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Population in Costa Rica compared to East Timor: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 1,441,764 in East Timor.

Population statistics:

  • Costa Rica's population is 3.59 times bigger than East Timor's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.02% for East Timor.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.6% growth).

Costa Rica vs East Timor: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica East Timor
2100 3,804,183 1,987,918
2099 3,842,423 1,992,867
2098 3,880,999 1,999,551
2097 3,919,996 2,006,120
2096 3,959,352 2,014,062
2095 3,999,084 2,022,241
2094 4,039,053 2,029,109
2093 4,079,349 2,034,335
2092 4,119,898 2,039,916
2091 4,160,663 2,046,825
2090 4,201,548 2,053,125
2089 4,242,452 2,060,960
2088 4,283,327 2,066,983
2087 4,324,225 2,074,665
2086 4,364,979 2,077,590
2085 4,405,520 2,083,082
2084 4,445,770 2,088,840
2083 4,485,644 2,094,115
2082 4,525,171 2,096,675
2081 4,564,265 2,100,480
2080 4,602,737 2,103,409
2079 4,640,677 2,102,541
2078 4,677,935 2,105,113
2077 4,714,527 2,106,052
2076 4,750,309 2,105,444
2075 4,785,359 2,105,772
2074 4,819,691 2,104,099
2073 4,853,137 2,103,684
2072 4,885,727 2,100,004
2071 4,917,445 2,092,187
2070 4,948,313 2,089,722
2069 4,978,425 2,084,088
2068 5,007,604 2,077,511
2067 5,035,877 2,070,890
2066 5,063,521 2,062,513
2065 5,090,474 2,055,518
2064 5,116,546 2,047,799
2063 5,141,922 2,039,134
2062 5,166,260 2,032,012
2061 5,189,836 2,026,320
2060 5,212,549 2,018,694
2059 5,234,066 2,008,316
2058 5,254,528 1,996,874
2057 5,273,844 1,984,864
2056 5,292,013 1,970,638
2055 5,308,829 1,957,948
2054 5,324,305 1,949,486
2053 5,338,417 1,933,418
2052 5,350,974 1,920,237
2051 5,361,865 1,909,754
2050 5,371,197 1,892,942
2049 5,378,904 1,878,747
2048 5,385,081 1,861,668
2047 5,389,678 1,845,027
2046 5,392,713 1,829,444
2045 5,394,209 1,813,000
2044 5,394,124 1,797,485
2043 5,392,590 1,777,393
2042 5,389,628 1,756,780
2041 5,385,101 1,738,404
2040 5,379,344 1,720,102
2039 5,372,186 1,699,431
2038 5,363,617 1,679,979
2037 5,353,928 1,659,934
2036 5,343,027 1,640,507
2035 5,330,994 1,617,823
2034 5,317,895 1,597,525
2033 5,303,634 1,578,920
2032 5,288,416 1,560,470
2031 5,272,215 1,540,575
2030 5,255,064 1,518,500
2029 5,236,901 1,496,906
2028 5,217,724 1,475,696
2027 5,197,413 1,455,624
2026 5,176,096 1,436,626
2025 5,153,634 1,418,578
2024 5,129,910 1,400,638
2023 5,105,525 1,384,286
2022 5,081,765 1,369,295
2021 5,059,988 1,350,139
2020 5,034,320 1,326,053
2019 4,999,553 1,300,945
2018 4,957,818 1,275,959
2017 4,913,177 1,251,703
2016 4,866,998 1,228,312
2015 4,818,038 1,205,131
2014 4,767,119 1,181,903
2013 4,716,147 1,158,695
2012 4,663,934 1,134,885
2011 4,609,833 1,110,207
2010 4,555,962 1,084,679
2009 4,499,791 1,058,782
2008 4,440,056 1,032,429
2007 4,380,248 1,004,889
2006 4,321,340 976,597
2005 4,261,240 948,311
2004 4,200,078 929,074
2003 4,138,784 916,878
2002 4,075,705 879,159
2001 4,008,947 812,249
2000 3,937,739 745,088
1999 3,862,101 834,697
1998 3,782,838 942,530
1997 3,701,711 917,184
1996 3,619,013 892,282
1995 3,535,176 868,146
1994 3,451,122 844,493
1993 3,367,434 821,437
1992 3,284,258 799,318
1991 3,202,176 778,278
1990 3,121,706 760,345
1989 3,043,827 744,856
1988 2,968,103 730,745
1987 2,892,699 718,476
1986 2,817,216 707,185
1985 2,741,894 696,665
1984 2,667,595 686,777
1983 2,595,153 677,707
1982 2,524,806 669,149
1981 2,456,637 660,493
1980 2,390,633 649,871
1979 2,326,490 638,719
1978 2,264,510 628,775
1977 2,205,025 618,315
1976 2,147,774 607,620
1975 2,092,719 598,158
1974 2,039,643 590,827
1973 1,988,343 582,855
1972 1,938,248 572,962
1971 1,888,539 562,966
1970 1,838,949 553,069
1969 1,789,276 543,356
1968 1,739,731 533,875
1967 1,689,523 524,648
1966 1,638,116 515,696
1965 1,586,208 507,034
1964 1,533,960 498,659
1963 1,481,604 490,564
1962 1,429,445 482,774
1961 1,377,920 475,291
1960 1,327,496 468,118

