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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Iceland	Costa Rica	Iceland
1960	1,327,496	175,574	-	-
1961	1,377,920	179,029	3.8%	1.97%
1962	1,429,445	182,378	3.74%	1.87%
1963	1,481,604	185,653	3.65%	1.8%
1964	1,533,960	188,983	3.53%	1.79%
1965	1,586,208	192,286	3.41%	1.75%
1966	1,638,116	195,570	3.27%	1.71%
1967	1,689,523	198,751	3.14%	1.63%
1968	1,739,731	201,488	2.97%	1.38%
1969	1,789,276	203,369	2.85%	0.93%
1970	1,838,949	204,438	2.78%	0.53%
1971	1,888,539	206,098	2.7%	0.81%
1972	1,938,248	209,137	2.63%	1.47%
1973	1,988,343	212,317	2.58%	1.52%
1974	2,039,643	215,209	2.58%	1.36%
1975	2,092,719	217,979	2.6%	1.29%
1976	2,147,774	220,154	2.63%	1%
1977	2,205,025	221,799	2.67%	0.75%
1978	2,264,510	223,537	2.7%	0.78%
1979	2,326,490	225,735	2.74%	0.98%
1980	2,390,633	228,138	2.76%	1.06%
1981	2,456,637	230,755	2.76%	1.15%
1982	2,524,806	233,860	2.77%	1.35%
1983	2,595,153	236,977	2.79%	1.33%
1984	2,667,595	239,511	2.79%	1.07%
1985	2,741,894	241,405	2.79%	0.79%
1986	2,817,216	243,180	2.75%	0.74%
1987	2,892,699	245,859	2.68%	1.1%
1988	2,968,103	249,740	2.61%	1.58%
1989	3,043,827	252,852	2.55%	1.25%
1990	3,121,706	254,826	2.56%	0.78%
1991	3,202,176	257,797	2.58%	1.17%
1992	3,284,258	261,057	2.56%	1.26%
1993	3,367,434	263,725	2.53%	1.02%
1994	3,451,122	266,021	2.49%	0.87%
1995	3,535,176	267,468	2.44%	0.54%
1996	3,619,013	268,916	2.37%	0.54%
1997	3,701,711	271,128	2.29%	0.82%
1998	3,782,838	274,047	2.19%	1.08%
1999	3,862,101	277,381	2.1%	1.22%
2000	3,937,739	281,205	1.96%	1.38%
2001	4,008,947	284,968	1.81%	1.34%
2002	4,075,705	287,523	1.67%	0.9%
2003	4,138,784	289,521	1.55%	0.69%
2004	4,200,078	292,074	1.48%	0.88%
2005	4,261,240	296,734	1.46%	1.6%
2006	4,321,340	303,782	1.41%	2.38%
2007	4,380,248	311,566	1.36%	2.56%
2008	4,440,056	317,414	1.37%	1.88%
2009	4,499,791	318,499	1.35%	0.34%
2010	4,555,962	318,041	1.25%	-0.14%
2011	4,609,833	319,014	1.18%	0.31%
2012	4,663,934	320,716	1.17%	0.53%
2013	4,716,147	323,764	1.12%	0.95%
2014	4,767,119	327,386	1.08%	1.12%
2015	4,818,038	330,815	1.07%	1.05%
2016	4,866,998	335,439	1.02%	1.4%
2017	4,913,177	343,400	0.95%	2.37%
2018	4,957,818	352,721	0.91%	2.71%
2019	4,999,553	360,563	0.84%	2.22%
2020	5,034,320	366,463	0.7%	1.64%
2021	5,059,988	372,520	0.51%	1.65%
2022	5,081,765	382,003	0.43%	2.55%
2023	5,105,525	385,663	0.47%	0.96%
2024	5,129,910	386,506	0.48%	0.22%
2025	5,152,946	391,286	0.45%	1.24%
2026	5,174,780	395,277	0.42%	1.02%
2027	5,195,555	398,729	0.4%	0.87%
2028	5,215,247	401,867	0.38%	0.79%
2029	5,233,877	404,639	0.36%	0.69%
2030	5,251,495	407,090	0.34%	0.61%
2031	5,268,137	409,307	0.32%	0.54%
2032	5,283,807	411,279	0.3%	0.48%
2033	5,298,514	413,059	0.28%	0.43%
2034	5,312,162	414,660	0.26%	0.39%
2035	5,324,698	416,153	0.24%	0.36%
2036	5,336,133	417,573	0.21%	0.34%
2037	5,346,408	418,847	0.19%	0.31%
2038	5,355,519	419,997	0.17%	0.27%
2039	5,363,363	421,032	0.15%	0.25%
2040	5,369,806	421,924	0.12%	0.21%
2041	5,374,934	422,688	0.1%	0.18%
2042	5,378,670	423,370	0.07%	0.16%
2043	5,380,915	424,023	0.04%	0.15%
2044	5,381,720	424,570	0.01%	0.13%
2045	5,381,014	424,909	-0.01%	0.08%
2046	5,378,757	425,115	-0.04%	0.05%
2047	5,374,945	425,264	-0.07%	0.03%
2048	5,369,577	425,359	-0.1%	0.02%
2049	5,362,651	425,409	-0.13%	0.01%
2050	5,354,148	425,404	-0.16%	-0.001%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 59,875 (a 17.8% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 425,404 people and will still be ranked 173rd.