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Population in Armenia compared to Costa Rica: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Armenia was 3,033,500 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Armenia's population is 2,989,841 people compared to 5,181,862 in Costa Rica.

Population statistics:

  • Costa Rica's population is 1.73 times bigger than Armenia's.
  • Armenia is ranked the 137th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.04% for Armenia vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
  • For the last 10 years, Armenia has had an average growth rate of +0.04% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Armenia has decreased from 3.13M people to 2.99M (4.39% decline), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.32M to 5.18M (19.9% growth).

Armenia vs Costa Rica: population by year and forecast

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Armenia Costa Rica
2100 1,726,155 3,804,183
2099 1,738,442 3,842,423
2098 1,750,778 3,880,999
2097 1,763,118 3,919,996
2096 1,775,426 3,959,352
2095 1,787,824 3,999,084
2094 1,800,498 4,039,053
2093 1,813,303 4,079,349
2092 1,826,180 4,119,898
2091 1,839,379 4,160,663
2090 1,852,808 4,201,548
2089 1,866,467 4,242,452
2088 1,880,473 4,283,327
2087 1,894,917 4,324,225
2086 1,909,962 4,364,979
2085 1,925,201 4,405,520
2084 1,940,818 4,445,770
2083 1,956,741 4,485,644
2082 1,973,327 4,525,171
2081 1,990,252 4,564,265
2080 2,007,426 4,602,737
2079 2,024,836 4,640,677
2078 2,042,672 4,677,935
2077 2,060,623 4,714,527
2076 2,078,608 4,750,309
2075 2,097,177 4,785,359
2074 2,115,982 4,819,691
2073 2,135,035 4,853,137
2072 2,154,014 4,885,727
2071 2,172,852 4,917,445
2070 2,191,664 4,948,313
2069 2,210,468 4,978,425
2068 2,229,358 5,007,604
2067 2,247,986 5,035,877
2066 2,266,479 5,063,521
2065 2,284,877 5,090,474
2064 2,302,956 5,116,546
2063 2,320,865 5,141,922
2062 2,338,236 5,166,260
2061 2,355,877 5,189,836
2060 2,373,382 5,212,549
2059 2,390,915 5,234,066
2058 2,407,952 5,254,528
2057 2,425,439 5,273,844
2056 2,442,510 5,292,013
2055 2,459,310 5,308,829
2054 2,476,652 5,324,305
2053 2,492,983 5,338,417
2052 2,510,452 5,350,974
2051 2,527,737 5,361,865
2050 2,544,715 5,371,197
2049 2,561,834 5,378,904
2048 2,578,975 5,385,081
2047 2,596,116 5,389,678
2046 2,613,159 5,392,713
2045 2,630,081 5,394,209
2044 2,646,916 5,394,124
2043 2,664,391 5,392,590
2042 2,682,314 5,389,628
2041 2,700,161 5,385,101
2040 2,718,522 5,379,344
2039 2,737,359 5,372,186
2038 2,755,417 5,363,617
2037 2,773,864 5,353,928
2036 2,792,492 5,343,027
2035 2,811,595 5,330,994
2034 2,830,390 5,317,895
2033 2,849,539 5,303,634
2032 2,868,514 5,288,416
2031 2,888,255 5,272,215
2030 2,908,073 5,255,064
2029 2,928,347 5,236,901
2028 2,948,331 5,217,724
2027 2,968,352 5,197,413
2026 2,989,841 5,176,096
2025 3,011,956 5,153,634
2024 3,033,500 5,129,910
2023 2,964,300 5,105,525
2022 2,969,200 5,081,765
2021 2,962,300 5,059,988
2020 2,961,500 5,034,320
2019 2,962,500 4,999,553
2018 2,969,000 4,957,818
2017 2,979,400 4,913,177
2016 2,992,300 4,866,998
2015 3,004,600 4,818,038
2014 3,013,800 4,767,119
2013 3,022,000 4,716,147
2012 3,024,100 4,663,934
2011 3,027,900 4,609,833
2010 3,044,800 4,555,962
2009 3,066,000 4,499,791
2008 3,087,100 4,440,056
2007 3,107,400 4,380,248
2006 3,127,100 4,321,340
2005 3,146,400 4,261,240
2004 3,164,900 4,200,078
2003 3,182,500 4,138,784
2002 3,199,800 4,075,705
2001 3,211,800 4,008,947
2000 3,221,100 3,937,739
1999 3,167,286 3,862,101
1998 3,208,401 3,782,838
1997 3,246,289 3,701,711
1996 3,278,735 3,619,013
1995 3,307,581 3,535,176
1994 3,364,610 3,451,122
1993 3,453,332 3,367,434
1992 3,571,861 3,284,258
1991 3,613,977 3,202,176
1990 3,552,128 3,121,706
1989 3,443,100 3,043,827
1988 3,355,125 2,968,103
1987 3,328,520 2,892,699
1986 3,294,847 2,817,216
1985 3,260,432 2,741,894
1984 3,224,547 2,667,595
1983 3,191,539 2,595,153
1982 3,163,144 2,524,806
1981 3,135,349 2,456,637
1980 3,107,415 2,390,633
1979 3,078,501 2,326,490
1978 3,012,807 2,264,510
1977 2,912,827 2,205,025
1976 2,818,165 2,147,774
1975 2,743,660 2,092,719
1974 2,686,445 2,039,643
1973 2,630,860 1,988,343
1972 2,577,079 1,938,248
1971 2,525,345 1,888,539
1970 2,475,633 1,838,949
1969 2,424,030 1,789,276
1968 2,367,319 1,739,731
1967 2,307,492 1,689,523
1966 2,246,159 1,638,116
1965 2,183,635 1,586,208
1964 2,120,135 1,533,960
1963 2,056,023 1,481,604
1962 1,991,689 1,429,445
1961 1,927,484 1,377,920
1960 1,863,705 1,327,496

