The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,170,484 people compared to 119,759,833 in Egypt.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 23.2 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
- Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
- The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 1.45% for Egypt.
- For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
- Since 2005, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.26M people to 5.17M (21.3% growth), while Egypt has grown from 81.1M to 120M (47.7% growth).
- Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 5.38M people compared to the peak of 202M people in 2100 for Egypt.
Costa Rica vs Egypt: live population counter
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| Current population |
5170484
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119759833
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| Population rank | 126/197 | 13/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 1.45% |
| One net population change |
21.6 minutes
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15.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
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13.1 seconds
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| One death every |
18.9 minutes
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50.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
9.06 hours
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4.24 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +967 | +123,884 |
| Daily growth/decline | +67 | +5,486 |
| Annual growth/decline | +24,385 | +2,002,486 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +1.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 138/197 | 66/197 |
Costa Rica and Egypt: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,327,496 | 26,896,479 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,377,920 | 27,600,898 | 3.8% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 1,429,445 | 28,337,013 | 3.74% | 2.67% |
| 1963 | 1,481,604 | 29,091,869 | 3.65% | 2.66% |
| 1964 | 1,533,960 | 29,858,922 | 3.53% | 2.64% |
| 1965 | 1,586,208 | 30,629,174 | 3.41% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 1,638,116 | 31,406,541 | 3.27% | 2.54% |
| 1967 | 1,689,523 | 32,196,360 | 3.14% | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 1,739,731 | 32,998,319 | 2.97% | 2.49% |
| 1969 | 1,789,276 | 33,811,615 | 2.85% | 2.46% |
| 1970 | 1,838,949 | 34,623,990 | 2.78% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 1,888,539 | 35,433,368 | 2.7% | 2.34% |
| 1972 | 1,938,248 | 36,258,328 | 2.63% | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 1,988,343 | 37,102,043 | 2.58% | 2.33% |
| 1974 | 2,039,643 | 37,969,667 | 2.58% | 2.34% |
| 1975 | 2,092,719 | 38,875,327 | 2.6% | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 2,147,774 | 39,795,557 | 2.63% | 2.37% |
| 1977 | 2,205,025 | 40,748,870 | 2.67% | 2.4% |
| 1978 | 2,264,510 | 41,761,431 | 2.7% | 2.48% |
| 1979 | 2,326,490 | 42,818,628 | 2.74% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 2,390,633 | 43,950,413 | 2.76% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 2,456,637 | 45,147,224 | 2.76% | 2.72% |
| 1982 | 2,524,806 | 46,407,611 | 2.77% | 2.79% |
| 1983 | 2,595,153 | 47,786,402 | 2.79% | 2.97% |
| 1984 | 2,667,595 | 49,247,334 | 2.79% | 3.06% |
| 1985 | 2,741,894 | 50,734,968 | 2.79% | 3.02% |
| 1986 | 2,817,216 | 52,206,295 | 2.75% | 2.9% |
| 1987 | 2,892,699 | 53,674,435 | 2.68% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 2,968,103 | 55,187,681 | 2.61% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 3,043,827 | 56,710,642 | 2.55% | 2.76% |
| 1990 | 3,121,706 | 58,396,618 | 2.56% | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 3,202,176 | 60,028,997 | 2.58% | 2.8% |
| 1992 | 3,284,258 | 61,480,660 | 2.56% | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 3,367,434 | 62,915,681 | 2.53% | 2.33% |
| 1994 | 3,451,122 | 64,285,589 | 2.49% | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 3,535,176 | 65,652,622 | 2.44% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 3,619,013 | 67,028,048 | 2.37% | 2.1% |
| 1997 | 3,701,711 | 68,431,740 | 2.29% | 2.09% |
| 1998 | 3,782,838 | 69,943,294 | 2.19% | 2.21% |
| 1999 | 3,862,101 | 71,520,954 | 2.1% | 2.26% |
| 2000 | 3,937,739 | 73,083,284 | 1.96% | 2.18% |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 | 74,652,029 | 1.81% | 2.15% |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 | 76,239,137 | 1.67% | 2.13% |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 | 77,853,548 | 1.55% | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 | 79,477,443 | 1.48% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 | 81,101,004 | 1.46% | 2.04% |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 | 82,700,403 | 1.41% | 1.97% |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 | 84,276,225 | 1.36% | 1.91% |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 | 85,864,789 | 1.37% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 | 87,501,636 | 1.35% | 1.91% |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 | 89,196,072 | 1.25% | 1.94% |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 | 91,093,059 | 1.18% | 2.13% |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 | 93,161,001 | 1.17% | 2.27% |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 | 95,333,553 | 1.12% | 2.33% |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 | 97,528,654 | 1.08% | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 | 99,597,342 | 1.07% | 2.12% |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 | 101,644,589 | 1.02% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 | 103,696,057 | 0.95% | 2.02% |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 | 105,682,094 | 0.91% | 1.92% |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 | 107,553,158 | 0.84% | 1.77% |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 | 109,315,124 | 0.7% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 | 110,957,008 | 0.51% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 | 112,618,250 | 0.43% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 | 114,535,772 | 0.47% | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 | 116,538,258 | 0.48% | 1.75% |
| 2025 | 5,152,946 | 118,365,997 | 0.45% | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 5,174,780 | 120,101,181 | 0.42% | 1.47% |
| 2027 | 5,195,555 | 121,847,622 | 0.4% | 1.45% |
| 2028 | 5,215,247 | 123,608,457 | 0.38% | 1.45% |
| 2029 | 5,233,877 | 125,373,058 | 0.36% | 1.43% |
| 2030 | 5,251,495 | 127,139,323 | 0.34% | 1.41% |
| 2031 | 5,268,137 | 128,912,256 | 0.32% | 1.39% |
| 2032 | 5,283,807 | 130,695,084 | 0.3% | 1.38% |
| 2033 | 5,298,514 | 132,485,612 | 0.28% | 1.37% |
| 2034 | 5,312,162 | 134,287,838 | 0.26% | 1.36% |
| 2035 | 5,324,698 | 136,097,214 | 0.24% | 1.35% |
| 2036 | 5,336,133 | 137,913,263 | 0.21% | 1.33% |
| 2037 | 5,346,408 | 139,738,699 | 0.19% | 1.32% |
| 2038 | 5,355,519 | 141,565,835 | 0.17% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 5,363,363 | 143,393,267 | 0.15% | 1.29% |
| 2040 | 5,369,806 | 145,213,662 | 0.12% | 1.27% |
| 2041 | 5,374,934 | 147,018,554 | 0.1% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 5,378,670 | 148,800,785 | 0.07% | 1.21% |
| 2043 | 5,380,915 | 150,547,655 | 0.04% | 1.17% |
| 2044 | 5,381,720 | 152,255,332 | 0.01% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 5,381,014 | 153,919,190 | -0.01% | 1.09% |
| 2046 | 5,378,757 | 155,535,951 | -0.04% | 1.05% |
| 2047 | 5,374,945 | 157,114,404 | -0.07% | 1.01% |
| 2048 | 5,369,577 | 158,657,392 | -0.1% | 0.98% |
| 2049 | 5,362,651 | 160,161,615 | -0.13% | 0.95% |
| 2050 | 5,354,148 | 161,630,197 | -0.16% | 0.92% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Egypt gained 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth).
Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Egypt was ranked 14th in 2005 and ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 35% to 161,630,197 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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Population differences between Costa Rica and Egypt
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| Life expectancy | 81.2 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 37 years | 28.5 years |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 25.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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