Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 23.3 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 1.52% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 1.46% 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 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Costa Rica vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Egypt
2100 3,804,183 203,522,884
2099 3,842,423 203,403,368
2098 3,880,999 203,247,703
2097 3,919,996 203,074,807
2096 3,959,352 202,870,003
2095 3,999,084 202,625,820
2094 4,039,053 202,350,087
2093 4,079,349 202,040,251
2092 4,119,898 201,709,051
2091 4,160,663 201,347,225
2090 4,201,548 200,966,749
2089 4,242,452 200,561,011
2088 4,283,327 200,123,182
2087 4,324,225 199,650,440
2086 4,364,979 199,156,169
2085 4,405,520 198,637,936
2084 4,445,770 198,084,947
2083 4,485,644 197,501,965
2082 4,525,171 196,891,089
2081 4,564,265 196,242,522
2080 4,602,737 195,570,383
2079 4,640,677 194,850,670
2078 4,677,935 194,103,613
2077 4,714,527 193,324,592
2076 4,750,309 192,507,892
2075 4,785,359 191,661,705
2074 4,819,691 190,786,862
2073 4,853,137 189,886,620
2072 4,885,727 188,947,991
2071 4,917,445 187,981,245
2070 4,948,313 186,988,514
2069 4,978,425 185,965,572
2068 5,007,604 184,912,088
2067 5,035,877 183,835,428
2066 5,063,521 182,734,967
2065 5,090,474 181,620,901
2064 5,116,546 180,467,102
2063 5,141,922 179,293,260
2062 5,166,260 178,110,375
2061 5,189,836 176,907,621
2060 5,212,549 175,686,879
2059 5,234,066 174,441,815
2058 5,254,528 173,179,511
2057 5,273,844 171,897,733
2056 5,292,013 170,593,445
2055 5,308,829 169,269,144
2054 5,324,305 167,915,661
2053 5,338,417 166,538,943
2052 5,350,974 165,130,747
2051 5,361,865 163,704,732
2050 5,371,197 162,240,246
2049 5,378,904 160,743,182
2048 5,385,081 159,206,813
2047 5,389,678 157,631,586
2046 5,392,713 156,023,680
2045 5,394,209 154,371,216
2044 5,394,124 152,668,334
2043 5,392,590 150,927,496
2042 5,389,628 149,145,569
2041 5,385,101 147,333,445
2040 5,379,344 145,505,786
2039 5,372,186 143,662,428
2038 5,363,617 141,820,567
2037 5,353,928 139,977,812
2036 5,343,027 138,139,382
2035 5,330,994 136,315,557
2034 5,317,895 134,490,574
2033 5,303,634 132,681,153
2032 5,288,416 130,879,780
2031 5,272,215 129,085,888
2030 5,255,064 127,304,473
2029 5,236,901 125,524,007
2028 5,217,724 123,745,979
2027 5,197,413 121,973,080
2026 5,176,096 120,224,089
2025 5,153,634 118,473,897
2024 5,129,910 116,538,258
2023 5,105,525 114,535,772
2022 5,081,765 112,618,250
2021 5,059,988 110,957,008
2020 5,034,320 109,315,124
2019 4,999,553 107,553,158
2018 4,957,818 105,682,094
2017 4,913,177 103,696,057
2016 4,866,998 101,644,589
2015 4,818,038 99,597,342
2014 4,767,119 97,528,654
2013 4,716,147 95,333,553
2012 4,663,934 93,161,001
2011 4,609,833 91,093,059
2010 4,555,962 89,196,072
2009 4,499,791 87,501,636
2008 4,440,056 85,864,789
2007 4,380,248 84,276,225
2006 4,321,340 82,700,403
2005 4,261,240 81,101,004
2004 4,200,078 79,477,443
2003 4,138,784 77,853,548
2002 4,075,705 76,239,137
2001 4,008,947 74,652,029
2000 3,937,739 73,083,284
1999 3,862,101 71,520,954
1998 3,782,838 69,943,294
1997 3,701,711 68,431,740
1996 3,619,013 67,028,048
1995 3,535,176 65,652,622
1994 3,451,122 64,285,589
1993 3,367,434 62,915,681
1992 3,284,258 61,480,660
1991 3,202,176 60,028,997
1990 3,121,706 58,396,618
1989 3,043,827 56,710,642
1988 2,968,103 55,187,681
1987 2,892,699 53,674,435
1986 2,817,216 52,206,295
1985 2,741,894 50,734,968
1984 2,667,595 49,247,334
1983 2,595,153 47,786,402
