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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 1.99 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

Costa Rica vs Israel: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Israel
2100 3,804,183 21,079,031
2099 3,842,423 20,971,907
2098 3,880,999 20,869,188
2097 3,919,996 20,764,637
2096 3,959,352 20,651,056
2095 3,999,084 20,537,392
2094 4,039,053 20,420,251
2093 4,079,349 20,294,077
2092 4,119,898 20,167,075
2091 4,160,663 20,038,540
2090 4,201,548 19,910,123
2089 4,242,452 19,788,579
2088 4,283,327 19,660,357
2087 4,324,225 19,527,597
2086 4,364,979 19,388,628
2085 4,405,520 19,246,899
2084 4,445,770 19,099,510
2083 4,485,644 18,955,502
2082 4,525,171 18,813,463
2081 4,564,265 18,667,367
2080 4,602,737 18,512,469
2079 4,640,677 18,362,060
2078 4,677,935 18,208,724
2077 4,714,527 18,053,774
2076 4,750,309 17,908,513
2075 4,785,359 17,761,880
2074 4,819,691 17,618,257
2073 4,853,137 17,477,875
2072 4,885,727 17,343,227
2071 4,917,445 17,195,556
2070 4,948,313 17,043,216
2069 4,978,425 16,890,521
2068 5,007,604 16,742,334
2067 5,035,877 16,593,617
2066 5,063,521 16,448,006
2065 5,090,474 16,297,575
2064 5,116,546 16,152,550
2063 5,141,922 15,997,249
2062 5,166,260 15,847,545
2061 5,189,836 15,695,962
2060 5,212,549 15,537,020
2059 5,234,066 15,383,512
2058 5,254,528 15,227,838
2057 5,273,844 15,069,709
2056 5,292,013 14,910,638
2055 5,308,829 14,746,579
2054 5,324,305 14,578,352
2053 5,338,417 14,414,886
2052 5,350,974 14,252,277
2051 5,361,865 14,090,930
2050 5,371,197 13,927,651
2049 5,378,904 13,765,178
2048 5,385,081 13,606,737
2047 5,389,678 13,448,310
2046 5,392,713 13,286,110
2045 5,394,209 13,126,049
2044 5,394,124 12,960,184
2043 5,392,590 12,796,533
2042 5,389,628 12,632,183
2041 5,385,101 12,471,494
2040 5,379,344 12,312,998
2039 5,372,186 12,152,920
2038 5,363,617 11,995,851
2037 5,353,928 11,841,052
2036 5,343,027 11,693,469
2035 5,330,994 11,543,041
2034 5,317,895 11,396,608
2033 5,303,634 11,252,344
2032 5,288,416 11,108,763
2031 5,272,215 10,961,050
2030 5,255,064 10,815,614
2029 5,236,901 10,675,258
2028 5,217,724 10,533,711
2027 5,197,413 10,393,227
2026 5,176,096 10,252,942
2025 5,153,634 10,113,937
2024 5,129,910 9,974,400
2023 5,105,525 9,849,000
2022 5,081,765 9,557,500
2021 5,059,988 9,371,400
2020 5,034,320 9,215,100
2019 4,999,553 9,054,000
2018 4,957,818 8,882,800
2017 4,913,177 8,713,300
2016 4,866,998 8,546,000
2015 4,818,038 8,380,100
2014 4,767,119 8,215,700
2013 4,716,147 8,059,500
2012 4,663,934 7,910,500
2011 4,609,833 7,765,800
2010 4,555,962 7,623,600
2009 4,499,791 7,485,600
2008 4,440,056 7,308,800
2007 4,380,248 7,180,100
2006 4,321,340 7,053,700
2005 4,261,240 6,930,100
2004 4,200,078 6,809,000
2003 4,138,784 6,689,700
2002 4,075,705 6,570,000
2001 4,008,947 6,439,000
2000 3,937,739 6,289,000
1999 3,862,101 6,125,000
1998 3,782,838 5,971,000
1997 3,701,711 5,836,000
1996 3,619,013 5,692,000
1995 3,535,176 5,545,000
1994 3,451,122 5,399,000
1993 3,367,434 5,261,000
1992 3,284,258 5,123,000
