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

Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau	Costa Rica	Guinea-Bissau
1960	1,327,496	577,633	-	-
1961	1,377,920	582,532	3.8%	0.85%
1962	1,429,445	589,474	3.74%	1.19%
1963	1,481,604	594,418	3.65%	0.84%
1964	1,533,960	588,543	3.53%	-0.99%
1965	1,586,208	575,005	3.41%	-2.3%
1966	1,638,116	566,908	3.27%	-1.41%
1967	1,689,523	569,011	3.14%	0.37%
1968	1,739,731	578,170	2.97%	1.61%
1969	1,789,276	581,610	2.85%	0.59%
1970	1,838,949	584,403	2.78%	0.48%
1971	1,888,539	586,221	2.7%	0.31%
1972	1,938,248	586,620	2.63%	0.07%
1973	1,988,343	592,808	2.58%	1.05%
1974	2,039,643	613,338	2.58%	3.46%
1975	2,092,719	650,966	2.6%	6.13%
1976	2,147,774	694,191	2.63%	6.64%
1977	2,205,025	741,789	2.67%	6.86%
1978	2,264,510	791,694	2.7%	6.73%
1979	2,326,490	819,867	2.74%	3.56%
1980	2,390,633	829,303	2.76%	1.15%
1981	2,456,637	842,432	2.76%	1.58%
1982	2,524,806	855,891	2.77%	1.6%
1983	2,595,153	869,592	2.79%	1.6%
1984	2,667,595	883,519	2.79%	1.6%
1985	2,741,894	897,697	2.79%	1.6%
1986	2,817,216	912,126	2.75%	1.61%
1987	2,892,699	926,862	2.68%	1.62%
1988	2,968,103	942,061	2.61%	1.64%
1989	3,043,827	957,789	2.55%	1.67%
1990	3,121,706	973,669	2.56%	1.66%
1991	3,202,176	994,639	2.58%	2.15%
1992	3,284,258	1,024,356	2.56%	2.99%
1993	3,367,434	1,058,745	2.53%	3.36%
1994	3,451,122	1,092,031	2.49%	3.14%
1995	3,535,176	1,119,949	2.44%	2.56%
1996	3,619,013	1,143,535	2.37%	2.11%
1997	3,701,711	1,165,545	2.29%	1.92%
1998	3,782,838	1,187,473	2.19%	1.88%
1999	3,862,101	1,210,206	2.1%	1.91%
2000	3,937,739	1,234,741	1.96%	2.03%
2001	4,008,947	1,261,273	1.81%	2.15%
2002	4,075,705	1,289,307	1.67%	2.22%
2003	4,138,784	1,318,806	1.55%	2.29%
2004	4,200,078	1,349,563	1.48%	2.33%
2005	4,261,240	1,381,585	1.46%	2.37%
2006	4,321,340	1,415,303	1.41%	2.44%
2007	4,380,248	1,450,986	1.36%	2.52%
2008	4,440,056	1,488,054	1.37%	2.55%
2009	4,499,791	1,526,377	1.35%	2.58%
2010	4,555,962	1,566,347	1.25%	2.62%
2011	4,609,833	1,608,076	1.18%	2.66%
2012	4,663,934	1,651,417	1.17%	2.7%
2013	4,716,147	1,695,973	1.12%	2.7%
2014	4,767,119	1,741,122	1.08%	2.66%
2015	4,818,038	1,786,457	1.07%	2.6%
2016	4,866,998	1,831,893	1.02%	2.54%
2017	4,913,177	1,877,072	0.95%	2.47%
2018	4,957,818	1,922,168	0.91%	2.4%
2019	4,999,553	1,967,696	0.84%	2.37%
2020	5,034,320	2,013,255	0.7%	2.32%
2021	5,059,988	2,058,841	0.51%	2.26%
2022	5,081,765	2,105,529	0.43%	2.27%
2023	5,105,525	2,153,339	0.47%	2.27%
2024	5,129,910	2,201,352	0.48%	2.23%
2025	5,152,946	2,249,512	0.45%	2.19%
2026	5,174,780	2,297,807	0.42%	2.15%
2027	5,195,555	2,346,190	0.4%	2.11%
2028	5,215,247	2,394,226	0.38%	2.05%
2029	5,233,877	2,441,574	0.36%	1.98%
2030	5,251,495	2,488,931	0.34%	1.94%
2031	5,268,137	2,536,893	0.32%	1.93%
2032	5,283,807	2,585,565	0.3%	1.92%
2033	5,298,514	2,634,701	0.28%	1.9%
2034	5,312,162	2,683,078	0.26%	1.84%
2035	5,324,698	2,730,136	0.24%	1.75%
2036	5,336,133	2,777,887	0.21%	1.75%
2037	5,346,408	2,826,159	0.19%	1.74%
2038	5,355,519	2,873,929	0.17%	1.69%
2039	5,363,363	2,921,973	0.15%	1.67%
2040	5,369,806	2,969,699	0.12%	1.63%
2041	5,374,934	3,016,537	0.1%	1.58%
2042	5,378,670	3,063,161	0.07%	1.55%
2043	5,380,915	3,109,927	0.04%	1.53%
2044	5,381,720	3,156,704	0.01%	1.5%
2045	5,381,014	3,204,242	-0.01%	1.51%
2046	5,378,757	3,251,465	-0.04%	1.47%
2047	5,374,945	3,298,563	-0.07%	1.45%
2048	5,369,577	3,345,853	-0.1%	1.43%
2049	5,362,651	3,392,557	-0.13%	1.4%
2050	5,354,148	3,438,597	-0.16%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 404,872 people (a 29.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 501,849 (a 28.1% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2005 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 50.3% to 3,438,597 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.