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Armenia decreased by 134,800 people (a 4.31% decline), while Costa Rica gained 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Armenia lost 2,459 people (a 0.08% decline), while Costa Rica's population increased by 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth).

Armenia was ranked 131st most populous country in 2006 and is 137th in 2026. Costa Rica was ranked 119th in 2006 and ranked 126th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Armenia's population will shrink by 14.9% to 2,544,715 people with a rank change from 137th to 142nd. The population of Costa Rica will increase by 3.65% to 5,371,197 people and will still be ranked 126th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people, while Armenia's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.61M people and is projected to decrease to 1.73M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Armenia
Factual

Projection
Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Armenia Costa Rica
2100 -0.71% -1%
2099 -0.7% -0.99%
2098 -0.7% -0.99%
2097 -0.69% -0.99%
2096 -0.69% -0.99%
2095 -0.7% -0.99%
2094 -0.71% -0.99%
2093 -0.71% -0.98%
2092 -0.72% -0.98%
2091 -0.72% -0.97%
2090 -0.73% -0.96%
2089 -0.74% -0.95%
2088 -0.76% -0.95%
2087 -0.79% -0.93%
2086 -0.79% -0.92%
2085 -0.8% -0.91%
2084 -0.81% -0.89%
2083 -0.84% -0.87%
2082 -0.85% -0.86%
2081 -0.86% -0.84%
2080 -0.86% -0.82%
2079 -0.87% -0.8%
2078 -0.87% -0.78%
2077 -0.87% -0.75%
2076 -0.89% -0.73%
2075 -0.89% -0.71%
2074 -0.89% -0.69%
2073 -0.88% -0.67%
2072 -0.87% -0.65%
2071 -0.86% -0.62%
2070 -0.85% -0.6%
2069 -0.85% -0.58%
2068 -0.83% -0.56%
2067 -0.82% -0.55%
2066 -0.81% -0.53%
2065 -0.79% -0.51%
2064 -0.77% -0.49%
2063 -0.74% -0.47%
2062 -0.75% -0.45%
2061 -0.74% -0.44%
2060 -0.73% -0.41%
2059 -0.71% -0.39%
2058 -0.72% -0.37%
2057 -0.7% -0.34%
2056 -0.68% -0.32%
2055 -0.7% -0.29%
2054 -0.66% -0.26%
2053 -0.7% -0.23%
2052 -0.68% -0.2%
2051 -0.67% -0.17%
2050 -0.67% -0.14%
2049 -0.66% -0.11%
2048 -0.66% -0.09%
2047 -0.65% -0.06%
2046 -0.64% -0.03%
2045 -0.64% 0.002%
2044 -0.66% 0.03%
2043 -0.67% 0.05%
2042 -0.66% 0.08%
2041 -0.68% 0.11%
2040 -0.69% 0.13%
2039 -0.66% 0.16%
2038 -0.67% 0.18%
