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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Liechtenstein	Costa Rica	Liechtenstein
1960	1,327,496	16,451	-	-
1961	1,377,920	16,877	3.8%	2.59%
1962	1,429,445	17,443	3.74%	3.35%
1963	1,481,604	18,093	3.65%	3.73%
1964	1,533,960	18,755	3.53%	3.66%
1965	1,586,208	19,195	3.41%	2.35%
1966	1,638,116	19,610	3.27%	2.16%
1967	1,689,523	20,175	3.14%	2.88%
1968	1,739,731	20,835	2.97%	3.27%
1969	1,789,276	21,084	2.85%	1.2%
1970	1,838,949	21,140	2.78%	0.27%
1971	1,888,539	21,600	2.7%	2.18%
1972	1,938,248	22,132	2.63%	2.46%
1973	1,988,343	22,785	2.58%	2.95%
1974	2,039,643	23,451	2.58%	2.92%
1975	2,092,719	23,846	2.6%	1.68%
1976	2,147,774	24,058	2.63%	0.89%
1977	2,205,025	24,442	2.67%	1.6%
1978	2,264,510	25,028	2.7%	2.4%
1979	2,326,490	25,575	2.74%	2.19%
1980	2,390,633	25,512	2.76%	-0.25%
1981	2,456,637	25,673	2.76%	0.63%
1982	2,524,806	26,255	2.77%	2.27%
1983	2,595,153	26,446	2.79%	0.73%
1984	2,667,595	26,596	2.79%	0.57%
1985	2,741,894	26,878	2.79%	1.06%
1986	2,817,216	27,238	2.75%	1.34%
1987	2,892,699	27,557	2.68%	1.17%
1988	2,968,103	27,948	2.61%	1.42%
1989	3,043,827	28,317	2.55%	1.32%
1990	3,121,706	28,742	2.56%	1.5%
1991	3,202,176	29,209	2.58%	1.62%
1992	3,284,258	29,627	2.56%	1.43%
1993	3,367,434	30,089	2.53%	1.56%
1994	3,451,122	30,470	2.49%	1.27%
1995	3,535,176	30,776	2.44%	1%
1996	3,619,013	31,033	2.37%	0.84%
1997	3,701,711	31,232	2.29%	0.64%
1998	3,782,838	31,668	2.19%	1.4%
1999	3,862,101	32,221	2.1%	1.75%
2000	3,937,739	32,645	1.96%	1.32%
2001	4,008,947	33,194	1.81%	1.68%
2002	4,075,705	33,694	1.67%	1.51%
2003	4,138,784	34,079	1.55%	1.14%
2004	4,200,078	34,447	1.48%	1.08%
2005	4,261,240	34,753	1.46%	0.89%
2006	4,321,340	35,037	1.41%	0.82%
2007	4,380,248	35,262	1.36%	0.64%
2008	4,440,056	35,473	1.37%	0.6%
2009	4,499,791	35,742	1.35%	0.76%
2010	4,555,962	36,022	1.25%	0.78%
2011	4,609,833	36,312	1.18%	0.81%
2012	4,663,934	36,657	1.17%	0.95%
2013	4,716,147	36,984	1.12%	0.89%
2014	4,767,119	37,248	1.08%	0.71%
2015	4,818,038	37,494	1.07%	0.66%
2016	4,866,998	37,716	1.02%	0.59%
2017	4,913,177	37,962	0.95%	0.65%
2018	4,957,818	38,246	0.91%	0.75%
2019	4,999,553	38,563	0.84%	0.83%
2020	5,034,320	38,901	0.7%	0.88%
2021	5,059,988	39,182	0.51%	0.72%
2022	5,081,765	39,493	0.43%	0.79%
2023	5,105,525	39,850	0.47%	0.9%
2024	5,129,910	40,197	0.48%	0.87%
2025	5,152,946	40,457	0.45%	0.65%
2026	5,174,780	40,693	0.42%	0.58%
2027	5,195,555	40,927	0.4%	0.57%
2028	5,215,247	41,138	0.38%	0.51%
2029	5,233,877	41,342	0.36%	0.5%
2030	5,251,495	41,538	0.34%	0.47%
2031	5,268,137	41,729	0.32%	0.46%
2032	5,283,807	41,901	0.3%	0.41%
2033	5,298,514	42,058	0.28%	0.38%
2034	5,312,162	42,205	0.26%	0.35%
2035	5,324,698	42,347	0.24%	0.34%
2036	5,336,133	42,469	0.21%	0.29%
2037	5,346,408	42,576	0.19%	0.25%
2038	5,355,519	42,688	0.17%	0.26%
2039	5,363,363	42,789	0.15%	0.24%
2040	5,369,806	42,877	0.12%	0.2%
2041	5,374,934	42,957	0.1%	0.19%
2042	5,378,670	43,031	0.07%	0.17%
2043	5,380,915	43,098	0.04%	0.16%
2044	5,381,720	43,156	0.01%	0.13%
2045	5,381,014	43,202	-0.01%	0.11%
2046	5,378,757	43,243	-0.04%	0.1%
2047	5,374,945	43,284	-0.07%	0.09%
2048	5,369,577	43,311	-0.1%	0.06%
2049	5,362,651	43,335	-0.13%	0.06%
2050	5,354,148	43,349	-0.16%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Liechtenstein gained 2,741 people (a 7.89% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Liechtenstein's population increased by 3,152 (a 8.41% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Liechtenstein was ranked 191st in 2005 and ranked 190th 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 Liechtenstein will increase by 6.65% to 43,349 people and will still be ranked 190th.