1991 3,202,176 4,949,000
1990 3,121,706 4,660,000
1989 3,043,827 4,518,000
1988 2,968,103 4,442,000
1987 2,892,699 4,369,000
1986 2,817,216 4,299,000
1985 2,741,894 4,233,000
1984 2,667,595 4,159,000
1983 2,595,153 4,105,000
1982 2,524,806 4,031,000
1981 2,456,637 3,956,000
1980 2,390,633 3,878,000
1979 2,326,490 3,786,000
1978 2,264,510 3,690,000
1977 2,205,025 3,613,000
1976 2,147,774 3,533,000
1975 2,092,719 3,455,000
1974 2,039,643 3,377,000
1973 1,988,343 3,278,000
1972 1,938,248 3,148,000
1971 1,888,539 3,069,000
1970 1,838,949 2,974,000
1969 1,789,276 2,877,000
1968 1,739,731 2,803,000
1967 1,689,523 2,745,000
1966 1,638,116 2,629,000
1965 1,586,208 2,563,000
1964 1,533,960 2,475,000
1963 1,481,604 2,379,000
1962 1,429,445 2,293,000
1961 1,377,920 2,185,000
1960 1,327,496 2,114,020

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Israel
2100 -1% 0.51%
2099 -0.99% 0.49%
2098 -0.99% 0.5%
2097 -0.99% 0.55%
2096 -0.99% 0.55%
2095 -0.99% 0.57%
2094 -0.99% 0.62%
2093 -0.98% 0.63%
2092 -0.98% 0.64%
2091 -0.97% 0.64%
2090 -0.96% 0.61%
2089 -0.95% 0.65%
2088 -0.95% 0.68%
2087 -0.93% 0.72%
2086 -0.92% 0.74%
2085 -0.91% 0.77%
2084 -0.89% 0.76%
2083 -0.87% 0.75%
2082 -0.86% 0.78%
2081 -0.84% 0.84%
2080 -0.82% 0.82%
2079 -0.8% 0.84%
2078 -0.78% 0.86%
2077 -0.75% 0.81%
2076 -0.73% 0.83%
2075 -0.71% 0.82%
2074 -0.69% 0.8%
2073 -0.67% 0.78%
2072 -0.65% 0.86%
2071 -0.62% 0.89%
2070 -0.6% 0.9%
2069 -0.58% 0.89%
2068 -0.56% 0.9%
2067 -0.55% 0.89%
2066 -0.53% 0.92%
2065 -0.51% 0.9%
2064 -0.49% 0.97%
2063 -0.47% 0.94%
2062 -0.45% 0.97%
2061 -0.44% 1.02%
2060 -0.41% 1%
2059 -0.39% 1.02%
2058 -0.37% 1.05%
2057 -0.34% 1.07%
2056 -0.32% 1.11%
2055 -0.29% 1.15%
2054 -0.26% 1.13%
2053 -0.23% 1.14%
2052 -0.2% 1.15%
2051 -0.17% 1.17%
2050 -0.14% 1.18%
2049 -0.11% 1.16%
2048 -0.09% 1.18%
2047 -0.06% 1.22%
2046 -0.03% 1.22%
2045 0.002% 1.28%
2044 0.03% 1.28%
2043 0.05% 1.3%
2042 0.08% 1.29%
2041 0.11% 1.29%
2040 0.13% 1.32%
2039 0.16% 1.31%
2038 0.18% 1.31%
2037 0.2% 1.26%
2036 0.23% 1.3%
2035 0.25% 1.28%
2034 0.27% 1.28%
2033 0.29% 1.29%
2032 0.31% 1.35%
2031 0.33% 1.34%
2030 0.35% 1.31%
2029 0.37% 1.34%
2028 0.39% 1.35%
2027 0.41% 1.37%
2026 0.44% 1.37%
2025 0.46% 1.4%
2024 0.48% 1.27%
2023 0.47% 3.05%
2022 0.43% 1.99%
2021 0.51% 1.7%
2020 0.7% 1.78%
2019 0.84% 1.93%
2018 0.91% 1.95%
2017 0.95% 1.96%
2016 1.02% 1.98%
2015 1.07% 2%
2014 1.08% 1.94%
2013 1.12% 1.88%
2012 1.17% 1.86%
2011 1.18% 1.87%
2010 1.25% 1.84%
2009 1.35% 2.42%
2008 1.37% 1.79%
2007 1.36% 1.79%
2006 1.41% 1.78%
2005 1.46% 1.78%
2004 1.48% 1.78%
2003 1.55% 1.82%
2002 1.67% 2.03%
2001 1.81% 2.39%
2000 1.96% 2.68%
1999 2.1% 2.58%
1998 2.19% 2.31%
1997 2.29% 2.53%
1996 2.37% 2.65%
1995 2.44% 2.7%
1994 2.49% 2.62%
1993 2.53% 2.69%
1992 2.56% 3.52%
1991 2.58% 6.2%
1990 2.56% 3.14%
1989 2.55% 1.71%
1988 2.61% 1.67%
1987 2.68% 1.63%
1986 2.75% 1.56%
1985 2.79% 1.78%
1984 2.79% 1.32%
1983 2.79% 1.84%
1982 2.77% 1.9%
1981 2.76% 2.01%
1980 2.76% 2.43%
1979 2.74% 2.6%
1978 2.7% 2.13%
1977 2.67% 2.26%
1976 2.63% 2.26%
1975 2.6% 2.31%
1974 2.58% 3.02%
