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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Costa Rica's population is 1.83 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Costa Rica vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Lithuania
2100 3,804,183 1,225,633
2099 3,842,423 1,241,510
2098 3,880,999 1,257,497
2097 3,919,996 1,273,678
2096 3,959,352 1,290,189
2095 3,999,084 1,307,275
2094 4,039,053 1,324,312
2093 4,079,349 1,341,875
2092 4,119,898 1,360,029
2091 4,160,663 1,378,546
2090 4,201,548 1,397,420
2089 4,242,452 1,416,650
2088 4,283,327 1,436,421
2087 4,324,225 1,456,324
2086 4,364,979 1,476,301
2085 4,405,520 1,496,940
2084 4,445,770 1,517,611
2083 4,485,644 1,538,569
2082 4,525,171 1,559,787
2081 4,564,265 1,581,134
2080 4,602,737 1,602,498
2079 4,640,677 1,623,820
2078 4,677,935 1,645,249
2077 4,714,527 1,666,665
2076 4,750,309 1,688,177
2075 4,785,359 1,709,720
2074 4,819,691 1,731,404
2073 4,853,137 1,752,662
2072 4,885,727 1,773,945
2071 4,917,445 1,795,473
2070 4,948,313 1,817,142
2069 4,978,425 1,839,387
2068 5,007,604 1,861,529
2067 5,035,877 1,883,928
2066 5,063,521 1,906,591
2065 5,090,474 1,929,619
2064 5,116,546 1,952,334
2063 5,141,922 1,975,020
2062 5,166,260 1,998,444
2061 5,189,836 2,021,930
2060 5,212,549 2,045,989
2059 5,234,066 2,070,233
2058 5,254,528 2,094,564
2057 5,273,844 2,118,985
2056 5,292,013 2,143,474
2055 5,308,829 2,168,085
2054 5,324,305 2,192,337
2053 5,338,417 2,216,075
2052 5,350,974 2,240,149
2051 5,361,865 2,263,905
2050 5,371,197 2,287,466
2049 5,378,904 2,310,176
2048 5,385,081 2,333,041
2047 5,389,678 2,356,291
2046 5,392,713 2,378,713
2045 5,394,209 2,401,082
2044 5,394,124 2,423,438
2043 5,392,590 2,446,634
2042 5,389,628 2,469,564
2041 5,385,101 2,492,222
2040 5,379,344 2,514,657
2039 5,372,186 2,538,036
2038 5,363,617 2,560,781
2037 5,353,928 2,583,644
2036 5,343,027 2,605,925
2035 5,330,994 2,627,752
2034 5,317,895 2,650,015
2033 5,303,634 2,671,840
2032 5,288,416 2,693,646
2031 5,272,215 2,715,491
2030 5,255,064 2,737,751
2029 5,236,901 2,760,194
2028 5,217,724 2,783,343
2027 5,197,413 2,806,651
2026 5,176,096 2,829,914
2025 5,153,634 2,872,755
2024 5,129,910 2,888,278
2023 5,105,525 2,871,585
2022 5,081,765 2,831,639
2021 5,059,988 2,808,380
2020 5,034,320 2,810,369
2019 4,999,553 2,811,089
2018 4,957,818 2,819,200
2017 4,913,177 2,842,639
2016 4,866,998 2,877,325
2015 4,818,038 2,911,109
2014 4,767,119 2,937,253
2013 4,716,147 2,961,250
2012 4,663,934 2,989,139
2011 4,609,833 3,028,115
2010 4,555,962 3,097,282
2009 4,499,791 3,162,916
2008 4,440,056 3,198,231
2007 4,380,248 3,231,294
2006 4,321,340 3,269,909
2005 4,261,240 3,322,528
2004 4,200,078 3,377,075
2003 4,138,784 3,415,213
2002 4,075,705 3,443,067
2001 4,008,947 3,470,818
2000 3,937,739 3,499,536
1999 3,862,101 3,524,238
1998 3,782,838 3,549,331
1997 3,701,711 3,575,137
1996 3,619,013 3,601,613
1995 3,535,176 3,629,102
1994 3,451,122 3,657,144
1993 3,367,434 3,682,613
1992 3,284,258 3,700,114
1991 3,202,176 3,704,134
1990 3,121,706 3,697,838
1989 3,043,827 3,684,255
1988 2,968,103 3,655,049
1987 2,892,699 3,616,367
1986 2,817,216 3,578,914
1985 2,741,894 3,544,543
