The latest officially reported population of Canada was 41,288,599 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Canada's population is 41,972,421 people compared to 5,170,484 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Canada's population is 8.12 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
- Canada is ranked the 38th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.51% for Canada vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Canada has had an average growth rate of +1.5% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2005, the population of Canada has increased from 32.2M people to 42M (30.2% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.26M to 5.17M (21.3% growth).
- Canada is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 55.7M people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Canada vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
41972421
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5170484
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| Population rank | 38/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.51% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
26.2 seconds
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.49 minutes
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
1.62 minutes
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.43 minutes
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | +368,599 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +3,302 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +1,205,115 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +3.01% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 15/197 | 138/197 |
Canada and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 17,909,356 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 18,271,000 | 1,377,920 | 2.02% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 18,614,000 | 1,429,445 | 1.88% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 18,964,000 | 1,481,604 | 1.88% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 19,325,000 | 1,533,960 | 1.9% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 19,678,000 | 1,586,208 | 1.83% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 20,048,000 | 1,638,116 | 1.88% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 20,412,000 | 1,689,523 | 1.82% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 20,744,000 | 1,739,731 | 1.63% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 21,028,000 | 1,789,276 | 1.37% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 21,324,000 | 1,838,949 | 1.41% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 21,962,032 | 1,888,539 | 2.99% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 22,218,463 | 1,938,248 | 1.17% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 22,491,777 | 1,988,343 | 1.23% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 22,807,969 | 2,039,643 | 1.41% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 23,143,275 | 2,092,719 | 1.47% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 23,449,808 | 2,147,774 | 1.32% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 23,725,843 | 2,205,025 | 1.18% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 23,963,203 | 2,264,510 | 1% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 24,201,544 | 2,326,490 | 0.99% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 24,515,667 | 2,390,633 | 1.3% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 24,819,915 | 2,456,637 | 1.24% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 25,116,942 | 2,524,806 | 1.2% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 25,366,451 | 2,595,153 | 0.99% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 25,607,053 | 2,667,595 | 0.95% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 25,842,116 | 2,741,894 | 0.92% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 26,100,278 | 2,817,216 | 1% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 26,446,601 | 2,892,699 | 1.33% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 26,791,747 | 2,968,103 | 1.31% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 27,276,781 | 3,043,827 | 1.81% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 27,691,138 | 3,121,706 | 1.52% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 28,037,420 | 3,202,176 | 1.25% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 28,371,264 | 3,284,258 | 1.19% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 28,684,764 | 3,367,434 | 1.1% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 29,000,663 | 3,451,122 | 1.1% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 29,302,311 | 3,535,176 | 1.04% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 29,610,218 | 3,619,013 | 1.05% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 29,905,948 | 3,701,711 | 1% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 30,155,173 | 3,782,838 | 0.83% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 30,401,286 | 3,862,101 | 0.82% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 30,685,730 | 3,937,739 | 0.94% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 31,020,855 | 4,008,947 | 1.09% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 31,359,199 | 4,075,705 | 1.09% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 31,642,461 | 4,138,784 | 0.9% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 31,938,807 | 4,200,078 | 0.94% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 32,242,732 | 4,261,240 | 0.95% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 32,571,193 | 4,321,340 | 1.02% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 32,888,886 | 4,380,248 | 0.98% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 33,247,298 | 4,440,056 | 1.09% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 33,630,069 | 4,499,791 | 1.15% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 34,005,902 | 4,555,962 | 1.12% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 34,339,221 | 4,609,833 | 0.98% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 34,713,395 | 4,663,934 | 1.09% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 35,080,992 | 4,716,147 | 1.06% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 35,434,066 | 4,767,119 | 1.01% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 35,704,498 | 4,818,038 | 0.76% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 36,110,803 | 4,866,998 | 1.14% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 36,545,075 | 4,913,177 | 1.2% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 37,072,620 | 4,957,818 | 1.44% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 37,618,495 | 4,999,553 | 1.47% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 38,028,638 | 5,034,320 | 1.09% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 38,239,864 | 5,059,988 | 0.56% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 38,935,934 | 5,081,765 | 1.82% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 40,083,484 | 5,105,525 | 2.95% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 41,288,599 | 5,129,910 | 3.01% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 41,687,850 | 5,152,946 | 0.97% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 42,042,113 | 5,174,780 | 0.85% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 42,368,857 | 5,195,555 | 0.78% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 42,683,927 | 5,215,247 | 0.74% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 42,986,030 | 5,233,877 | 0.71% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 43,276,190 | 5,251,495 | 0.68% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 43,559,839 | 5,268,137 | 0.66% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 43,833,228 | 5,283,807 | 0.63% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 44,089,067 | 5,298,514 | 0.58% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 44,336,794 | 5,312,162 | 0.56% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 44,574,481 | 5,324,698 | 0.54% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 44,802,196 | 5,336,133 | 0.51% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 45,029,252 | 5,346,408 | 0.51% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 45,250,482 | 5,355,519 | 0.49% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 45,461,809 | 5,363,363 | 0.47% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 45,661,339 | 5,369,806 | 0.44% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 45,855,081 | 5,374,934 | 0.42% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 46,046,286 | 5,378,670 | 0.42% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 46,232,447 | 5,380,915 | 0.4% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 46,413,908 | 5,381,720 | 0.39% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 46,594,973 | 5,381,014 | 0.39% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 46,768,120 | 5,378,757 | 0.37% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 46,930,946 | 5,374,945 | 0.35% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 47,092,745 | 5,369,577 | 0.34% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 47,246,217 | 5,362,651 | 0.33% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 47,396,788 | 5,354,148 | 0.32% | -0.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Canada increased by 3,461,766 people (a 10.7% growth), while Costa Rica gained 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Canada gained 6,267,923 (a 17.6% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 352,446 (a 7.32% growth).
Canada was ranked 35th most populous country in 2005 and is 38th in 2025. Costa Rica was ranked 120th in 2005 and ranked 126th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Canada's population will grow by 12.9% to 47,396,788 people with a rank change from 38th to 45th. The population of Costa Rica will increase by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people and rank change from 126th to 127th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Toronto | 2.79M |
| Montreal | 1.8M |
| Calgary | 1.31M |
| Ottawa | 1.02M |
| Edmonton | 1.01M |
| Winnipeg | 750K |
| Mississauga | 718K |
| Vancouver | 662K |
| Brampton | 656K |
| Hamilton | 569K |
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| 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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Population differences between Canada and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 82.9 years | 81.2 years |
| Average age | 42.1 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.7:50.3 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.26 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 12.2 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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