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

Belize and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Costa Rica	Belize	Costa Rica
1960	91,318	1,327,496	-	-
1961	93,632	1,377,920	2.53%	3.8%
1962	96,042	1,429,445	2.57%	3.74%
1963	98,704	1,481,604	2.77%	3.65%
1964	101,603	1,533,960	2.94%	3.53%
1965	104,675	1,586,208	3.02%	3.41%
1966	107,906	1,638,116	3.09%	3.27%
1967	111,272	1,689,523	3.12%	3.14%
1968	114,713	1,739,731	3.09%	2.97%
1969	118,040	1,789,276	2.9%	2.85%
1970	120,736	1,838,949	2.28%	2.78%
1971	122,805	1,888,539	1.71%	2.7%
1972	124,676	1,938,248	1.52%	2.63%
1973	126,445	1,988,343	1.42%	2.58%
1974	128,185	2,039,643	1.38%	2.58%
1975	130,387	2,092,719	1.72%	2.6%
1976	133,099	2,147,774	2.08%	2.63%
1977	135,887	2,205,025	2.09%	2.67%
1978	138,713	2,264,510	2.08%	2.7%
1979	141,678	2,326,490	2.14%	2.74%
1980	145,062	2,390,633	2.39%	2.76%
1981	148,786	2,456,637	2.57%	2.76%
1982	152,548	2,524,806	2.53%	2.77%
1983	156,297	2,595,153	2.46%	2.79%
1984	160,044	2,667,595	2.4%	2.79%
1985	163,796	2,741,894	2.34%	2.79%
1986	167,554	2,817,216	2.29%	2.75%
1987	171,338	2,892,699	2.26%	2.68%
1988	175,180	2,968,103	2.24%	2.61%
1989	179,107	3,043,827	2.24%	2.55%
1990	183,076	3,121,706	2.22%	2.56%
1991	187,040	3,202,176	2.17%	2.58%
1992	190,983	3,284,258	2.11%	2.56%
1993	194,902	3,367,434	2.05%	2.53%
1994	199,097	3,451,122	2.15%	2.49%
1995	204,146	3,535,176	2.54%	2.44%
1996	210,310	3,619,013	3.02%	2.37%
1997	217,446	3,701,711	3.39%	2.29%
1998	225,173	3,782,838	3.55%	2.19%
1999	233,059	3,862,101	3.5%	2.1%
2000	240,799	3,937,739	3.32%	1.96%
2001	248,379	4,008,947	3.15%	1.81%
2002	256,009	4,075,705	3.07%	1.67%
2003	263,780	4,138,784	3.04%	1.55%
2004	271,688	4,200,078	3%	1.48%
2005	279,731	4,261,240	2.96%	1.46%
2006	287,878	4,321,340	2.91%	1.41%
2007	296,100	4,380,248	2.86%	1.36%
2008	304,361	4,440,056	2.79%	1.37%
2009	312,614	4,499,791	2.71%	1.35%
2010	320,245	4,555,962	2.44%	1.25%
2011	327,298	4,609,833	2.2%	1.18%
2012	334,414	4,663,934	2.17%	1.17%
2013	341,627	4,716,147	2.16%	1.12%
2014	348,923	4,767,119	2.14%	1.08%
2015	356,333	4,818,038	2.12%	1.07%
2016	364,705	4,866,998	2.35%	1.02%
2017	373,202	4,913,177	2.33%	0.95%
2018	380,226	4,957,818	1.88%	0.91%
2019	385,829	4,999,553	1.47%	0.84%
2020	390,812	5,034,320	1.29%	0.7%
2021	395,346	5,059,988	1.16%	0.51%
2022	402,733	5,081,765	1.87%	0.43%
2023	411,106	5,105,525	2.08%	0.47%
2024	417,072	5,129,910	1.45%	0.48%
2025	422,922	5,152,946	1.4%	0.45%
2026	428,651	5,174,780	1.35%	0.42%
2027	434,214	5,195,555	1.3%	0.4%
2028	439,588	5,215,247	1.24%	0.38%
2029	444,794	5,233,877	1.18%	0.36%
2030	449,845	5,251,495	1.14%	0.34%
2031	454,733	5,268,137	1.09%	0.32%
2032	459,517	5,283,807	1.05%	0.3%
2033	464,203	5,298,514	1.02%	0.28%
2034	468,777	5,312,162	0.99%	0.26%
2035	473,126	5,324,698	0.93%	0.24%
2036	477,230	5,336,133	0.87%	0.21%
2037	481,157	5,346,408	0.82%	0.19%
2038	484,877	5,355,519	0.77%	0.17%
2039	488,334	5,363,363	0.71%	0.15%
2040	491,592	5,369,806	0.67%	0.12%
2041	494,725	5,374,934	0.64%	0.1%
2042	497,695	5,378,670	0.6%	0.07%
2043	500,514	5,380,915	0.57%	0.04%
2044	503,171	5,381,720	0.53%	0.01%
2045	505,692	5,381,014	0.5%	-0.01%
2046	508,116	5,378,757	0.48%	-0.04%
2047	510,423	5,374,945	0.45%	-0.07%
2048	512,657	5,369,577	0.44%	-0.1%
2049	514,721	5,362,651	0.4%	-0.13%
2050	516,621	5,354,148	0.37%	-0.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Costa Rica gained 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 308,009 (a 6.33% growth).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Costa Rica was ranked 119th in 2006 and ranked 126th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belize's population will grow by 20.5% to 516,621 people with a rank change from 171st to 172nd. The population of Costa Rica will increase by 3.46% to 5,354,148 people and will still be ranked 126th.