1984 2,667,595 3,514,205
1983 2,595,153 3,485,192
1982 2,524,806 3,457,179
1981 2,456,637 3,432,947
1980 2,390,633 3,413,202
1979 2,326,490 3,397,842
1978 2,264,510 3,379,514
1977 2,205,025 3,355,036
1976 2,147,774 3,328,664
1975 2,092,719 3,301,652
1974 2,039,643 3,273,894
1973 1,988,343 3,244,438
1972 1,938,248 3,213,622
1971 1,888,539 3,179,041
1970 1,838,949 3,139,689
1969 1,789,276 3,107,321
1968 1,739,731 3,078,850
1967 1,689,523 3,044,400
1966 1,638,116 3,008,050
1965 1,586,208 2,971,450
1964 1,533,960 2,935,200
1963 1,481,604 2,898,950
1962 1,429,445 2,863,350
1961 1,377,920 2,823,550
1960 1,327,496 2,778,550

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Lithuania
2100 -1% -1.28%
2099 -0.99% -1.27%
2098 -0.99% -1.27%
2097 -0.99% -1.28%
2096 -0.99% -1.31%
2095 -0.99% -1.29%
2094 -0.99% -1.31%
2093 -0.98% -1.33%
2092 -0.98% -1.34%
2091 -0.97% -1.35%
2090 -0.96% -1.36%
2089 -0.95% -1.38%
2088 -0.95% -1.37%
2087 -0.93% -1.35%
2086 -0.92% -1.38%
2085 -0.91% -1.36%
2084 -0.89% -1.36%
2083 -0.87% -1.36%
2082 -0.86% -1.35%
2081 -0.84% -1.33%
2080 -0.82% -1.31%
2079 -0.8% -1.3%
2078 -0.78% -1.28%
2077 -0.75% -1.27%
2076 -0.73% -1.26%
2075 -0.71% -1.25%
2074 -0.69% -1.21%
2073 -0.67% -1.2%
2072 -0.65% -1.2%
2071 -0.62% -1.19%
2070 -0.6% -1.21%
2069 -0.58% -1.19%
2068 -0.56% -1.19%
2067 -0.55% -1.19%
2066 -0.53% -1.19%
2065 -0.51% -1.16%
2064 -0.49% -1.15%
2063 -0.47% -1.17%
2062 -0.45% -1.16%
2061 -0.44% -1.18%
2060 -0.41% -1.17%
2059 -0.39% -1.16%
2058 -0.37% -1.15%
2057 -0.34% -1.14%
2056 -0.32% -1.14%
2055 -0.29% -1.11%
2054 -0.26% -1.07%
2053 -0.23% -1.07%
2052 -0.2% -1.05%
2051 -0.17% -1.03%
2050 -0.14% -0.98%
2049 -0.11% -0.98%
2048 -0.09% -0.99%
2047 -0.06% -0.94%
2046 -0.03% -0.93%
2045 0.002% -0.92%
2044 0.03% -0.95%
2043 0.05% -0.93%
2042 0.08% -0.91%
2041 0.11% -0.89%
2040 0.13% -0.92%
2039 0.16% -0.89%
2038 0.18% -0.88%
2037 0.2% -0.86%
2036 0.23% -0.83%
2035 0.25% -0.84%
2034 0.27% -0.82%
2033 0.29% -0.81%
2032 0.31% -0.8%
2031 0.33% -0.81%
2030 0.35% -0.81%
2029 0.37% -0.83%
2028 0.39% -0.83%
2027 0.41% -0.82%
2026 0.44% -1.49%
2025 0.46% -0.54%
2024 0.48% 0.58%
2023 0.47% 1.41%
2022 0.43% 0.83%
2021 0.51% -0.07%
2020 0.7% -0.03%
2019 0.84% -0.29%
2018 0.91% -0.82%
2017 0.95% -1.21%
2016 1.02% -1.16%
2015 1.07% -0.89%
2014 1.08% -0.81%
2013 1.12% -0.93%
2012 1.17% -1.29%
2011 1.18% -2.23%
2010 1.25% -2.08%
2009 1.35% -1.1%
2008 1.37% -1.02%
2007 1.36% -1.18%
2006 1.41% -1.58%
2005 1.46% -1.62%
2004 1.48% -1.12%
2003 1.55% -0.81%
2002 1.67% -0.8%
2001 1.81% -0.82%
2000 1.96% -0.7%
1999 2.1% -0.71%
1998 2.19% -0.72%
1997 2.29% -0.74%
1996 2.37% -0.76%
1995 2.44% -0.77%
1994 2.49% -0.69%
1993 2.53% -0.47%
1992 2.56% -0.11%
1991 2.58% 0.17%
1990 2.56% 0.37%
1989 2.55% 0.8%
1988 2.61% 1.07%
1987 2.68% 1.05%
1986 2.75% 0.97%
1985 2.79% 0.86%
1984 2.79% 0.83%
1983 2.79% 0.81%
1982 2.77% 0.71%
1981 2.76% 0.58%
1980 2.76% 0.45%
1979 2.74% 0.54%
1978 2.7% 0.73%
1977 2.67% 0.79%
1976 2.63% 0.82%
1975 2.6% 0.85%
1974 2.58% 0.91%
1973 2.58% 0.96%
1972 2.63% 1.09%
1971 2.7% 1.25%
1970 2.78% 1.04%
1969 2.85% 0.92%
1968 2.97% 1.13%
1967 3.14% 1.21%
1966 3.27% 1.23%
1965 3.41% 1.24%
