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Population in Costa Rica compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Costa Rica's population is 2.24 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
2100 3,804,183 4,713,717
2099 3,842,423 4,706,710
2098 3,880,999 4,700,179
2097 3,919,996 4,692,465
2096 3,959,352 4,683,547
2095 3,999,084 4,675,216
2094 4,039,053 4,663,709
2093 4,079,349 4,652,393
2092 4,119,898 4,640,186
2091 4,160,663 4,629,025
2090 4,201,548 4,617,372
2089 4,242,452 4,605,435
2088 4,283,327 4,592,696
2087 4,324,225 4,579,003
2086 4,364,979 4,563,387
2085 4,405,520 4,547,611
2084 4,445,770 4,530,795
2083 4,485,644 4,515,144
2082 4,525,171 4,498,757
2081 4,564,265 4,482,173
2080 4,602,737 4,462,572
2079 4,640,677 4,441,414
2078 4,677,935 4,419,851
2077 4,714,527 4,396,170
2076 4,750,309 4,371,588
2075 4,785,359 4,344,499
2074 4,819,691 4,319,080
2073 4,853,137 4,291,330
2072 4,885,727 4,263,400
2071 4,917,445 4,235,126
2070 4,948,313 4,206,800
2069 4,978,425 4,177,044
2068 5,007,604 4,145,996
2067 5,035,877 4,114,778
2066 5,063,521 4,083,481
2065 5,090,474 4,049,028
2064 5,116,546 4,014,305
2063 5,141,922 3,978,845
2062 5,166,260 3,942,144
2061 5,189,836 3,904,704
2060 5,212,549 3,868,649
2059 5,234,066 3,829,775
2058 5,254,528 3,790,102
2057 5,273,844 3,750,628
2056 5,292,013 3,711,479
2055 5,308,829 3,670,706
2054 5,324,305 3,627,775
2053 5,338,417 3,586,800
2052 5,350,974 3,544,101
2051 5,361,865 3,499,300
2050 5,371,197 3,453,604
2049 5,378,904 3,406,207
2048 5,385,081 3,359,168
2047 5,389,678 3,310,573
2046 5,392,713 3,263,932
2045 5,394,209 3,215,095
2044 5,394,124 3,167,811
2043 5,392,590 3,120,502
2042 5,389,628 3,073,261
2041 5,385,101 3,026,226
2040 5,379,344 2,978,546
2039 5,372,186 2,929,745
2038 5,363,617 2,881,381
2037 5,353,928 2,833,162
2036 5,343,027 2,783,763
2035 5,330,994 2,736,596
2034 5,317,895 2,688,639
2033 5,303,634 2,638,770
2032 5,288,416 2,589,298
2031 5,272,215 2,540,343
2030 5,255,064 2,492,311
2029 5,236,901 2,444,595
2028 5,217,724 2,396,565
2027 5,197,413 2,347,456
2026 5,176,096 2,298,738
2025 5,153,634 2,249,807
2024 5,129,910 2,201,352
2023 5,105,525 2,153,339
2022 5,081,765 2,105,529
2021 5,059,988 2,058,841
2020 5,034,320 2,013,255
2019 4,999,553 1,967,696
2018 4,957,818 1,922,168
2017 4,913,177 1,877,072
2016 4,866,998 1,831,893
2015 4,818,038 1,786,457
2014 4,767,119 1,741,122
2013 4,716,147 1,695,973
2012 4,663,934 1,651,417
2011 4,609,833 1,608,076
2010 4,555,962 1,566,347
2009 4,499,791 1,526,377
2008 4,440,056 1,488,054
2007 4,380,248 1,450,986
2006 4,321,340 1,415,303
2005 4,261,240 1,381,585
2004 4,200,078 1,349,563
2003 4,138,784 1,318,806
2002 4,075,705 1,289,307
2001 4,008,947 1,261,273
2000 3,937,739 1,234,741
1999 3,862,101 1,210,206
1998 3,782,838 1,187,473
1997 3,701,711 1,165,545
1996 3,619,013 1,143,535
1995 3,535,176 1,119,949
1994 3,451,122 1,092,031
1993 3,367,434 1,058,745
1992 3,284,258 1,024,356
1991 3,202,176 994,639
1990 3,121,706 973,669
1989 3,043,827 957,789
1988 2,968,103 942,061
1987 2,892,699 926,862
