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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Eritrea	Costa Rica	Eritrea
1960	1,327,496	972,547	-	-
1961	1,377,920	995,573	3.8%	2.37%
1962	1,429,445	1,019,788	3.74%	2.43%
1963	1,481,604	1,045,092	3.65%	2.48%
1964	1,533,960	1,071,287	3.53%	2.51%
1965	1,586,208	1,098,335	3.41%	2.52%
1966	1,638,116	1,124,957	3.27%	2.42%
1967	1,689,523	1,152,339	3.14%	2.43%
1968	1,739,731	1,181,737	2.97%	2.55%
1969	1,789,276	1,212,005	2.85%	2.56%
1970	1,838,949	1,243,453	2.78%	2.59%
1971	1,888,539	1,276,154	2.7%	2.63%
1972	1,938,248	1,309,235	2.63%	2.59%
1973	1,988,343	1,342,669	2.58%	2.55%
1974	2,039,643	1,375,688	2.58%	2.46%
1975	2,092,719	1,408,210	2.6%	2.36%
1976	2,147,774	1,443,807	2.63%	2.53%
1977	2,205,025	1,482,565	2.67%	2.68%
1978	2,264,510	1,522,378	2.7%	2.69%
1979	2,326,490	1,563,332	2.74%	2.69%
1980	2,390,633	1,605,797	2.76%	2.72%
1981	2,456,637	1,649,939	2.76%	2.75%
1982	2,524,806	1,695,461	2.77%	2.76%
1983	2,595,153	1,736,160	2.79%	2.4%
1984	2,667,595	1,771,730	2.79%	2.05%
1985	2,741,894	1,807,816	2.79%	2.04%
1986	2,817,216	1,845,164	2.75%	2.07%
1987	2,892,699	1,888,669	2.68%	2.36%
1988	2,968,103	1,938,255	2.61%	2.63%
1989	3,043,827	1,987,017	2.55%	2.52%
1990	3,121,706	2,032,737	2.56%	2.3%
1991	3,202,176	1,919,571	2.58%	-5.57%
1992	3,284,258	1,798,748	2.56%	-6.29%
1993	3,367,434	1,856,006	2.53%	3.18%
1994	3,451,122	1,913,915	2.49%	3.12%
1995	3,535,176	2,025,267	2.44%	5.82%
1996	3,619,013	2,128,464	2.37%	5.1%
1997	3,701,711	2,152,135	2.29%	1.11%
1998	3,782,838	2,180,419	2.19%	1.31%
1999	3,862,101	2,212,780	2.1%	1.48%
2000	3,937,739	2,247,031	1.96%	1.55%
2001	4,008,947	2,312,079	1.81%	2.89%
2002	4,075,705	2,392,978	1.67%	3.5%
2003	4,138,784	2,493,903	1.55%	4.22%
2004	4,200,078	2,598,284	1.48%	4.19%
2005	4,261,240	2,661,215	1.46%	2.42%
2006	4,321,340	2,703,502	1.41%	1.59%
2007	4,380,248	2,743,222	1.36%	1.47%
2008	4,440,056	2,816,327	1.37%	2.66%
2009	4,499,791	2,887,885	1.35%	2.54%
2010	4,555,962	2,945,186	1.25%	1.98%
2011	4,609,833	2,998,485	1.18%	1.81%
2012	4,663,934	3,036,988	1.17%	1.28%
2013	4,716,147	3,074,360	1.12%	1.23%
2014	4,767,119	3,095,173	1.08%	0.68%
2015	4,818,038	3,105,546	1.07%	0.34%
2016	4,866,998	3,124,698	1.02%	0.62%
2017	4,913,177	3,150,347	0.95%	0.82%
2018	4,957,818	3,192,760	0.91%	1.35%
2019	4,999,553	3,240,194	0.84%	1.49%
2020	5,034,320	3,291,271	0.7%	1.58%
2021	5,059,988	3,350,183	0.51%	1.79%
2022	5,081,765	3,409,447	0.43%	1.77%
2023	5,105,525	3,470,390	0.47%	1.79%
2024	5,129,910	3,535,603	0.48%	1.88%
2025	5,152,946	3,606,996	0.45%	2.02%
2026	5,174,780	3,682,659	0.42%	2.1%
2027	5,195,555	3,760,368	0.4%	2.11%
2028	5,215,247	3,840,135	0.38%	2.12%
2029	5,233,877	3,920,467	0.36%	2.09%
2030	5,251,495	4,002,671	0.34%	2.1%
2031	5,268,137	4,085,037	0.32%	2.06%
2032	5,283,807	4,166,507	0.3%	1.99%
2033	5,298,514	4,249,501	0.28%	1.99%
2034	5,312,162	4,334,727	0.26%	2.01%
2035	5,324,698	4,420,915	0.24%	1.99%
2036	5,336,133	4,509,755	0.21%	2.01%
2037	5,346,408	4,601,933	0.19%	2.04%
2038	5,355,519	4,692,340	0.17%	1.96%
2039	5,363,363	4,780,469	0.15%	1.88%
2040	5,369,806	4,868,668	0.12%	1.84%
2041	5,374,934	4,954,481	0.1%	1.76%
2042	5,378,670	5,039,298	0.07%	1.71%
2043	5,380,915	5,124,256	0.04%	1.69%
2044	5,381,720	5,207,858	0.01%	1.63%
2045	5,381,014	5,292,756	-0.01%	1.63%
2046	5,378,757	5,375,963	-0.04%	1.57%
2047	5,374,945	5,456,488	-0.07%	1.5%
2048	5,369,577	5,537,538	-0.1%	1.49%
2049	5,362,651	5,617,348	-0.13%	1.44%
2050	5,354,148	5,696,052	-0.16%	1.4%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st 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 Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.