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

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The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,152,950 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,186,356 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 4.09 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.71% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.19M (20% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Costa Rica vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Kazakhstan
2100 3,803,678 33,837,050
2099 3,841,913 33,761,154
2098 3,880,484 33,683,919
2097 3,919,475 33,603,915
2096 3,958,826 33,512,477
2095 3,998,552 33,413,253
2094 4,038,516 33,314,594
2093 4,078,807 33,213,155
2092 4,119,351 33,116,688
2091 4,160,111 33,013,240
2090 4,200,989 32,907,211
2089 4,241,888 32,798,108
2088 4,282,758 32,686,460
2087 4,323,650 32,563,627
2086 4,364,399 32,439,780
2085 4,404,935 32,315,125
2084 4,445,179 32,187,026
2083 4,485,048 32,051,485
2082 4,524,570 31,925,242
2081 4,563,658 31,787,284
2080 4,602,126 31,648,962
2079 4,640,060 31,514,214
2078 4,677,313 31,366,796
2077 4,713,901 31,219,906
2076 4,749,678 31,072,192
2075 4,784,723 30,923,546
2074 4,819,050 30,771,280
2073 4,852,492 30,625,478
2072 4,885,078 30,477,563
2071 4,916,792 30,326,181
2070 4,947,655 30,173,109
2069 4,977,764 30,013,948
2068 5,006,939 29,862,364
2067 5,035,207 29,712,186
2066 5,062,849 29,557,994
2065 5,089,797 29,396,139
2064 5,115,866 29,235,466
2063 5,141,239 29,071,908
2062 5,165,574 28,907,357
2061 5,189,146 28,738,535
2060 5,211,857 28,568,026
2059 5,233,370 28,391,809
2058 5,253,830 28,215,085
2057 5,273,143 28,037,220
2056 5,291,310 27,842,554
2055 5,308,124 27,643,057
2054 5,323,598 27,444,561
2053 5,337,707 27,234,548
2052 5,350,263 27,022,716
2051 5,361,152 26,809,526
2050 5,370,484 26,593,675
2049 5,378,189 26,376,242
2048 5,384,366 26,146,925
2047 5,388,962 25,911,330
2046 5,391,996 25,678,409
2045 5,393,493 25,442,326
2044 5,393,407 25,206,576
2043 5,391,873 24,971,131
2042 5,388,912 24,737,722
2041 5,384,386 24,507,695
2040 5,378,629 24,273,388
2039 5,371,473 24,047,108
2038 5,362,904 23,821,741
2037 5,353,217 23,600,163
2036 5,342,317 23,374,793
2035 5,330,286 23,151,259
2034 5,317,189 22,926,675
2033 5,302,930 22,700,937
2032 5,287,714 22,470,522
2031 5,271,514 22,247,053
2030 5,254,366 22,020,172
2029 5,236,206 21,792,016
2028 5,217,031 21,558,709
2027 5,196,723 21,326,341
2026 5,175,408 21,090,850
2025 5,152,950 20,843,754
2024 5,129,910 20,592,571
2023 5,105,525 20,330,104
2022 5,081,765 20,034,609
2021 5,059,988 19,743,603
2020 5,034,320 19,482,117
2019 4,999,553 19,209,555
2018 4,957,818 18,932,727
2017 4,913,177 18,651,931
2016 4,866,998 18,363,600
2015 4,818,038 18,084,169
2014 4,767,119 17,816,285
2013 4,716,147 17,556,502
2012 4,663,934 17,306,106
2011 4,609,833 17,066,002
2010 4,555,962 16,836,810
2009 4,499,791 16,619,846
2008 4,440,056 16,426,525
2007 4,380,248 16,257,214
2006 4,321,340 16,103,716
2005 4,261,240 15,968,117
2004 4,200,078 15,850,159
2003 4,138,784 15,747,380
2002 4,075,705 15,656,677
2001 4,008,947 15,575,550
2000 3,937,739 15,501,103
1999 3,862,101 15,455,874
1998 3,782,838 15,647,785
1997 3,701,711 16,043,251
1996 3,619,013 16,416,027
1995 3,535,176 16,730,536
1994 3,451,122 17,043,771
1993 3,367,434 17,274,487
1992 3,284,258 17,332,625
1991 3,202,176 17,278,600
1990 3,121,706 17,154,054
