1965	1,597,256
1966	1,649,334
1967	1,700,155
1968	1,750,583
1969	1,800,492
1970	1,850,562
1971	1,899,444
1972	1,950,157
1973	2,000,383
1974	2,052,190
1975	2,106,081
1976	2,161,501
1977	2,219,388
1978	2,279,074
1979	2,341,895
1980	2,406,535
1981	2,473,489
1982	2,543,076
1983	2,614,813
1984	2,687,617
1985	2,762,582
1986	2,839,427
1987	2,916,383
1988	2,992,340
1989	3,070,405
1990	3,149,136
1991	3,229,903
1992	3,312,456
1993	3,395,896
1994	3,479,719
1995	3,563,677
1996	3,646,684
1997	3,729,864
1998	3,812,119
1999	3,892,343
2000	3,970,473
2001	4,045,083
2002	4,115,631
2003	4,181,759
2004	4,245,747
2005	4,309,180
2006	4,371,144
2007	4,433,136
2008	4,494,982
2009	4,556,382
2010	4,615,622
2011	4,673,570
2012	4,730,811
2013	4,785,789
2014	4,838,439
2015	4,889,515
2016	4,939,340
2017	4,988,706
2018	5,035,913
2019	5,080,451
2020	5,118,910
2021	5,151,334
2022	5,177,932
2023	5,208,035
2024	5,243,176
2025	5,276,409
2026	5,309,483
2027	5,340,628
2028	5,371,645
2029	5,400,942
2030	5,428,878
2031	5,456,043
2032	5,482,286
2033	5,507,379
2034	5,530,603
2035	5,552,524
2036	5,572,975
2037	5,592,846
2038	5,610,140
2039	5,626,442
2040	5,641,451
2041	5,654,693
2042	5,665,937
2043	5,675,964
2044	5,684,065
2045	5,691,352
2046	5,696,601
2047	5,700,635
2048	5,702,836
2049	5,702,992
2050	5,703,043
2051	5,700,378
2052	5,697,482
2053	5,692,709
2054	5,686,738
2055	5,678,881
2056	5,670,975
2057	5,661,102
2058	5,651,177
2059	5,639,324
2060	5,627,424
2061	5,613,513
2062	5,598,715
2063	5,583,796
2064	5,566,982
2065	5,550,040
2066	5,531,977
2067	5,513,251
2068	5,493,242
2069	5,472,476
2070	5,450,500
2071	5,426,533
2072	5,402,930
2073	5,377,935
2074	5,351,953
2075	5,324,091
2076	5,296,142
2077	5,267,357
2078	5,237,331
2079	5,207,418
2080	5,176,412
2081	5,144,528
2082	5,112,540
2083	5,080,521
2084	5,047,813
2085	5,015,650
2086	4,982,585
2087	4,949,469
2088	4,916,777
2089	4,883,740
2090	4,851,532
2091	4,818,733
2092	4,786,627
2093	4,754,544
2094	4,722,567
2095	4,691,351
2096	4,659,503
2097	4,628,491
2098	4,597,498
2099	4,566,535
2100	4,536,508

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.