Population in Costa Rica compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Costa Rica and the Gambia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Gambia	Costa Rica	Gambia
1960	1,327,496	398,060	-	-
1961	1,377,920	408,930	3.8%	2.73%
1962	1,429,445	420,163	3.74%	2.75%
1963	1,481,604	431,757	3.65%	2.76%
1964	1,533,960	443,687	3.53%	2.76%
1965	1,586,208	455,952	3.41%	2.76%
1966	1,638,116	468,516	3.27%	2.76%
1967	1,689,523	481,588	3.14%	2.79%
1968	1,739,731	495,269	2.97%	2.84%
1969	1,789,276	509,440	2.85%	2.86%
1970	1,838,949	524,105	2.78%	2.88%
1971	1,888,539	539,388	2.7%	2.92%
1972	1,938,248	555,370	2.63%	2.96%
1973	1,988,343	571,991	2.58%	2.99%
1974	2,039,643	589,085	2.58%	2.99%
1975	2,092,719	606,821	2.6%	3.01%
1976	2,147,774	625,667	2.63%	3.11%
1977	2,205,025	645,770	2.67%	3.21%
1978	2,264,510	667,103	2.7%	3.3%
1979	2,326,490	689,781	2.74%	3.4%
1980	2,390,633	713,913	2.76%	3.5%
1981	2,456,637	739,125	2.76%	3.53%
1982	2,524,806	765,753	2.77%	3.6%
1983	2,595,153	794,525	2.79%	3.76%
1984	2,667,595	825,631	2.79%	3.92%
1985	2,741,894	858,874	2.79%	4.03%
1986	2,817,216	894,019	2.75%	4.09%
1987	2,892,699	931,091	2.68%	4.15%
1988	2,968,103	970,160	2.61%	4.2%
1989	3,043,827	1,011,357	2.55%	4.25%
1990	3,121,706	1,054,696	2.56%	4.29%
1991	3,202,176	1,099,959	2.58%	4.29%
1992	3,284,258	1,145,582	2.56%	4.15%
1993	3,367,434	1,188,365	2.53%	3.73%
1994	3,451,122	1,227,226	2.49%	3.27%
1995	3,535,176	1,264,313	2.44%	3.02%
1996	3,619,013	1,301,410	2.37%	2.93%
1997	3,701,711	1,338,889	2.29%	2.88%
1998	3,782,838	1,376,987	2.19%	2.85%
1999	3,862,101	1,415,779	2.1%	2.82%
2000	3,937,739	1,455,084	1.96%	2.78%
2001	4,008,947	1,495,011	1.81%	2.74%
2002	4,075,705	1,535,691	1.67%	2.72%
2003	4,138,784	1,577,611	1.55%	2.73%
2004	4,200,078	1,621,312	1.48%	2.77%
2005	4,261,240	1,667,037	1.46%	2.82%
2006	4,321,340	1,715,275	1.41%	2.89%
2007	4,380,248	1,765,774	1.36%	2.94%
2008	4,440,056	1,817,852	1.37%	2.95%
2009	4,499,791	1,871,422	1.35%	2.95%
2010	4,555,962	1,926,630	1.25%	2.95%
2011	4,609,833	1,983,784	1.18%	2.97%
2012	4,663,934	2,043,094	1.17%	2.99%
2013	4,716,147	2,103,820	1.12%	2.97%
2014	4,767,119	2,164,528	1.08%	2.89%
2015	4,818,038	2,224,529	1.07%	2.77%
2016	4,866,998	2,283,769	1.02%	2.66%
2017	4,913,177	2,342,189	0.95%	2.56%
2018	4,957,818	2,399,632	0.91%	2.45%
2019	4,999,553	2,456,844	0.84%	2.38%
2020	5,034,320	2,515,733	0.7%	2.4%
2021	5,059,988	2,576,010	0.51%	2.4%
2022	5,081,765	2,636,470	0.43%	2.35%
2023	5,105,525	2,697,845	0.47%	2.33%
2024	5,129,910	2,759,988	0.48%	2.3%
2025	5,152,946	2,822,083	0.45%	2.25%
2026	5,174,780	2,884,075	0.42%	2.2%
2027	5,195,555	2,945,874	0.4%	2.14%
2028	5,215,247	3,007,541	0.38%	2.09%
2029	5,233,877	3,069,012	0.36%	2.04%
2030	5,251,495	3,130,117	0.34%	1.99%
2031	5,268,137	3,190,986	0.32%	1.94%
2032	5,283,807	3,251,816	0.3%	1.91%
2033	5,298,514	3,312,585	0.28%	1.87%
2034	5,312,162	3,373,117	0.26%	1.83%
2035	5,324,698	3,433,418	0.24%	1.79%
2036	5,336,133	3,493,569	0.21%	1.75%
2037	5,346,408	3,553,521	0.19%	1.72%
2038	5,355,519	3,613,489	0.17%	1.69%
2039	5,363,363	3,673,332	0.15%	1.66%
2040	5,369,806	3,732,793	0.12%	1.62%
2041	5,374,934	3,791,791	0.1%	1.58%
2042	5,378,670	3,850,526	0.07%	1.55%
2043	5,380,915	3,909,016	0.04%	1.52%
2044	5,381,720	3,966,899	0.01%	1.48%
2045	5,381,014	4,024,221	-0.01%	1.45%
2046	5,378,757	4,080,955	-0.04%	1.41%
2047	5,374,945	4,137,188	-0.07%	1.38%
2048	5,369,577	4,192,836	-0.1%	1.35%
2049	5,362,651	4,247,701	-0.13%	1.31%
2050	5,354,148	4,301,881	-0.16%	1.28%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while the Gambia gained 557,492 people (a 33.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 647,350 (a 29.1% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2005 and ranked 138th 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 the Gambia will increase by 49.8% to 4,301,881 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.