1989 3,043,827 16,997,013
1988 2,968,103 16,781,168
1987 2,892,699 16,527,715
1986 2,817,216 16,262,702
1985 2,741,894 16,031,090
1984 2,667,595 15,844,621
1983 2,595,153 15,665,551
1982 2,524,806 15,492,595
1981 2,456,637 15,323,082
1980 2,390,633 15,152,949
1979 2,326,490 14,978,696
1978 2,264,510 14,711,497
1977 2,205,025 14,353,265
1976 2,147,774 13,998,738
1975 2,092,719 13,700,843
1974 2,039,643 13,454,570
1973 1,988,343 13,208,121
1972 1,938,248 12,951,798
1971 1,888,539 12,684,813
1970 1,838,949 12,419,057
1969 1,789,276 12,156,212
1968 1,739,731 11,879,182
1967 1,689,523 11,584,428
1966 1,638,116 11,288,989
1965 1,586,208 10,993,183
1964 1,533,960 10,690,309
1963 1,481,604 10,377,466
1962 1,429,445 10,058,928
1961 1,377,920 9,742,085
1960 1,327,496 9,429,981

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/kazakhstan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 319,358 people (a 6.56% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.55% to 5,370,484 people with a rank change from 126th to 127th. The population of Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 33.8M people in 2100 for Kazakhstan.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Kazakhstan
2100 -1% 0.22%
2099 -0.99% 0.23%
2098 -0.99% 0.24%
2097 -0.99% 0.27%
2096 -0.99% 0.3%
2095 -0.99% 0.3%
2094 -0.99% 0.31%
2093 -0.98% 0.29%
2092 -0.98% 0.31%
2091 -0.97% 0.32%
2090 -0.96% 0.33%
2089 -0.95% 0.34%
2088 -0.95% 0.38%
2087 -0.93% 0.38%
2086 -0.92% 0.39%
2085 -0.91% 0.4%
2084 -0.89% 0.42%
2083 -0.87% 0.4%
2082 -0.86% 0.43%
2081 -0.84% 0.44%
2080 -0.82% 0.43%
2079 -0.8% 0.47%
2078 -0.78% 0.47%
2077 -0.75% 0.48%
2076 -0.73% 0.48%
2075 -0.71% 0.49%
2074 -0.69% 0.48%
2073 -0.67% 0.49%
2072 -0.65% 0.5%
2071 -0.62% 0.51%
2070 -0.6% 0.53%
2069 -0.58% 0.51%
2068 -0.56% 0.51%
2067 -0.55% 0.52%
2066 -0.53% 0.55%
2065 -0.51% 0.55%
2064 -0.49% 0.56%
2063 -0.47% 0.57%
2062 -0.45% 0.59%
2061 -0.44% 0.6%
2060 -0.41% 0.62%
2059 -0.39% 0.63%
2058 -0.37% 0.63%
2057 -0.34% 0.7%
2056 -0.32% 0.72%
2055 -0.29% 0.72%
2054 -0.26% 0.77%
2053 -0.23% 0.78%
2052 -0.2% 0.8%
2051 -0.17% 0.81%
2050 -0.14% 0.82%
2049 -0.11% 0.88%
2048 -0.09% 0.91%
2047 -0.06% 0.91%
2046 -0.03% 0.93%
2045 0.002% 0.94%
2044 0.03% 0.94%
2043 0.05% 0.94%
2042 0.08% 0.94%
2041 0.11% 0.97%
2040 0.13% 0.94%
2039 0.16% 0.95%
2038 0.18% 0.94%
2037 0.2% 0.96%
2036 0.23% 0.97%
2035 0.25% 0.98%
2034 0.27% 0.99%
2033 0.29% 1.03%
2032 0.31% 1%
2031 0.33% 1.03%
2030 0.35% 1.05%
2029 0.37% 1.08%
2028 0.39% 1.09%
2027 0.41% 1.12%
2026 0.44% 1.19%
2025 0.45% 1.22%
2024 0.48% 1.29%
2023 0.47% 1.47%
2022 0.43% 1.47%
2021 0.51% 1.34%
2020 0.7% 1.42%
2019 0.84% 1.46%
2018 0.91% 1.51%
2017 0.95% 1.57%
2016 1.02% 1.55%
2015 1.07% 1.5%
2014 1.08% 1.48%
2013 1.12% 1.45%
2012 1.17% 1.41%
2011 1.18% 1.36%
2010 1.25% 1.31%
2009 1.35% 1.18%
2008 1.37% 1.04%
2007 1.36% 0.95%
2006 1.41% 0.85%
2005 1.46% 0.74%
2004 1.48% 0.65%
2003 1.55% 0.58%
2002 1.67% 0.52%
2001 1.81% 0.48%
2000 1.96% 0.29%
1999 2.1% -1.23%
1998 2.19% -2.46%
1997 2.29% -2.27%
1996 2.37% -1.88%
1995 2.44% -1.84%
1994 2.49% -1.34%
1993 2.53% -0.34%
1992 2.56% 0.31%
1991 2.58% 0.73%
1990 2.56% 0.92%
1989 2.55% 1.29%
1988 2.61% 1.53%
1987 2.68% 1.63%
1986 2.75% 1.44%
1985 2.79% 1.18%
1984 2.79% 1.14%
1983 2.79% 1.12%
1982 2.77% 1.11%
1981 2.76% 1.12%
1980 2.76% 1.16%
1979 2.74% 1.82%
1978 2.7% 2.5%
1977 2.67% 2.53%
1976 2.63% 2.17%
1975 2.6% 1.83%
1974 2.58% 1.87%
1973 2.58% 1.98%
1972 2.63% 2.1%
1971 2.7% 2.14%