1973 2.58% 4.13%
1972 2.63% 2.57%
1971 2.7% 3.19%
1970 2.78% 3.37%
1969 2.85% 2.64%
1968 2.97% 2.11%
1967 3.14% 4.41%
1966 3.27% 2.58%
1965 3.41% 3.56%
1964 3.53% 4.04%
1963 3.65% 3.75%
1962 3.74% 4.94%
1961 3.8% 3.36%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Israel
Current population
5181862
10290887
Population rank 126/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.12%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
18.9 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +344
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 84/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
46 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 +11,466
Net migration rank 63/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - 11,466
2024 - 967 - 10,612
2023 24,109 995 131,977 9,999
2022 21,409 1,006 129,982 50,004
2021 20,119 1,018 134,011 16,859
2020 29,164 1,029 128,089 16,573
2019 37,682 1,653 135,810 16,134
2018 42,469 1,673 140,348 15,615
2017 43,471 1,671 138,541 14,518
2016 45,565 1,649 136,736 24,308
2015 49,077 1,617 134,082 29,735
2014 49,559 1,589 133,916 25,303
2013 49,227 1,579 129,758 17,075
2012 52,036 1,587 128,941 16,549
2011 52,884 1,695 125,030 10,470
2010 50,803 2,357 126,552 12,906
2009 55,757 3,432 122,015 7,269
2008 56,491 3,794 117,672 7,974
2007 55,244 4,080 111,292 9,654
2006 54,177 4,321 109,332 11,446
2005 57,139 4,567 105,338 10,975
2004 55,769 4,856 106,901 8,494
2003 56,743 5,216 106,366 6,684
2002 58,388 5,812 101,178 17,420
2001 62,199 7,119 99,160 38,643
2000 64,268 8,826 98,737 63,409
1999 64,922 13,253 94,325 78,422
1998 64,788 15,556 93,744 52,713
1997 64,954 16,954 88,707 60,297
1996 66,094 17,393 86,518 66,811
1995 67,585 16,609 82,066 61,800
1994 68,336 15,587 79,365 57,273
1993 69,016 14,431 77,337 49,345
1992 69,830 13,069 77,357 57,522
1991 70,506 10,757 73,740 153,141
1990 71,727 7,949 71,764 178,732
1989 72,327 3,758 68,674 14,192
1988 72,944 2,414 71,072 1,675
1987 73,188 2,267 69,904 7,511
1986 73,211 2,302 70,073 -3,598
1985 72,776 2,357 71,538 -3,686
1984 71,062 2,402 70,703 10,933
1983 68,972 2,449 70,196 689
1982 66,826 2,453 68,931 16,563
1981 64,632 2,431 67,647 16,021
1980 62,561 2,387 68,253 16,284
1979 60,984 2,349 68,148 15,591
1978 58,327 2,296 67,158 15,556
1977 56,122 2,228 70,092 12,747
1976 54,019 2,129 74,899 10,459
1975 51,979 1,992 70,828 11,726
1974 50,349 1,839 68,891 11,929
1973 48,943 1,468 65,560 14,310
1972 48,417 1,366 62,960 27,415
1971 48,341 1,296 64,449 52,632
1970 48,398 1,137 56,506 56,173
1969 48,790 1,017 53,800 59,928
1968 48,361 939 51,014 60,804
1967 50,193 926 47,488 59,483
1966 50,755 930 50,477 57,347
1965 51,196 932 49,979 54,694
1964 51,435 934 48,015 54,050
1963 51,403 938 44,964 53,877
1962 51,046 934 43,337 52,313
1961 50,149 924 42,170 34,482
1960 48,857 910 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/israel | 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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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