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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Dominica	Costa Rica	Dominica
1960	1,327,496	59,372	-	-
1961	1,377,920	60,209	3.8%	1.41%
1962	1,429,445	60,948	3.74%	1.23%
1963	1,481,604	61,739	3.65%	1.3%
1964	1,533,960	62,587	3.53%	1.37%
1965	1,586,208	63,505	3.41%	1.47%
1966	1,638,116	64,507	3.27%	1.58%
1967	1,689,523	65,585	3.14%	1.67%
1968	1,739,731	66,732	2.97%	1.75%
1969	1,789,276	67,934	2.85%	1.8%
1970	1,838,949	68,908	2.78%	1.43%
1971	1,888,539	69,532	2.7%	0.91%
1972	1,938,248	70,060	2.63%	0.76%
1973	1,988,343	70,585	2.58%	0.75%
1974	2,039,643	71,091	2.58%	0.72%
1975	2,092,719	71,570	2.6%	0.67%
1976	2,147,774	72,017	2.63%	0.62%
1977	2,205,025	72,406	2.67%	0.54%
1978	2,264,510	72,724	2.7%	0.44%
1979	2,326,490	72,959	2.74%	0.32%
1980	2,390,633	73,083	2.76%	0.17%
1981	2,456,637	72,986	2.76%	-0.13%
1982	2,524,806	72,688	2.77%	-0.41%
1983	2,595,153	72,365	2.79%	-0.44%
1984	2,667,595	72,056	2.79%	-0.43%
1985	2,741,894	71,744	2.79%	-0.43%
1986	2,817,216	71,406	2.75%	-0.47%
1987	2,892,699	71,023	2.68%	-0.54%
1988	2,968,103	70,608	2.61%	-0.58%
1989	3,043,827	70,153	2.55%	-0.64%
1990	3,121,706	69,627	2.56%	-0.75%
1991	3,202,176	69,296	2.58%	-0.48%
1992	3,284,258	69,325	2.56%	0.04%
1993	3,367,434	69,433	2.53%	0.16%
1994	3,451,122	69,477	2.49%	0.06%
1995	3,535,176	69,469	2.44%	-0.01%
1996	3,619,013	69,410	2.37%	-0.08%
1997	3,701,711	69,299	2.29%	-0.16%
1998	3,782,838	69,124	2.19%	-0.25%
1999	3,862,101	68,870	2.1%	-0.37%
2000	3,937,739	68,511	1.96%	-0.52%
2001	4,008,947	68,288	1.81%	-0.33%
2002	4,075,705	68,367	1.67%	0.12%
2003	4,138,784	68,531	1.55%	0.24%
2004	4,200,078	68,649	1.48%	0.17%
2005	4,261,240	68,734	1.46%	0.12%
2006	4,321,340	68,806	1.41%	0.1%
2007	4,380,248	68,847	1.36%	0.06%
2008	4,440,056	68,854	1.37%	0.01%
2009	4,499,791	68,864	1.35%	0.01%
2010	4,555,962	68,859	1.25%	-0.007%
2011	4,609,833	69,053	1.18%	0.28%
2012	4,663,934	69,118	1.17%	0.09%
2013	4,716,147	69,715	1.12%	0.86%
2014	4,767,119	70,373	1.08%	0.94%
2015	4,818,038	70,410	1.07%	0.05%
2016	4,866,998	69,606	1.02%	-1.14%
2017	4,913,177	68,496	0.95%	-1.59%
2018	4,957,818	68,174	0.91%	-0.47%
2019	4,999,553	67,880	0.84%	-0.43%
2020	5,034,320	67,573	0.7%	-0.45%
2021	5,059,988	67,202	0.51%	-0.55%
2022	5,081,765	66,826	0.43%	-0.56%
2023	5,105,525	66,510	0.47%	-0.47%
2024	5,129,910	66,205	0.48%	-0.46%
2025	5,152,946	65,870	0.45%	-0.51%
2026	5,174,780	65,508	0.42%	-0.55%
2027	5,195,555	65,160	0.4%	-0.53%
2028	5,215,247	64,808	0.38%	-0.54%
2029	5,233,877	64,475	0.36%	-0.51%
2030	5,251,495	64,169	0.34%	-0.47%
2031	5,268,137	63,949	0.32%	-0.34%
2032	5,283,807	63,825	0.3%	-0.19%
2033	5,298,514	63,775	0.28%	-0.08%
2034	5,312,162	63,756	0.26%	-0.03%
2035	5,324,698	63,764	0.24%	0.01%
2036	5,336,133	63,757	0.21%	-0.01%
2037	5,346,408	63,770	0.19%	0.02%
2038	5,355,519	63,784	0.17%	0.02%
2039	5,363,363	63,792	0.15%	0.01%
2040	5,369,806	63,798	0.12%	0.009%
2041	5,374,934	63,804	0.1%	0.009%
2042	5,378,670	63,778	0.07%	-0.04%
2043	5,380,915	63,731	0.04%	-0.07%
2044	5,381,720	63,677	0.01%	-0.08%
2045	5,381,014	63,630	-0.01%	-0.07%
2046	5,378,757	63,575	-0.04%	-0.09%
2047	5,374,945	63,501	-0.07%	-0.12%
2048	5,369,577	63,411	-0.1%	-0.14%
2049	5,362,651	63,303	-0.13%	-0.17%
2050	5,354,148	63,191	-0.16%	-0.18%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Dominica gained 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Dominica's population decreased by -4,540 (a 6.45% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Dominica was ranked 187th in 2005 and ranked 188th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.55% to 5,354,148 people with a rank change from 126th to 127th. The population of Dominica will decrease by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th.