The current population of Costa Rica is 5,170,484 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,129,910 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Costa Rica is ranked 126/197 by population and was ranked 120th in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 4.26M people to 5.17M (21.3% growth in 20 years).
- For the last 20 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of 1.07% per year.
- Costa Rica accounts for 0.06% of the world's population.
- Costa Rica is projected to reach 5.38M people in 2044.
Costa Rica population clock
Costa Rica
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5170484
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 126/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | N/A |
| One net population change |
21.6 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
18.9 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +67 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +24,385 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 138/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
9.06 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | +967 | N/A |
Costa Rica population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,327,496 | - |
| 1961 | 1,377,920 | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 1,429,445 | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 1,481,604 | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 1,533,960 | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 1,586,208 | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 1,638,116 | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 1,689,523 | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 1,739,731 | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 1,789,276 | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 1,838,949 | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 1,888,539 | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,938,248 | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 1,988,343 | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 2,039,643 | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 2,092,719 | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 2,147,774 | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 2,205,025 | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 2,264,510 | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 2,326,490 | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 2,390,633 | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 2,456,637 | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 2,524,806 | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 2,595,153 | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 2,667,595 | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 2,741,894 | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 2,817,216 | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 2,892,699 | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 2,968,103 | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 3,043,827 | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 3,121,706 | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 3,202,176 | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 3,284,258 | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 3,367,434 | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 3,451,122 | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 3,535,176 | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 3,619,013 | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 3,701,711 | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 3,782,838 | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 3,862,101 | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 3,937,739 | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 5,152,946 | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 5,174,780 | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 5,195,555 | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 5,215,247 | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 5,233,877 | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 5,251,495 | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 5,268,137 | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 5,283,807 | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 5,298,514 | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 5,312,162 | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 5,324,698 | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 5,336,133 | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 5,346,408 | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 5,355,519 | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 5,363,363 | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 5,369,806 | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 5,374,934 | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 5,378,670 | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 5,380,915 | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 5,381,720 | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 5,381,014 | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 5,378,757 | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 5,374,945 | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 5,369,577 | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 5,362,651 | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 5,354,148 | -0.16% |
Costa Rica has a population of 5.17M as of 2025, compared to 4.82M in 2015, 4.26M in 2005, and 3.54M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.73% per year. Costa Rica is ranked 127th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Costa Rica will have 5,381,014 people (4.07% growth) with a rank change from 126th to 127th.
By the year 2100, Costa Rica's population is projected to decline by 27% to 3.78M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
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Costa Rica population statistics
|
Costa Rica
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 37 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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