The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,175,007 people compared to 82,619,736 in Germany.
Population statistics:
- Germany's population is 16 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
- Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
- The countries together account for 1.06% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 1% for Germany.
- For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
- Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.8% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.3% growth).
- Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 5.38M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
Costa Rica vs Germany: live population counter
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| Current population |
5175007
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82619736
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| Population rank | 126/197 | 19/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 1% |
| One net population change |
21.6 minutes
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2.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
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45.6 seconds
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| One death every |
18.9 minutes
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30.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
9.06 hours
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14.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +967 | +36,954 |
| Daily growth/decline | +67 | +628 |
| Annual growth/decline | +24,385 | +229,320 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +0.28% |
| Population growth rate rank | 138/197 | 152/197 |
Costa Rica and Germany: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,327,496 | 72,814,900 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,377,920 | 73,377,632 | 3.8% | 0.77% |
| 1962 | 1,429,445 | 74,025,784 | 3.74% | 0.88% |
| 1963 | 1,481,604 | 74,714,353 | 3.65% | 0.93% |
| 1964 | 1,533,960 | 75,318,337 | 3.53% | 0.81% |
| 1965 | 1,586,208 | 75,963,695 | 3.41% | 0.86% |
| 1966 | 1,638,116 | 76,600,311 | 3.27% | 0.84% |
| 1967 | 1,689,523 | 76,951,336 | 3.14% | 0.46% |
| 1968 | 1,739,731 | 77,294,314 | 2.97% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 1,789,276 | 77,909,682 | 2.85% | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 1,838,949 | 78,169,289 | 2.78% | 0.33% |
| 1971 | 1,888,539 | 78,312,842 | 2.7% | 0.18% |
| 1972 | 1,938,248 | 78,688,452 | 2.63% | 0.48% |
| 1973 | 1,988,343 | 78,936,666 | 2.58% | 0.32% |
| 1974 | 2,039,643 | 78,967,433 | 2.58% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 2,092,719 | 78,673,554 | 2.6% | -0.37% |
| 1976 | 2,147,774 | 78,336,950 | 2.63% | -0.43% |
| 1977 | 2,205,025 | 78,159,814 | 2.67% | -0.23% |
| 1978 | 2,264,510 | 78,091,820 | 2.7% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 2,326,490 | 78,126,350 | 2.74% | 0.04% |
| 1980 | 2,390,633 | 78,288,576 | 2.76% | 0.21% |
| 1981 | 2,456,637 | 78,407,907 | 2.76% | 0.15% |
| 1982 | 2,524,806 | 78,333,366 | 2.77% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 2,595,153 | 78,128,282 | 2.79% | -0.26% |
| 1984 | 2,667,595 | 77,858,685 | 2.79% | -0.35% |
| 1985 | 2,741,894 | 77,684,873 | 2.79% | -0.22% |
| 1986 | 2,817,216 | 77,720,436 | 2.75% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 2,892,699 | 77,839,920 | 2.68% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 2,968,103 | 78,144,619 | 2.61% | 0.39% |
| 1989 | 3,043,827 | 78,751,283 | 2.55% | 0.78% |
| 1990 | 3,121,706 | 79,433,029 | 2.56% | 0.87% |
| 1991 | 3,202,176 | 80,013,896 | 2.58% | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 3,284,258 | 80,624,598 | 2.56% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 3,367,434 | 81,156,363 | 2.53% | 0.66% |
| 1994 | 3,451,122 | 81,438,348 | 2.49% | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 3,535,176 | 81,678,051 | 2.44% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 3,619,013 | 81,914,831 | 2.37% | 0.29% |
| 1997 | 3,701,711 | 82,034,771 | 2.29% | 0.15% |
| 1998 | 3,782,838 | 82,047,195 | 2.19% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 3,862,101 | 82,100,243 | 2.1% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 3,937,739 | 82,211,508 | 1.96% | 0.14% |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 | 82,349,925 | 1.81% | 0.17% |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 | 82,488,495 | 1.67% | 0.17% |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 | 82,534,176 | 1.55% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 | 82,516,260 | 1.48% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 | 82,469,422 | 1.46% | -0.06% |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 | 82,376,451 | 1.41% | -0.11% |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 | 82,266,372 | 1.36% | -0.13% |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 | 82,110,097 | 1.37% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 | 81,902,307 | 1.35% | -0.25% |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 | 81,776,930 | 1.25% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 | 80,274,983 | 1.18% | -1.84% |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 | 80,425,823 | 1.17% | 0.19% |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 | 80,645,605 | 1.12% | 0.27% |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 | 80,982,500 | 1.08% | 0.42% |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 | 81,686,611 | 1.07% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 | 82,348,669 | 1.02% | 0.81% |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 | 82,657,002 | 0.95% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 | 82,905,782 | 0.91% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 | 83,092,962 | 0.84% | 0.23% |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 | 83,160,871 | 0.7% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 | 83,196,078 | 0.51% | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 | 83,177,813 | 0.43% | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 | 83,287,273 | 0.47% | 0.13% |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 | 83,516,593 | 0.48% | 0.28% |
| 2025 | 5,152,946 | 83,045,276 | 0.45% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 5,174,780 | 82,619,736 | 0.42% | -0.51% |
| 2027 | 5,195,555 | 82,420,656 | 0.4% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 5,215,247 | 82,209,650 | 0.38% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 5,233,877 | 81,988,746 | 0.36% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 5,251,495 | 81,767,011 | 0.34% | -0.27% |
| 2031 | 5,268,137 | 81,541,291 | 0.32% | -0.28% |
| 2032 | 5,283,807 | 81,315,327 | 0.3% | -0.28% |
| 2033 | 5,298,514 | 81,094,150 | 0.28% | -0.27% |
| 2034 | 5,312,162 | 80,879,704 | 0.26% | -0.26% |
| 2035 | 5,324,698 | 80,669,570 | 0.24% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 5,336,133 | 80,445,835 | 0.21% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 5,346,408 | 80,222,108 | 0.19% | -0.28% |
| 2038 | 5,355,519 | 80,001,936 | 0.17% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 5,363,363 | 79,780,699 | 0.15% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 5,369,806 | 79,565,092 | 0.12% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 5,374,934 | 79,361,541 | 0.1% | -0.26% |
| 2042 | 5,378,670 | 79,167,400 | 0.07% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 5,380,915 | 78,962,964 | 0.04% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 5,381,720 | 78,743,160 | 0.01% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 5,381,014 | 78,518,131 | -0.01% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 5,378,757 | 78,293,579 | -0.04% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 5,374,945 | 78,066,226 | -0.07% | -0.29% |
| 2048 | 5,369,577 | 77,826,011 | -0.1% | -0.31% |
| 2049 | 5,362,651 | 77,578,876 | -0.13% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 5,354,148 | 77,335,610 | -0.16% | -0.31% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Germany's population increased by 271,067 (a 0.33% growth).
Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.
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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Population differences between Costa Rica and Germany
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| Life expectancy | 81.4 years | 81.9 years |
| Average age | 37 years | 45 years |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 46.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 619 ppl/mi² |
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