1982 2,524,806 46,407,611
1981 2,456,637 45,147,224
1980 2,390,633 43,950,413
1979 2,326,490 42,818,628
1978 2,264,510 41,761,431
1977 2,205,025 40,748,870
1976 2,147,774 39,795,557
1975 2,092,719 38,875,327
1974 2,039,643 37,969,667
1973 1,988,343 37,102,043
1972 1,938,248 36,258,328
1971 1,888,539 35,433,368
1970 1,838,949 34,623,990
1969 1,789,276 33,811,615
1968 1,739,731 32,998,319
1967 1,689,523 32,196,360
1966 1,638,116 31,406,541
1965 1,586,208 30,629,174
1964 1,533,960 29,858,922
1963 1,481,604 29,091,869
1962 1,429,445 28,337,013
1961 1,377,920 27,600,898
1960 1,327,496 26,896,479

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/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th 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 Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Egypt
2100 -1% 0.06%
2099 -0.99% 0.08%
2098 -0.99% 0.09%
2097 -0.99% 0.1%
2096 -0.99% 0.12%
2095 -0.99% 0.14%
2094 -0.99% 0.15%
2093 -0.98% 0.16%
2092 -0.98% 0.18%
2091 -0.97% 0.19%
2090 -0.96% 0.2%
2089 -0.95% 0.22%
2088 -0.95% 0.24%
2087 -0.93% 0.25%
2086 -0.92% 0.26%
2085 -0.91% 0.28%
2084 -0.89% 0.3%
2083 -0.87% 0.31%
2082 -0.86% 0.33%
2081 -0.84% 0.34%
2080 -0.82% 0.37%
2079 -0.8% 0.38%
2078 -0.78% 0.4%
2077 -0.75% 0.42%
2076 -0.73% 0.44%
2075 -0.71% 0.46%
2074 -0.69% 0.47%
2073 -0.67% 0.5%
2072 -0.65% 0.51%
2071 -0.62% 0.53%
2070 -0.6% 0.55%
2069 -0.58% 0.57%
2068 -0.56% 0.59%
2067 -0.55% 0.6%
2066 -0.53% 0.61%
2065 -0.51% 0.64%
2064 -0.49% 0.65%
2063 -0.47% 0.66%
2062 -0.45% 0.68%
2061 -0.44% 0.69%
2060 -0.41% 0.71%
2059 -0.39% 0.73%
2058 -0.37% 0.75%
2057 -0.34% 0.76%
2056 -0.32% 0.78%
2055 -0.29% 0.81%
2054 -0.26% 0.83%
2053 -0.23% 0.85%
2052 -0.2% 0.87%
2051 -0.17% 0.9%
2050 -0.14% 0.93%
2049 -0.11% 0.97%
2048 -0.09% 1%
2047 -0.06% 1.03%
2046 -0.03% 1.07%
2045 0.002% 1.12%
2044 0.03% 1.15%
2043 0.05% 1.19%
2042 0.08% 1.23%
2041 0.11% 1.26%
2040 0.13% 1.28%
2039 0.16% 1.3%
2038 0.18% 1.32%
2037 0.2% 1.33%
2036 0.23% 1.34%
2035 0.25% 1.36%
2034 0.27% 1.36%
2033 0.29% 1.38%
2032 0.31% 1.39%
2031 0.33% 1.4%
2030 0.35% 1.42%
2029 0.37% 1.44%
2028 0.39% 1.45%
2027 0.41% 1.45%
2026 0.44% 1.48%
2025 0.46% 1.66%
2024 0.48% 1.75%
2023 0.47% 1.7%
2022 0.43% 1.5%
2021 0.51% 1.5%
2020 0.7% 1.64%
2019 0.84% 1.77%
2018 0.91% 1.92%
2017 0.95% 2.02%
2016 1.02% 2.06%
2015 1.07% 2.12%
2014 1.08% 2.3%
2013 1.12% 2.33%
2012 1.17% 2.27%
2011 1.18% 2.13%
2010 1.25% 1.94%
2009 1.35% 1.91%
2008 1.37% 1.88%
2007 1.36% 1.91%
2006 1.41% 1.97%
2005 1.46% 2.04%
2004 1.48% 2.09%
2003 1.55% 2.12%
2002 1.67% 2.13%
2001 1.81% 2.15%
2000 1.96% 2.18%
1999 2.1% 2.26%
1998 2.19% 2.21%
1997 2.29% 2.09%
1996 2.37% 2.1%
1995 2.44% 2.13%
1994 2.49% 2.18%
1993 2.53% 2.33%
1992 2.56% 2.42%
1991 2.58% 2.8%
1990 2.56% 2.97%
1989 2.55% 2.76%
1988 2.61% 2.82%
1987 2.68% 2.81%
1986 2.75% 2.9%
1985 2.79% 3.02%
1984 2.79% 3.06%
1983 2.79% 2.97%
1982 2.77% 2.79%
1981 2.76% 2.72%
1980 2.76% 2.64%
1979 2.74% 2.53%
1978 2.7% 2.48%
1977 2.67% 2.4%
1976 2.63% 2.37%
1975 2.6% 2.39%
1974 2.58% 2.34%
1973 2.58% 2.33%
1972 2.63% 2.33%
1971 2.7% 2.34%
1970 2.78% 2.4%
1969 2.85% 2.46%
1968 2.97% 2.49%
1967 3.14% 2.51%
1966 3.27% 2.54%
1965 3.41% 2.58%
1964 3.53% 2.64%
1963 3.65% 2.66%
1962 3.74% 2.67%
1961 3.8% 2.62%

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/egypt | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Egypt
Current population
5181862
120697176
Population rank 126/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.46%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