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/east-timor | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 213,452 people (a 17.4% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.65% to 5,371,197 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of East Timor will increase by 31.3% to 1,892,942 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 2.11M people in 2077 for East Timor.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
East Timor
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica East Timor
2100 -1% -0.25%
2099 -0.99% -0.33%
2098 -0.99% -0.33%
2097 -0.99% -0.39%
2096 -0.99% -0.4%
2095 -0.99% -0.34%
2094 -0.99% -0.26%
2093 -0.98% -0.27%
2092 -0.98% -0.34%
2091 -0.97% -0.31%
2090 -0.96% -0.38%
2089 -0.95% -0.29%
2088 -0.95% -0.37%
2087 -0.93% -0.14%
2086 -0.92% -0.26%
2085 -0.91% -0.28%
2084 -0.89% -0.25%
2083 -0.87% -0.12%
2082 -0.86% -0.18%
2081 -0.84% -0.14%
2080 -0.82% 0.04%
2079 -0.8% -0.12%
2078 -0.78% -0.04%
2077 -0.75% 0.03%
2076 -0.73% -0.02%
2075 -0.71% 0.08%
2074 -0.69% 0.02%
2073 -0.67% 0.18%
2072 -0.65% 0.37%
2071 -0.62% 0.12%
2070 -0.6% 0.27%
2069 -0.58% 0.32%
2068 -0.56% 0.32%
2067 -0.55% 0.41%
2066 -0.53% 0.34%
2065 -0.51% 0.38%
2064 -0.49% 0.42%
2063 -0.47% 0.35%
2062 -0.45% 0.28%
2061 -0.44% 0.38%
2060 -0.41% 0.52%
2059 -0.39% 0.57%
2058 -0.37% 0.61%
2057 -0.34% 0.72%
2056 -0.32% 0.65%
2055 -0.29% 0.43%
2054 -0.26% 0.83%
2053 -0.23% 0.69%
2052 -0.2% 0.55%
2051 -0.17% 0.89%
2050 -0.14% 0.76%
2049 -0.11% 0.92%
2048 -0.09% 0.9%
2047 -0.06% 0.85%
2046 -0.03% 0.91%
2045 0.002% 0.86%
2044 0.03% 1.13%
2043 0.05% 1.17%
2042 0.08% 1.06%
2041 0.11% 1.06%
2040 0.13% 1.22%
2039 0.16% 1.16%
2038 0.18% 1.21%
2037 0.2% 1.18%
2036 0.23% 1.4%
2035 0.25% 1.27%
2034 0.27% 1.18%
2033 0.29% 1.18%
2032 0.31% 1.29%
2031 0.33% 1.45%
2030 0.35% 1.44%
2029 0.37% 1.44%
2028 0.39% 1.38%
2027 0.41% 1.32%
2026 0.44% 1.27%
2025 0.46% 1.28%
2024 0.48% 1.18%
2023 0.47% 1.09%
2022 0.43% 1.42%
2021 0.51% 1.82%
2020 0.7% 1.93%
2019 0.84% 1.96%
2018 0.91% 1.94%
2017 0.95% 1.9%
2016 1.02% 1.92%
2015 1.07% 1.97%
2014 1.08% 2%
2013 1.12% 2.1%
2012 1.17% 2.22%
2011 1.18% 2.35%
2010 1.25% 2.45%
2009 1.35% 2.55%
2008 1.37% 2.74%
2007 1.36% 2.9%
2006 1.41% 2.98%
2005 1.46% 2.07%
2004 1.48% 1.33%
2003 1.55% 4.29%
2002 1.67% 8.24%
2001 1.81% 9.01%
2000 1.96% -10.7%
1999 2.1% -11.4%
1998 2.19% 2.76%
1997 2.29% 2.79%
1996 2.37% 2.78%
1995 2.44% 2.8%
1994 2.49% 2.81%
1993 2.53% 2.77%
1992 2.56% 2.7%
1991 2.58% 2.36%
1990 2.56% 2.08%
1989 2.55% 1.93%
1988 2.61% 1.71%
1987 2.68% 1.6%
1986 2.75% 1.51%
1985 2.79% 1.44%
1984 2.79% 1.34%
1983 2.79% 1.28%
1982 2.77% 1.31%
1981 2.76% 1.63%
1980 2.76% 1.75%
1979 2.74% 1.58%
1978 2.7% 1.69%
1977 2.67% 1.76%
1976 2.63% 1.58%
1975 2.6% 1.24%
1974 2.58% 1.37%
1973 2.58% 1.73%
1972 2.63% 1.78%
1971 2.7% 1.79%
1970 2.78% 1.79%
1969 2.85% 1.78%
1968 2.97% 1.76%
1967 3.14% 1.74%
1966 3.27% 1.71%
1965 3.41% 1.68%
1964 3.53% 1.65%
1963 3.65% 1.61%
1962 3.74% 1.57%
1961 3.8% 1.53%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/east-timor | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while East Timor's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica East Timor
Current population
5181862
1441764
Population rank 126/197 152/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.02%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
32.1 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
17.2 minutes
One death every