2037 -0.67% 0.2%
2036 -0.68% 0.23%
2035 -0.66% 0.25%
2034 -0.67% 0.27%
2033 -0.66% 0.29%
2032 -0.68% 0.31%
2031 -0.68% 0.33%
2030 -0.69% 0.35%
2029 -0.68% 0.37%
2028 -0.67% 0.39%
2027 -0.72% 0.41%
2026 -0.73% 0.44%
2025 -0.71% 0.46%
2024 2.33% 0.48%
2023 -0.17% 0.47%
2022 0.23% 0.43%
2021 0.03% 0.51%
2020 -0.03% 0.7%
2019 -0.22% 0.84%
2018 -0.35% 0.91%
2017 -0.43% 0.95%
2016 -0.41% 1.02%
2015 -0.31% 1.07%
2014 -0.27% 1.08%
2013 -0.07% 1.12%
2012 -0.13% 1.17%
2011 -0.56% 1.18%
2010 -0.69% 1.25%
2009 -0.68% 1.35%
2008 -0.65% 1.37%
2007 -0.63% 1.36%
2006 -0.61% 1.41%
2005 -0.58% 1.46%
2004 -0.55% 1.48%
2003 -0.54% 1.55%
2002 -0.37% 1.67%
2001 -0.29% 1.81%
2000 1.7% 1.96%
1999 -1.28% 2.1%
1998 -1.17% 2.19%
1997 -0.99% 2.29%
1996 -0.87% 2.37%
1995 -1.69% 2.44%
1994 -2.57% 2.49%
1993 -3.32% 2.53%
1992 -1.17% 2.56%
1991 1.74% 2.58%
1990 3.17% 2.56%
1989 2.62% 2.55%
1988 0.8% 2.61%
1987 1.02% 2.68%
1986 1.06% 2.75%
1985 1.11% 2.79%
1984 1.03% 2.79%
1983 0.9% 2.79%
1982 0.89% 2.77%
1981 0.9% 2.76%
1980 0.94% 2.76%
1979 2.18% 2.74%
1978 3.43% 2.7%
1977 3.36% 2.67%
1976 2.72% 2.63%
1975 2.13% 2.6%
1974 2.11% 2.58%
1973 2.09% 2.58%
1972 2.05% 2.63%
1971 2.01% 2.7%
1970 2.13% 2.78%
1969 2.4% 2.85%
1968 2.59% 2.97%
1967 2.73% 3.14%
1966 2.86% 3.27%
1965 3% 3.41%
1964 3.12% 3.53%
1963 3.23% 3.65%
1962 3.33% 3.74%
1961 3.42% 3.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Armenia grew by 2.33%, while Costa Rica's population grew by 0.48%.

Live population counters

Armenia Costa Rica
Current population
2989841
5181862
Population rank 137/197 126/197
Percent of world population 0.04% 0.06%
One net population change
7.6 minutes
21.6 minutes
One birth every
14.4 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
21.6 minutes
18.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +190 +67
Annual growth/decline +69,200 +24,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.33% +0.48%
Population growth rate rank 36/197 138/197
One migration net change every
18.2 minutes
8.78 hours
Annual migration change -29,013 +1,000
Net migration rank 162/196 63/196
Foreign-born residents 274,645 628,404
Foreign-born residents rank 102/195 75/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 68/195 55/195