1986 2,817,216 912,126
1985 2,741,894 897,697
1984 2,667,595 883,519
1983 2,595,153 869,592
1982 2,524,806 855,891
1981 2,456,637 842,432
1980 2,390,633 829,303
1979 2,326,490 819,867
1978 2,264,510 791,694
1977 2,205,025 741,789
1976 2,147,774 694,191
1975 2,092,719 650,966
1974 2,039,643 613,338
1973 1,988,343 592,808
1972 1,938,248 586,620
1971 1,888,539 586,221
1970 1,838,949 584,403
1969 1,789,276 581,610
1968 1,739,731 578,170
1967 1,689,523 569,011
1966 1,638,116 566,908
1965 1,586,208 575,005
1964 1,533,960 588,543
1963 1,481,604 594,418
1962 1,429,445 589,474
1961 1,377,920 582,532
1960 1,327,496 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
2100 -1% 0.15%
2099 -0.99% 0.14%
2098 -0.99% 0.16%
2097 -0.99% 0.19%
2096 -0.99% 0.18%
2095 -0.99% 0.25%
2094 -0.99% 0.24%
2093 -0.98% 0.26%
2092 -0.98% 0.24%
2091 -0.97% 0.25%
2090 -0.96% 0.26%
2089 -0.95% 0.28%
2088 -0.95% 0.3%
2087 -0.93% 0.34%
2086 -0.92% 0.35%
2085 -0.91% 0.37%
2084 -0.89% 0.35%
2083 -0.87% 0.36%
2082 -0.86% 0.37%
2081 -0.84% 0.44%
2080 -0.82% 0.48%
2079 -0.8% 0.49%
2078 -0.78% 0.54%
2077 -0.75% 0.56%
2076 -0.73% 0.62%
2075 -0.71% 0.59%
2074 -0.69% 0.65%
2073 -0.67% 0.66%
2072 -0.65% 0.67%
2071 -0.62% 0.67%
2070 -0.6% 0.71%
2069 -0.58% 0.75%
2068 -0.56% 0.76%
2067 -0.55% 0.77%
2066 -0.53% 0.85%
2065 -0.51% 0.86%
2064 -0.49% 0.89%
2063 -0.47% 0.93%
2062 -0.45% 0.96%
2061 -0.44% 0.93%
2060 -0.41% 1.02%
2059 -0.39% 1.05%
2058 -0.37% 1.05%
2057 -0.34% 1.05%
2056 -0.32% 1.11%
2055 -0.29% 1.18%
2054 -0.26% 1.14%
2053 -0.23% 1.2%
2052 -0.2% 1.28%
2051 -0.17% 1.32%
2050 -0.14% 1.39%
2049 -0.11% 1.4%
2048 -0.09% 1.47%
2047 -0.06% 1.43%
2046 -0.03% 1.52%
2045 0.002% 1.49%
2044 0.03% 1.52%
2043 0.05% 1.54%
2042 0.08% 1.55%
2041 0.11% 1.6%
2040 0.13% 1.67%
2039 0.16% 1.68%
2038 0.18% 1.7%
2037 0.2% 1.77%
2036 0.23% 1.72%
2035 0.25% 1.78%
2034 0.27% 1.89%
2033 0.29% 1.91%
2032 0.31% 1.93%
2031 0.33% 1.93%
2030 0.35% 1.95%
2029 0.37% 2%
2028 0.39% 2.09%
2027 0.41% 2.12%
2026 0.44% 2.17%
2025 0.46% 2.2%
2024 0.48% 2.23%
2023 0.47% 2.27%
2022 0.43% 2.27%
2021 0.51% 2.26%
2020 0.7% 2.32%
2019 0.84% 2.37%
2018 0.91% 2.4%
2017 0.95% 2.47%
2016 1.02% 2.54%
2015 1.07% 2.6%
2014 1.08% 2.66%
2013 1.12% 2.7%
2012 1.17% 2.7%
2011 1.18% 2.66%
2010 1.25% 2.62%
2009 1.35% 2.58%
2008 1.37% 2.55%
2007 1.36% 2.52%
2006 1.41% 2.44%
2005 1.46% 2.37%
2004 1.48% 2.33%
2003 1.55% 2.29%
2002 1.67% 2.22%
2001 1.81% 2.15%
2000 1.96% 2.03%
1999 2.1% 1.91%
1998 2.19% 1.88%
1997 2.29% 1.92%
1996 2.37% 2.11%
1995 2.44% 2.56%
1994 2.49% 3.14%
1993 2.53% 3.36%
1992 2.56% 2.99%
1991 2.58% 2.15%
1990 2.56% 1.66%
1989 2.55% 1.67%
1988 2.61% 1.64%
1987 2.68% 1.62%
1986 2.75% 1.61%
1985 2.79% 1.6%
1984 2.79% 1.6%
1983 2.79% 1.6%
1982 2.77% 1.6%
1981 2.76% 1.58%
1980 2.76% 1.15%
1979 2.74% 3.56%
1978 2.7% 6.73%
1977 2.67% 6.86%
1976 2.63% 6.64%
1975 2.6% 6.13%
1974 2.58% 3.46%
1973 2.58% 1.05%
1972 2.63% 0.07%
1971 2.7% 0.31%
1970 2.78% 0.48%
1969 2.85% 0.59%
1968 2.97% 1.61%
1967 3.14% 0.37%
1966 3.27% -1.41%
1965 3.41% -2.3%
1964 3.53% -0.99%
1963 3.65% 0.84%
1962 3.74% 1.19%
1961 3.8% 0.85%

