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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Djibouti	Costa Rica	Djibouti
1960	1,327,496	86,024	-	-
1961	1,377,920	89,390	3.8%	3.91%
1962	1,429,445	93,283	3.74%	4.36%
1963	1,481,604	97,872	3.65%	4.92%
1964	1,533,960	103,198	3.53%	5.44%
1965	1,586,208	109,092	3.41%	5.71%
1966	1,638,116	115,269	3.27%	5.66%
1967	1,689,523	121,649	3.14%	5.53%
1968	1,739,731	128,250	2.97%	5.43%
1969	1,789,276	136,078	2.85%	6.1%
1970	1,838,949	145,175	2.78%	6.69%
1971	1,888,539	155,136	2.7%	6.86%
1972	1,938,248	166,256	2.63%	7.17%
1973	1,988,343	178,449	2.58%	7.33%
1974	2,039,643	192,613	2.58%	7.94%
1975	2,092,719	209,908	2.6%	8.98%
1976	2,147,774	230,737	2.63%	9.92%
1977	2,205,025	254,613	2.67%	10.3%
1978	2,264,510	280,031	2.7%	9.98%
1979	2,326,490	304,513	2.74%	8.74%
1980	2,390,633	325,815	2.76%	7%
1981	2,456,637	343,047	2.76%	5.29%
1982	2,524,806	356,880	2.77%	4.03%
1983	2,595,153	369,553	2.79%	3.55%
1984	2,667,595	384,053	2.79%	3.92%
1985	2,741,894	402,687	2.79%	4.85%
1986	2,817,216	426,341	2.75%	5.87%
1987	2,892,699	454,399	2.68%	6.58%
1988	2,968,103	484,523	2.61%	6.63%
1989	3,043,827	523,355	2.55%	8.01%
1990	3,121,706	579,538	2.56%	10.7%
1991	3,202,176	631,092	2.58%	8.9%
1992	3,284,258	626,010	2.56%	-0.81%
1993	3,367,434	614,245	2.53%	-1.88%
1994	3,451,122	626,710	2.49%	2.03%
1995	3,535,176	633,074	2.44%	1.02%
1996	3,619,013	648,348	2.37%	2.41%
1997	3,701,711	671,817	2.29%	3.62%
1998	3,782,838	699,352	2.19%	4.1%
1999	3,862,101	724,218	2.1%	3.56%
2000	3,937,739	747,318	1.96%	3.19%
2001	4,008,947	771,313	1.81%	3.21%
2002	4,075,705	795,574	1.67%	3.15%
2003	4,138,784	813,519	1.55%	2.26%
2004	4,200,078	826,124	1.48%	1.55%
2005	4,261,240	839,167	1.46%	1.58%
2006	4,321,340	855,764	1.41%	1.98%
2007	4,380,248	874,528	1.36%	2.19%
2008	4,440,056	892,734	1.37%	2.08%
2009	4,499,791	911,527	1.35%	2.11%
2010	4,555,962	930,251	1.25%	2.05%
2011	4,609,833	948,558	1.18%	1.97%
2012	4,663,934	966,747	1.17%	1.92%
2013	4,716,147	984,824	1.12%	1.87%
2014	4,767,119	1,002,717	1.08%	1.82%
2015	4,818,038	1,020,313	1.07%	1.75%
2016	4,866,998	1,037,653	1.02%	1.7%
2017	4,913,177	1,054,841	0.95%	1.66%
2018	4,957,818	1,071,882	0.91%	1.62%
2019	4,999,553	1,088,709	0.84%	1.57%
2020	5,034,320	1,105,188	0.7%	1.51%
2021	5,059,988	1,121,248	0.51%	1.45%
2022	5,081,765	1,137,096	0.43%	1.41%
2023	5,105,525	1,152,944	0.47%	1.39%
2024	5,129,910	1,168,722	0.48%	1.37%
2025	5,152,946	1,184,076	0.45%	1.31%
2026	5,174,780	1,199,453	0.42%	1.3%
2027	5,195,555	1,215,019	0.4%	1.3%
2028	5,215,247	1,230,584	0.38%	1.28%
2029	5,233,877	1,246,669	0.36%	1.31%
2030	5,251,495	1,262,678	0.34%	1.28%
2031	5,268,137	1,278,340	0.32%	1.24%
2032	5,283,807	1,293,443	0.3%	1.18%
2033	5,298,514	1,307,796	0.28%	1.11%
2034	5,312,162	1,321,611	0.26%	1.06%
2035	5,324,698	1,335,496	0.24%	1.05%
2036	5,336,133	1,349,357	0.21%	1.04%
2037	5,346,408	1,363,478	0.19%	1.05%
2038	5,355,519	1,377,783	0.17%	1.05%
2039	5,363,363	1,391,875	0.15%	1.02%
2040	5,369,806	1,406,628	0.12%	1.06%
2041	5,374,934	1,421,789	0.1%	1.08%
2042	5,378,670	1,436,439	0.07%	1.03%
2043	5,380,915	1,449,557	0.04%	0.91%
2044	5,381,720	1,461,638	0.01%	0.83%
2045	5,381,014	1,474,036	-0.01%	0.85%
2046	5,378,757	1,486,457	-0.04%	0.84%
2047	5,374,945	1,498,043	-0.07%	0.78%
2048	5,369,577	1,508,873	-0.1%	0.72%
2049	5,362,651	1,519,716	-0.13%	0.72%
2050	5,354,148	1,530,539	-0.16%	0.71%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Djibouti gained 181,889 people (a 21.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Djibouti's population increased by 161,970 (a 15.6% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Djibouti was ranked 159th in 2006 and ranked 158th 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 Djibouti will increase by 27.6% to 1,530,539 people and rank change from 158th to 151st.