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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Kuwait	Costa Rica	Kuwait
1960	1,327,496	311,060	-	-
1961	1,377,920	345,945	3.8%	11.2%
1962	1,429,445	384,995	3.74%	11.3%
1963	1,481,604	427,694	3.65%	11.1%
1964	1,533,960	473,115	3.53%	10.6%
1965	1,586,208	521,174	3.41%	10.2%
1966	1,638,116	572,590	3.27%	9.87%
1967	1,689,523	628,089	3.14%	9.69%
1968	1,739,731	687,716	2.97%	9.49%
1969	1,789,276	749,452	2.85%	8.98%
1970	1,838,949	809,114	2.78%	7.96%
1971	1,888,539	865,076	2.7%	6.92%
1972	1,938,248	920,352	2.63%	6.39%
1973	1,988,343	977,654	2.58%	6.23%
1974	2,039,643	1,038,346	2.58%	6.21%
1975	2,092,719	1,104,863	2.6%	6.41%
1976	2,147,774	1,178,711	2.63%	6.68%
1977	2,205,025	1,258,023	2.67%	6.73%
1978	2,264,510	1,340,319	2.7%	6.54%
1979	2,326,490	1,423,514	2.74%	6.21%
1980	2,390,633	1,504,782	2.76%	5.71%
1981	2,456,637	1,583,426	2.76%	5.23%
1982	2,524,806	1,662,480	2.77%	4.99%
1983	2,595,153	1,744,295	2.79%	4.92%
1984	2,667,595	1,820,688	2.79%	4.38%
1985	2,741,894	1,894,242	2.79%	4.04%
1986	2,817,216	1,972,520	2.75%	4.13%
1987	2,892,699	2,052,994	2.68%	4.08%
1988	2,968,103	2,134,707	2.61%	3.98%
1989	3,043,827	2,217,468	2.55%	3.88%
1990	3,121,706	1,684,819	2.56%	-24%
1991	3,202,176	1,351,399	2.58%	-19.8%
1992	3,284,258	1,634,961	2.56%	21%
1993	3,367,434	1,672,151	2.53%	2.27%
1994	3,451,122	1,664,361	2.49%	-0.47%
1995	3,535,176	1,681,513	2.44%	1.03%
1996	3,619,013	1,730,246	2.37%	2.9%
1997	3,701,711	1,787,683	2.29%	3.32%
1998	3,782,838	1,844,302	2.19%	3.17%
1999	3,862,101	1,900,030	2.1%	3.02%
2000	3,937,739	1,954,709	1.96%	2.88%
2001	4,008,947	2,008,121	1.81%	2.73%
2002	4,075,705	2,059,974	1.67%	2.58%
2003	4,138,784	2,109,881	1.55%	2.42%
2004	4,200,078	2,157,320	1.48%	2.25%
2005	4,261,240	2,236,788	1.46%	3.68%
2006	4,321,340	2,364,733	1.41%	5.72%
2007	4,380,248	2,507,887	1.36%	6.05%
2008	4,440,056	2,651,421	1.37%	5.72%
2009	4,499,791	2,795,484	1.35%	5.43%
2010	4,555,962	2,943,372	1.25%	5.29%
2011	4,609,833	3,132,814	1.18%	6.44%
2012	4,663,934	3,337,109	1.17%	6.52%
2013	4,716,147	3,507,844	1.12%	5.12%
2014	4,767,119	3,665,876	1.08%	4.51%
2015	4,818,038	3,834,574	1.07%	4.6%
2016	4,866,998	4,004,096	1.02%	4.42%
2017	4,913,177	4,154,812	0.95%	3.76%
2018	4,957,818	4,323,515	0.91%	4.06%
2019	4,999,553	4,442,316	0.84%	2.75%
2020	5,034,320	4,400,267	0.7%	-0.95%
2021	5,059,988	4,360,865	0.51%	-0.9%
2022	5,081,765	4,589,643	0.43%	5.25%
2023	5,105,525	4,853,420	0.47%	5.75%
2024	5,129,910	4,897,263	0.48%	0.9%
2025	5,152,946	4,988,142	0.45%	1.86%
2026	5,174,780	5,064,255	0.42%	1.53%
2027	5,195,555	5,129,360	0.4%	1.29%
2028	5,215,247	5,185,490	0.38%	1.09%
2029	5,233,877	5,236,219	0.36%	0.98%
2030	5,251,495	5,284,012	0.34%	0.91%
2031	5,268,137	5,331,101	0.32%	0.89%
2032	5,283,807	5,379,044	0.3%	0.9%
2033	5,298,514	5,427,808	0.28%	0.91%
2034	5,312,162	5,477,364	0.26%	0.91%
2035	5,324,698	5,527,633	0.24%	0.92%
2036	5,336,133	5,578,535	0.21%	0.92%
2037	5,346,408	5,630,015	0.19%	0.92%
2038	5,355,519	5,682,029	0.17%	0.92%
2039	5,363,363	5,734,465	0.15%	0.92%
2040	5,369,806	5,787,201	0.12%	0.92%
2041	5,374,934	5,840,229	0.1%	0.92%
2042	5,378,670	5,893,501	0.07%	0.91%
2043	5,380,915	5,946,873	0.04%	0.91%
2044	5,381,720	6,000,304	0.01%	0.9%
2045	5,381,014	6,053,738	-0.01%	0.89%
2046	5,378,757	6,107,040	-0.04%	0.88%
2047	5,374,945	6,160,254	-0.07%	0.87%
2048	5,369,577	6,213,452	-0.1%	0.86%
2049	5,362,651	6,266,588	-0.13%	0.86%
2050	5,354,148	6,319,692	-0.16%	0.85%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Kuwait gained 1,639,363 people (a 69.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Kuwait's population increased by 1,060,870 (a 26.5% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Kuwait was ranked 139th in 2006 and ranked 127th 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 Kuwait will increase by 24.8% to 6,319,692 people and rank change from 127th to 117th.