15.7 seconds
One birth every
10.1 minutes
13.1 seconds
One death every
18.9 minutes
50.4 seconds
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 62/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -57,305
Net migration rank 63/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -57,305
2024 - 967 - 123,884
2023 24,109 995 1,780,230 305,006
2022 21,409 1,006 1,736,123 13,707
2021 20,119 1,018 1,566,491 6,161
2020 29,164 1,029 1,704,988 6,016
2019 37,682 1,653 1,805,818 7,050
2018 42,469 1,673 1,908,512 20,788
2017 43,471 1,671 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 45,565 1,649 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 49,077 1,617 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 49,559 1,589 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 49,227 1,579 2,156,922 130,305
2012 52,036 1,587 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 52,884 1,695 1,951,851 126,170
2010 50,803 2,357 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 55,757 3,432 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 56,491 3,794 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 55,244 4,080 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 54,177 4,321 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 57,139 4,567 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 55,769 4,856 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 56,743 5,216 1,614,293 9,854
2002 58,388 5,812 1,593,474 11,205
2001 62,199 7,119 1,568,962 556
2000 64,268 8,826 1,540,084 27,873
1999 64,922 13,253 1,534,697 22,026
1998 64,788 15,556 1,519,728 78,858
1997 64,954 16,954 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 66,094 17,393 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 67,585 16,609 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 68,336 15,587 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 69,016 14,431 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 69,830 13,069 1,421,372 74,950
1991 70,506 10,757 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 71,727 7,949 1,450,747 406,994
1989 72,327 3,758 1,461,547 52,648
1988 72,944 2,414 1,465,620 66,147
1987 73,188 2,267 1,436,059 58,678
1986 73,211 2,302 1,410,249 31,299
1985 72,776 2,357 1,388,718 112,411
1984 71,062 2,402 1,351,297 122,791
1983 68,972 2,449 1,318,474 129,242
1982 66,826 2,453 1,258,574 51,229
1981 64,632 2,431 1,206,830 4,140
1980 62,561 2,387 1,181,914 738
1979 60,984 2,349 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 58,327 2,296 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 56,122 2,228 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 54,019 2,129 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 51,979 1,992 987,822 -62,368
1974 50,349 1,839 946,052 -60,174
1973 48,943 1,468 905,068 -55,702
1972 48,417 1,366 893,333 -55,282
1971 48,341 1,296 868,365 -56,503
1970 48,398 1,137 841,952 -35,064
1969 48,790 1,017 824,564 -6,703
1968 48,361 939 809,482 -764
1967 50,193 926 788,908 6,286
1966 50,755 930 774,391 10,089
1965 51,196 932 752,682 17,605
1964 51,435 934 749,608 20,596
1963 51,403 938 738,788 25,109
1962 51,046 934 720,128 25,696
1961 50,149 924 703,216 23,184
1960 48,857 910 685,403 -2,954

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

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/egypt | 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 Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/egypt | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.