1964 3.53% 1.25%
1963 3.65% 1.24%
1962 3.74% 1.41%
1961 3.8% 1.62%

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 Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Lithuania
Current population
5181862
2829914
Population rank 126/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.03%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
31.5 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
25.4 minutes
One death every
18.9 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +46
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 127/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -24,618
Net migration rank 63/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -24,618
2024 - 967 - 2,617
2023 24,109 995 -16,368 44,935
2022 21,409 1,006 -20,671 72,100
2021 20,119 1,018 -24,433 19,657
2020 29,164 1,029 -19,953 19,884
2019 37,682 1,653 -13,212 10,665
2018 42,469 1,673 -12,686 -3,459
2017 43,471 1,671 -12,224 -28,027
2016 45,565 1,649 -11,509 -30,612
2015 49,077 1,617 -11,935 -22,560
2014 49,559 1,589 -10,868 -12,387
2013 49,227 1,579 -12,733 -16,769
2012 52,036 1,587 -11,060 -21,387
2011 52,884 1,695 -10,901 -38,518
2010 50,803 2,357 -11,460 -78,887
2009 55,757 3,432 -9,805 -32,186
2008 56,491 3,794 -12,153 -16,482
2007 55,244 4,080 -15,510 -21,815
2006 54,177 4,321 -15,041 -24,730
2005 57,139 4,567 -14,287 -51,357
2004 55,769 4,856 -11,482 -32,312
2003 56,743 5,216 -10,929 -22,701
2002 58,388 5,812 -11,362 -12,627
2001 62,199 7,119 -9,024 -24,733
2000 64,268 8,826 -4,549 -16,077
1999 64,922 13,253 -3,877 -20,533
1998 64,788 15,556 -3,904 -22,002
1997 64,954 16,954 -3,218 -22,324
1996 66,094 17,393 -3,962 -23,236
1995 67,585 16,609 -3,992 -23,509
1994 68,336 15,587 -4,023 -24,104
1993 69,016 14,431 1,473 -23,949
1992 69,830 13,069 12,950 -25,175
1991 70,506 10,757 14,817 -10,744
1990 71,727 7,949 17,010 -8,840
1989 72,327 3,758 17,316 -26,985
1988 72,944 2,414 19,006 38,648
1987 73,188 2,267 22,422 10,820
1986 73,211 2,302 23,978 10,177
1985 72,776 2,357 19,140 9,417
1984 71,062 2,402 18,976 8,835
1983 68,972 2,449 20,911 8,585
1982 66,826 2,453 18,323 8,163
1981 64,632 2,431 16,478 7,752
1980 62,561 2,387 16,042 7,412
1979 60,984 2,349 16,989 6,932
1978 58,327 2,296 17,573 7,328
1977 56,122 2,228 19,124 8,964
1976 54,019 2,129 20,305 8,581
1975 51,979 1,992 20,470 8,170
1974 50,349 1,839 22,589 7,757
1973 48,943 1,468 22,712 7,327
1972 48,417 1,366 25,388 7,185
1971 48,341 1,296 28,930 7,130
1970 48,398 1,137 27,629 6,530
1969 48,790 1,017 27,345 4,179
1968 48,361 939 28,325 6,522
1967 50,193 926 29,226 5,251
1966 50,755 930 30,381 4,799
1965 51,196 932 30,309 4,196
1964 51,435 934 34,048 3,820
1963 51,403 938 33,918 3,428
1962 51,046 934 34,933 2,899
1961 50,149 924 40,376 2,550
1960 48,857 910 40,845 2,328

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

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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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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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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