Natural population change vs migration

Armenia
Natural

Migration
Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Armenia Costa Rica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -29,013 - 1,000
2024 - -29,966 - 967
2023 12,153 75,000 24,109 995
2022 9,799 38,001 21,409 1,006
2021 2,370 -19,457 20,119 1,018
2020 296 -13,046 29,164 1,029
2019 10,072 -14,330 37,682 1,653
2018 10,688 -13,129 42,469 1,673
2017 10,428 -14,180 43,471 1,671
2016 12,269 -14,697 45,565 1,649
2015 13,821 -15,225 49,077 1,617
2014 15,371 -15,745 49,559 1,589
2013 14,505 -16,265 49,227 1,579
2012 14,818 -16,782 52,036 1,587
2011 15,442 -17,296 52,884 1,695
2010 16,746 -30,009 50,803 2,357
2009 16,863 -30,357 55,757 3,432
2008 13,583 -29,732 56,491 3,794
2007 13,362 -29,980 55,244 4,080
2006 10,320 -29,921 54,177 4,321
2005 11,013 -29,921 57,139 4,567
2004 11,710 -30,103 55,769 4,856
2003 9,866 -29,616 56,743 5,216
2002 6,719 -27,792 58,388 5,812
2001 8,030 -51,303 62,199 7,119
2000 9,985 -52,780 64,268 8,826
1999 10,452 -51,871 64,922 13,253
1998 14,357 -55,171 64,788 15,556
1997 16,685 -51,640 64,954 16,954
1996 21,092 -51,023 66,094 17,393
1995 22,452 -50,223 67,585 16,609
1994 26,271 -112,569 68,336 15,587
1993 35,818 -126,963 69,016 14,431
1992 50,346 -196,270 69,830 13,069
1991 56,269 5,422 70,506 10,757
1990 59,893 2,122 71,727 7,949
1989 57,520 98,517 72,327 3,758
1988 33,232 -13,325 72,944 2,414
1987 60,176 -26,879 73,188 2,267
1986 61,771 -27,727 73,211 2,302
1985 62,499 -27,710 72,776 2,357
1984 62,124 -25,143 71,062 2,402
1983 61,028 -31,993 68,972 2,449
1982 58,617 -30,862 66,826 2,453
1981 56,323 -28,487 64,632 2,431
1980 54,128 -26,099 62,561 2,387
1979 52,452 -22,659 60,984 2,349
1978 48,326 53,277 58,327 2,296
1977 45,320 53,042 56,122 2,228
1976 41,948 49,014 54,019 2,129
1975 40,217 17,829 51,979 1,992
1974 38,392 17,995 50,349 1,839
1973 37,355 17,425 48,943 1,468
1972 36,943 15,836 48,417 1,366
1971 36,590 14,094 48,341 1,296
1970 36,045 12,700 48,398 1,137
1969 37,333 17,128 48,790 1,017
1968 38,118 20,855 48,361 939
1967 38,674 22,014 50,193 926
1966 39,842 22,131 50,755 930
1965 42,271 20,809 51,196 932
1964 44,886 19,028 51,435 934
1963 48,058 16,252 51,403 938
1962 50,461 13,898 51,046 934
1961 51,957 12,102 50,149 924
1960 51,675 11,827 48,857 910

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 93.5% of the population change in Armenia is from natural causes (a gain of 97,267 people) and 6.54% is from migration (a loss of 6,808 people). In Costa Rica 96.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 362,624 people) and 3.69% is from migration (a gain of 13,900 people).

As of 2024, 274,645 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Armenia, compared to 628,404 people or 12.2% in Costa Rica.

Biggest cities by population

Armenia
City Population
Yerevan 1.11M
Gyumri 122K
Vanadzor 90.5K
Abovyan 44.4K
Kapan 43.2K
Armavir 38.6K
Ashtarak 21.6K
Masis 21.4K
Goris 17.1K
Spitak 15K
Costa Rica
City Population
San Jose 335K
Limon 71.5K
Liberia 65.9K
Alajuela 44.4K
Puntarenas 41.5K
Cartago 22.8K
Heredia 16.7K
Tamarindo 7.13K
Santa Teresa 3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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