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	393,349	0.47%	2.97%
2024	5,129,910	404,610	0.48%	2.86%
2025	5,152,946	409,614	0.45%	1.24%
2026	5,174,780	413,792	0.42%	1.02%
2027	5,195,555	417,406	0.4%	0.87%
2028	5,215,247	420,691	0.38%	0.79%
2029	5,233,877	423,592	0.36%	0.69%
2030	5,251,495	426,158	0.34%	0.61%
2031	5,268,137	428,479	0.32%	0.54%
2032	5,283,807	430,544	0.3%	0.48%
2033	5,298,514	432,406	0.28%	0.43%
2034	5,312,162	434,083	0.26%	0.39%
2035	5,324,698	435,646	0.24%	0.36%
2036	5,336,133	437,132	0.21%	0.34%
2037	5,346,408	438,466	0.19%	0.31%
2038	5,355,519	439,670	0.17%	0.27%
2039	5,363,363	440,754	0.15%	0.25%
2040	5,369,806	441,687	0.12%	0.21%
2041	5,374,934	442,487	0.1%	0.18%
2042	5,378,670	443,200	0.07%	0.16%
2043	5,380,915	443,884	0.04%	0.15%
2044	5,381,720	444,457	0.01%	0.13%
2045	5,381,014	444,812	-0.01%	0.08%
2046	5,378,757	445,028	-0.04%	0.05%
2047	5,374,945	445,183	-0.07%	0.03%
2048	5,369,577	445,283	-0.1%	0.02%
2049	5,362,651	445,335	-0.13%	0.01%
2050	5,354,148	445,330	-0.16%	-0.001%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd 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 Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.