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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Cuba	Costa Rica	Cuba
1960	1,327,496	7,238,081	-	-
1961	1,377,920	7,387,117	3.8%	2.06%
1962	1,429,445	7,541,098	3.74%	2.08%
1963	1,481,604	7,701,660	3.65%	2.13%
1964	1,533,960	7,866,020	3.53%	2.13%
1965	1,586,208	8,030,797	3.41%	2.09%
1966	1,638,116	8,193,450	3.27%	2.03%
1967	1,689,523	8,352,625	3.14%	1.94%
1968	1,739,731	8,509,522	2.97%	1.88%
1969	1,789,276	8,666,640	2.85%	1.85%
1970	1,838,949	8,824,382	2.78%	1.82%
1971	1,888,539	8,979,085	2.7%	1.75%
1972	1,938,248	9,123,891	2.63%	1.61%
1973	1,988,343	9,255,328	2.58%	1.44%
1974	2,039,643	9,374,183	2.58%	1.28%
1975	2,092,719	9,479,726	2.6%	1.13%
1976	2,147,774	9,571,242	2.63%	0.97%
1977	2,205,025	9,648,440	2.67%	0.81%
1978	2,264,510	9,711,980	2.7%	0.66%
1979	2,326,490	9,763,355	2.74%	0.53%
1980	2,390,633	9,804,796	2.76%	0.42%
1981	2,456,637	9,849,320	2.76%	0.45%
1982	2,524,806	9,912,681	2.77%	0.64%
1983	2,595,153	9,991,026	2.79%	0.79%
1984	2,667,595	10,073,299	2.79%	0.82%
1985	2,741,894	10,157,228	2.79%	0.83%
1986	2,817,216	10,244,247	2.75%	0.86%
1987	2,892,699	10,335,342	2.68%	0.89%
1988	2,968,103	10,432,585	2.61%	0.94%
1989	3,043,827	10,533,243	2.55%	0.96%
1990	3,121,706	10,631,799	2.56%	0.94%
1991	3,202,176	10,717,640	2.58%	0.81%
1992	3,284,258	10,785,801	2.56%	0.64%
1993	3,367,434	10,841,031	2.53%	0.51%
1994	3,451,122	10,886,021	2.49%	0.41%
1995	3,535,176	10,925,362	2.44%	0.36%
1996	3,619,013	10,962,010	2.37%	0.34%
1997	3,701,711	10,997,934	2.29%	0.33%
1998	3,782,838	11,034,712	2.19%	0.33%
1999	3,862,101	11,072,230	2.1%	0.34%
2000	3,937,739	11,109,109	1.96%	0.33%
2001	4,008,947	11,144,132	1.81%	0.32%
2002	4,075,705	11,177,418	1.67%	0.3%
2003	4,138,784	11,209,383	1.55%	0.29%
2004	4,200,078	11,238,756	1.48%	0.26%
2005	4,261,240	11,262,554	1.46%	0.21%
2006	4,321,340	11,278,550	1.41%	0.14%
2007	4,380,248	11,287,272	1.36%	0.08%
2008	4,440,056	11,291,762	1.37%	0.04%
2009	4,499,791	11,294,719	1.35%	0.03%
2010	4,555,962	11,297,409	1.25%	0.02%
2011	4,609,833	11,301,571	1.18%	0.04%
2012	4,663,934	11,303,175	1.17%	0.01%
2013	4,716,147	11,298,167	1.12%	-0.04%
2014	4,767,119	11,285,775	1.08%	-0.11%
2015	4,818,038	11,275,065	1.07%	-0.09%
2016	4,866,998	11,265,612	1.02%	-0.08%
2017	4,913,177	11,247,829	0.95%	-0.16%
2018	4,957,818	11,227,118	0.91%	-0.18%
2019	4,999,553	11,202,846	0.84%	-0.22%
2020	5,034,320	11,176,354	0.7%	-0.24%
2021	5,059,988	11,122,168	0.51%	-0.48%
2022	5,081,765	11,059,820	0.43%	-0.56%
2023	5,105,525	11,019,931	0.47%	-0.36%
2024	5,129,910	10,979,783	0.48%	-0.36%
2025	5,152,946	10,937,204	0.45%	-0.39%
2026	5,174,780	10,892,659	0.42%	-0.41%
2027	5,195,555	10,846,709	0.4%	-0.42%
2028	5,215,247	10,799,586	0.38%	-0.43%
2029	5,233,877	10,750,892	0.36%	-0.45%
2030	5,251,495	10,700,820	0.34%	-0.47%
2031	5,268,137	10,649,673	0.32%	-0.48%
2032	5,283,807	10,597,336	0.3%	-0.49%
2033	5,298,514	10,543,539	0.28%	-0.51%
2034	5,312,162	10,488,270	0.26%	-0.52%
2035	5,324,698	10,431,762	0.24%	-0.54%
2036	5,336,133	10,373,926	0.21%	-0.55%
2037	5,346,408	10,314,339	0.19%	-0.57%
2038	5,355,519	10,253,201	0.17%	-0.59%
2039	5,363,363	10,190,465	0.15%	-0.61%
2040	5,369,806	10,125,837	0.12%	-0.63%
2041	5,374,934	10,059,299	0.1%	-0.66%
2042	5,378,670	9,990,897	0.07%	-0.68%
2043	5,380,915	9,920,670	0.04%	-0.7%
2044	5,381,720	9,848,751	0.01%	-0.72%
2045	5,381,014	9,775,205	-0.01%	-0.75%
2046	5,378,757	9,699,830	-0.04%	-0.77%
2047	5,374,945	9,622,707	-0.07%	-0.8%
2048	5,369,577	9,544,142	-0.1%	-0.82%
2049	5,362,651	9,463,925	-0.13%	-0.84%
2050	5,354,148	9,381,995	-0.16%	-0.87%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Cuba lost 12,938 people (a 0.11% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by -372,953 (a 3.31% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Cuba was ranked 73rd in 2006 and ranked 90th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.46% to 5,354,148 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of Cuba will decrease by 13.9% to 9,381,995 people and rank change from 90th to 104th.