18.9 minutes
52.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +45
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +16,352
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 91/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
3.44 hours
Annual migration change +1,000 -2,550
Net migration rank 63/196 102/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 8,303
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 179/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 169/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
East Timor
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica East Timor
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -2,550
2024 - 967 - -2,552
2023 24,109 995 20,495 -5,620
2022 21,409 1,006 20,625 -5,519
2021 20,119 1,018 20,101 3,111
2020 29,164 1,029 21,166 3,793
2019 37,682 1,653 21,307 3,942
2018 42,469 1,673 21,650 3,062
2017 43,471 1,671 22,145 1,666
2016 45,565 1,649 22,778 208
2015 49,077 1,617 23,391 -20
2014 49,559 1,589 24,040 -958
2013 49,227 1,579 24,538 -1,206
2012 52,036 1,587 24,890 -609
2011 52,884 1,695 25,237 -159
2010 50,803 2,357 25,515 470
2009 55,757 3,432 25,696 117
2008 56,491 3,794 25,888 1,009
2007 55,244 4,080 26,074 2,103
2006 54,177 4,321 26,221 2,184
2005 57,139 4,567 26,412 1,759
2004 55,769 4,856 26,751 -16,447
2003 56,743 5,216 26,900 -12,810
2002 58,388 5,812 25,410 35,935
2001 62,199 7,119 23,314 49,159
2000 64,268 8,826 21,579 40,272
1999 64,922 13,253 21,871 -262,940
1998 64,788 15,556 23,590 1,806
1997 64,954 16,954 23,501 1,804
1996 66,094 17,393 22,703 1,796
1995 67,585 16,609 21,962 1,806
1994 68,336 15,587 21,746 1,794
1993 69,016 14,431 20,770 1,795
1992 69,830 13,069 19,880 1,794
1991 70,506 10,757 18,605 1,803
1990 71,727 7,949 18,343 -2,881
1989 72,327 3,758 17,758 -2,246
1988 72,944 2,414 12,118 587
1987 73,188 2,267 11,945 -106
1986 73,211 2,302 11,062 -316
1985 72,776 2,357 10,788 -495
1984 71,062 2,402 10,922 -1,436
1983 68,972 2,449 9,686 -1,032
1982 66,826 2,453 9,579 -1,125
1981 64,632 2,431 9,336 -482
1980 62,561 2,387 6,940 5,457
1979 60,984 2,349 987 8,924
1978 58,327 2,296 -1,000 10,967
1977 56,122 2,228 296 10,657
1976 54,019 2,129 783 9,662
1975 51,979 1,992 -1,062 9,542
1974 50,349 1,839 8,405 -2,222
1973 48,943 1,468 10,033 -278
1972 48,417 1,366 10,030 0
1971 48,341 1,296 9,964 0
1970 48,398 1,137 9,824 0
1969 48,790 1,017 9,611 0
1968 48,361 939 9,356 0
1967 50,193 926 9,089 0
1966 50,755 930 8,810 0
1965 51,196 932 8,526 0
1964 51,435 934 8,235 0
1963 51,403 938 7,938 0
1962 51,046 934 7,639 0
1961 50,149 924 7,330 0
1960 48,857 910 7,012 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/east-timor | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.3% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 362,624 people) and 3.69% is from migration (a gain of 13,900 people). In East Timor 98.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 217,698 people) and 1.66% is from migration (a gain of 3,665 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 8,303 people or 0.6% in East Timor.

Biggest cities by population

Costa Rica
City Population
San Jose 335K
Limon 71.5K
Liberia 65.9K
Alajuela 44.4K
Puntarenas 41.5K
Cartago 22.8K
Heredia 16.7K
Tamarindo 7.13K
Santa Teresa 3K
East Timor
City Population
Dili 222K
Maliana 15.8K
Baucau 15K
Ainaro 5.45K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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