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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Greece	Costa Rica	Greece
1960	1,327,496	8,331,725	-	-
1961	1,377,920	8,398,050	3.8%	0.8%
1962	1,429,445	8,448,233	3.74%	0.6%
1963	1,481,604	8,479,625	3.65%	0.37%
1964	1,533,960	8,510,429	3.53%	0.36%
1965	1,586,208	8,550,333	3.41%	0.47%
1966	1,638,116	8,613,651	3.27%	0.74%
1967	1,689,523	8,684,088	3.14%	0.82%
1968	1,739,731	8,740,765	2.97%	0.65%
1969	1,789,276	8,772,764	2.85%	0.37%
1970	1,838,949	8,792,806	2.78%	0.23%
1971	1,888,539	8,831,036	2.7%	0.43%
1972	1,938,248	8,888,628	2.63%	0.65%
1973	1,988,343	8,929,086	2.58%	0.46%
1974	2,039,643	8,962,022	2.58%	0.37%
1975	2,092,719	9,046,541	2.6%	0.94%
1976	2,147,774	9,188,150	2.63%	1.57%
1977	2,205,025	9,308,479	2.67%	1.31%
1978	2,264,510	9,429,959	2.7%	1.31%
1979	2,326,490	9,548,258	2.74%	1.25%
1980	2,390,633	9,642,505	2.76%	0.99%
1981	2,456,637	9,729,350	2.76%	0.9%
1982	2,524,806	9,789,513	2.77%	0.62%
1983	2,595,153	9,846,627	2.79%	0.58%
1984	2,667,595	9,895,801	2.79%	0.5%
1985	2,741,894	9,934,300	2.79%	0.39%
1986	2,817,216	9,967,213	2.75%	0.33%
1987	2,892,699	10,000,595	2.68%	0.33%
1988	2,968,103	10,036,983	2.61%	0.36%
1989	3,043,827	10,089,498	2.55%	0.52%
1990	3,121,706	10,196,792	2.56%	1.06%
1991	3,202,176	10,319,927	2.58%	1.21%
1992	3,284,258	10,399,061	2.56%	0.77%
1993	3,367,434	10,460,415	2.53%	0.59%
1994	3,451,122	10,512,922	2.49%	0.5%
1995	3,535,176	10,562,153	2.44%	0.47%
1996	3,619,013	10,608,800	2.37%	0.44%
1997	3,701,711	10,661,259	2.29%	0.49%
1998	3,782,838	10,720,509	2.19%	0.56%
1999	3,862,101	10,761,698	2.1%	0.38%
2000	3,937,739	10,805,808	1.96%	0.41%
2001	4,008,947	10,862,132	1.81%	0.52%
2002	4,075,705	10,902,022	1.67%	0.37%
2003	4,138,784	10,928,070	1.55%	0.24%
2004	4,200,078	10,955,141	1.48%	0.25%
2005	4,261,240	10,987,314	1.46%	0.29%
2006	4,321,340	11,020,362	1.41%	0.3%
2007	4,380,248	11,048,473	1.36%	0.26%
2008	4,440,056	11,077,841	1.37%	0.27%
2009	4,499,791	11,107,017	1.35%	0.26%
2010	4,555,962	11,121,341	1.25%	0.13%
2011	4,609,833	11,104,899	1.18%	-0.15%
2012	4,663,934	11,045,011	1.17%	-0.54%
2013	4,716,147	10,965,211	1.12%	-0.72%
2014	4,767,119	10,892,413	1.08%	-0.66%
2015	4,818,038	10,820,883	1.07%	-0.66%
2016	4,866,998	10,775,971	1.02%	-0.42%
2017	4,913,177	10,754,679	0.95%	-0.2%
2018	4,957,818	10,732,882	0.91%	-0.2%
2019	4,999,553	10,721,582	0.84%	-0.11%
2020	5,034,320	10,698,599	0.7%	-0.21%
2021	5,059,988	10,569,207	0.51%	-1.21%
2022	5,081,765	10,436,882	0.43%	-1.25%
2023	5,105,525	10,405,588	0.47%	-0.3%
2024	5,129,910	10,388,805	0.48%	-0.16%
2025	5,152,946	10,276,140	0.45%	-1.08%
2026	5,174,780	10,232,997	0.42%	-0.42%
2027	5,195,555	10,188,386	0.4%	-0.44%
2028	5,215,247	10,143,203	0.38%	-0.44%
2029	5,233,877	10,097,603	0.36%	-0.45%
2030	5,251,495	10,051,921	0.34%	-0.45%
2031	5,268,137	10,006,045	0.32%	-0.46%
2032	5,283,807	9,959,048	0.3%	-0.47%
2033	5,298,514	9,911,765	0.28%	-0.47%
2034	5,312,162	9,865,342	0.26%	-0.47%
2035	5,324,698	9,818,783	0.24%	-0.47%
2036	5,336,133	9,772,426	0.21%	-0.47%
2037	5,346,408	9,726,502	0.19%	-0.47%
2038	5,355,519	9,680,639	0.17%	-0.47%
2039	5,363,363	9,635,315	0.15%	-0.47%
2040	5,369,806	9,590,401	0.12%	-0.47%
2041	5,374,934	9,545,637	0.1%	-0.47%
2042	5,378,670	9,501,568	0.07%	-0.46%
2043	5,380,915	9,457,398	0.04%	-0.46%
2044	5,381,720	9,411,943	0.01%	-0.48%
2045	5,381,014	9,365,737	-0.01%	-0.49%
2046	5,378,757	9,319,023	-0.04%	-0.5%
2047	5,374,945	9,269,970	-0.07%	-0.53%
2048	5,369,577	9,218,699	-0.1%	-0.55%
2049	5,362,651	9,165,668	-0.13%	-0.58%
2050	5,354,148	9,111,122	-0.16%	-0.6%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Greece lost 166,431 people (a 1.51% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Greece's population decreased by -544,743 (a 5.03% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Greece was ranked 74th in 2005 and ranked 95th 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 Greece will decrease by 11.3% to 9,111,122 people and rank change from 95th to 106th.