1970 2.78% 2.16%
1969 2.85% 2.33%
1968 2.97% 2.54%
1967 3.14% 2.62%
1966 3.27% 2.69%
1965 3.41% 2.83%
1964 3.53% 3.01%
1963 3.65% 3.17%
1962 3.74% 3.25%
1961 3.8% 3.31%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/kazakhstan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.45%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Kazakhstan
Current population
5186356
21211812
Population rank 126/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.26%
One net population change
22.9 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
10.3 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
18.4 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline +63 +688
Annual growth/decline +23,040 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 134/197 85/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -8,834
Net migration rank 63/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -8,834
2024 22,699 967 264,079 -7,368
2023 24,109 995 273,013 -4,822
2022 21,409 1,006 277,019 45,755
2021 20,119 1,018 269,026 -9,804
2020 29,164 1,029 272,458 -8,716
2019 37,682 1,653 278,788 2,594
2018 42,469 1,673 278,917 -6,644
2017 43,471 1,671 268,066 21,248
2016 45,565 1,649 277,878 9,478
2015 49,077 1,617 273,523 -2,011
2014 49,559 1,589 274,406 -10,170
2013 49,227 1,579 259,239 -3,925
2012 52,036 1,587 249,987 -4,512
2011 52,884 1,695 237,883 -3,160
2010 50,803 2,357 230,479 -6,840
2009 55,757 3,432 218,036 -7,758
2008 56,491 3,794 214,169 -37,796
2007 55,244 4,080 188,486 -26,237
2006 54,177 4,321 166,480 -21,728
2005 57,139 4,567 146,619 -20,171
2004 55,769 4,856 132,286 -22,841
2003 56,743 5,216 112,137 -16,027
2002 58,388 5,812 93,564 -8,272
2001 62,199 7,119 84,279 -7,333
2000 64,268 8,826 80,699 -8,754
1999 64,922 13,253 79,536 -61,031
1998 64,788 15,556 85,735 -488,075
1997 64,954 16,954 92,778 -481,380
1996 66,094 17,393 112,384 -469,331
1995 67,585 16,609 140,721 -412,775
1994 68,336 15,587 165,631 -520,028
1993 69,016 14,431 185,649 -292,682
1992 69,830 13,069 204,785 -214,015
1991 70,506 10,757 221,581 -104,271
1990 71,727 7,949 235,113 -103,336
1989 72,327 3,758 254,394 -72,096
1988 72,944 2,414 275,278 -25,892
1987 73,188 2,267 290,227 -32,724
1986 73,211 2,302 295,818 -23,297
1985 72,776 2,357 293,834 -103,115
1984 71,062 2,402 278,485 -96,266
1983 68,972 2,449 260,471 -84,566
1982 66,826 2,453 246,983 -76,976
1981 64,632 2,431 243,652 -74,624
1980 62,561 2,387 238,977 -67,731
1979 60,984 2,349 237,442 -60,198
1978 58,327 2,296 225,895 131,248
1977 56,122 2,228 224,284 135,047
1976 54,019 2,129 221,992 127,735
1975 51,979 1,992 219,748 26,332
1974 50,349 1,839 217,668 28,807
1973 48,943 1,468 215,940 30,467
1972 48,417 1,366 212,319 53,914
1971 48,341 1,296 202,450 65,291
1970 48,398 1,137 191,775 72,000
1969 48,790 1,017 184,118 77,805
1968 48,361 939 186,254 105,890
1967 50,193 926 191,536 105,830
1966 50,755 930 191,506 101,999
1965 51,196 932 194,470 103,626
1964 51,435 934 208,899 98,761
1963 51,403 938 223,105 94,932
1962 51,046 934 228,177 90,842
1961 50,149 924 228,686 85,981
1960 48,857 910 226,027 83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/kazakhstan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.2% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 335,764 people) and 3.8% is from migration (a gain of 13,278 people). In Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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