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
Current population
5181862
2311915
Population rank 126/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.03%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
10.9 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
8.13 minutes
One death every
18.9 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +132
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 42/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
6.4 hours
Annual migration change +1,000 -1,373
Net migration rank 63/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -1,373
2024 - 967 - -1,712
2023 24,109 995 49,498 -1,400
2022 21,409 1,006 48,920 -1,400
2021 20,119 1,018 47,242 -1,395
2020 29,164 1,029 46,718 -1,394
2019 37,682 1,653 47,196 -1,395
2018 42,469 1,673 46,659 -1,396
2017 43,471 1,671 46,318 -1,398
2016 45,565 1,649 46,814 -1,392
2015 49,077 1,617 46,846 -1,393
2014 49,559 1,589 46,615 -1,393
2013 49,227 1,579 46,472 -1,395
2012 52,036 1,587 45,480 -1,442
2011 52,884 1,695 44,405 -1,760
2010 50,803 2,357 43,067 -2,257
2009 55,757 3,432 41,950 -2,821
2008 56,491 3,794 40,841 -3,313
2007 55,244 4,080 40,288 -3,676
2006 54,177 4,321 38,886 -4,142
2005 57,139 4,567 37,347 -4,662
2004 55,769 4,856 36,495 -5,144
2003 56,743 5,216 35,649 -5,487
2002 58,388 5,812 34,561 -5,712
2001 62,199 7,119 33,461 -6,239
2000 64,268 8,826 32,816 -6,971
1999 64,922 13,253 30,916 -7,686
1998 64,788 15,556 30,390 -8,163
1997 64,954 16,954 29,792 -8,176
1996 66,094 17,393 29,778 -7,369
1995 67,585 16,609 29,142 -4,376
1994 68,336 15,587 27,895 3,174
1993 69,016 14,431 26,943 8,562
1992 69,830 13,069 25,747 7,531
1991 70,506 10,757 24,527 1,621
1990 71,727 7,949 23,936 -8,151
1989 72,327 3,758 24,286 -8,296
1988 72,944 2,414 23,940 -8,473
1987 73,188 2,267 23,549 -8,622
1986 73,211 2,302 23,301 -8,748
1985 72,776 2,357 23,116 -8,812
1984 71,062 2,402 22,861 -8,812
1983 68,972 2,449 22,542 -8,729
1982 66,826 2,453 22,131 -8,539
1981 64,632 2,431 21,611 -8,291
1980 62,561 2,387 21,024 -8,086
1979 60,984 2,349 19,736 -13,801
1978 58,327 2,296 17,468 32,936
1977 56,122 2,228 15,484 33,922
1976 54,019 2,129 13,688 32,113
1975 51,979 1,992 11,998 28,645
1974 50,349 1,839 10,321 24,290
1973 48,943 1,468 8,430 -1,985
1972 48,417 1,366 7,911 -1,985
1971 48,341 1,296 8,183 -13,302
1970 48,398 1,137 7,632 1,123
1969 48,790 1,017 7,857 -11,033
1968 48,361 939 7,289 2,769
1967 50,193 926 6,742 1,516
1966 50,755 930 6,955 -11,006
1965 51,196 932 7,789 -19,928
1964 51,435 934 8,989 -23,936
1963 51,403 938 9,190 -5,993
1962 51,046 934 10,662 -3,960
1961 50,149 924 10,756 -3,575
1960 48,857 910 10,618 -8,007

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

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/guinea-bissau | 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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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).

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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)

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