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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Malaysia	Costa Rica	Malaysia
1960	1,327,496	7,956,197	-	-
1961	1,377,920	8,164,443	3.8%	2.62%
1962	1,429,445	8,380,172	3.74%	2.64%
1963	1,481,604	8,602,160	3.65%	2.65%
1964	1,533,960	8,828,406	3.53%	2.63%
1965	1,586,208	9,056,408	3.41%	2.58%
1966	1,638,116	9,284,688	3.27%	2.52%
1967	1,689,523	9,507,099	3.14%	2.4%
1968	1,739,731	9,725,281	2.97%	2.29%
1969	1,789,276	9,947,597	2.85%	2.29%
1970	1,838,949	10,178,802	2.78%	2.32%
1971	1,888,539	10,423,453	2.7%	2.4%
1972	1,938,248	10,676,835	2.63%	2.43%
1973	1,988,343	10,935,621	2.58%	2.42%
1974	2,039,643	11,200,906	2.58%	2.43%
1975	2,092,719	11,471,914	2.6%	2.42%
1976	2,147,774	11,750,097	2.63%	2.42%
1977	2,205,025	12,035,713	2.67%	2.43%
1978	2,264,510	12,328,157	2.7%	2.43%
1979	2,326,490	12,627,862	2.74%	2.43%
1980	2,390,633	12,983,363	2.76%	2.82%
1981	2,456,637	13,399,203	2.76%	3.2%
1982	2,524,806	13,832,798	2.77%	3.24%
1983	2,595,153	14,285,907	2.79%	3.28%
1984	2,667,595	14,759,009	2.79%	3.31%
1985	2,741,894	15,252,258	2.79%	3.34%
1986	2,817,216	15,760,419	2.75%	3.33%
1987	2,892,699	16,276,737	2.68%	3.28%
1988	2,968,103	16,796,605	2.61%	3.19%
1989	3,043,827	17,314,997	2.55%	3.09%
1990	3,121,706	17,833,171	2.56%	2.99%
1991	3,202,176	18,342,464	2.58%	2.86%
1992	3,284,258	18,834,572	2.56%	2.68%
1993	3,367,434	19,322,664	2.53%	2.59%
1994	3,451,122	19,820,446	2.49%	2.58%
1995	3,535,176	20,330,599	2.44%	2.57%
1996	3,619,013	20,850,087	2.37%	2.56%
1997	3,701,711	21,375,218	2.29%	2.52%
1998	3,782,838	21,906,713	2.19%	2.49%
1999	3,862,101	22,435,531	2.1%	2.41%
2000	3,937,739	22,967,816	1.96%	2.37%
2001	4,008,947	23,526,538	1.81%	2.43%
2002	4,075,705	24,102,477	1.67%	2.45%
2003	4,138,784	24,679,602	1.55%	2.39%
2004	4,200,078	25,256,772	1.48%	2.34%
2005	4,261,240	25,836,071	1.46%	2.29%
2006	4,321,340	26,417,909	1.41%	2.25%
2007	4,380,248	26,998,389	1.36%	2.2%
2008	4,440,056	27,570,059	1.37%	2.12%
2009	4,499,791	28,124,778	1.35%	2.01%
2010	4,555,962	28,655,776	1.25%	1.89%
2011	4,609,833	29,162,039	1.18%	1.77%
2012	4,663,934	29,662,831	1.17%	1.72%
2013	4,716,147	30,174,265	1.12%	1.72%
2014	4,767,119	30,696,137	1.08%	1.73%
2015	4,818,038	31,232,798	1.07%	1.75%
2016	4,866,998	31,789,685	1.02%	1.78%
2017	4,913,177	32,355,644	0.95%	1.78%
2018	4,957,818	32,910,967	0.91%	1.72%
2019	4,999,553	33,440,596	0.84%	1.61%
2020	5,034,320	33,889,558	0.7%	1.34%
2021	5,059,988	34,282,399	0.51%	1.16%
2022	5,081,765	34,695,493	0.43%	1.2%
2023	5,105,525	35,126,298	0.47%	1.24%
2024	5,129,910	35,557,673	0.48%	1.23%
2025	5,152,946	35,977,838	0.45%	1.18%
2026	5,174,780	36,385,119	0.42%	1.13%
2027	5,195,555	36,785,089	0.4%	1.1%
2028	5,215,247	37,182,773	0.38%	1.08%
2029	5,233,877	37,574,292	0.36%	1.05%
2030	5,251,495	37,961,722	0.34%	1.03%
2031	5,268,137	38,347,786	0.32%	1.02%
2032	5,283,807	38,728,383	0.3%	0.99%
2033	5,298,514	39,097,871	0.28%	0.95%
2034	5,312,162	39,457,849	0.26%	0.92%
2035	5,324,698	39,814,834	0.24%	0.9%
2036	5,336,133	40,166,904	0.21%	0.88%
2037	5,346,408	40,512,289	0.19%	0.86%
2038	5,355,519	40,853,318	0.17%	0.84%
2039	5,363,363	41,185,892	0.15%	0.81%
2040	5,369,806	41,509,646	0.12%	0.79%
2041	5,374,934	41,828,594	0.1%	0.77%
2042	5,378,670	42,144,474	0.07%	0.76%
2043	5,380,915	42,455,952	0.04%	0.74%
2044	5,381,720	42,754,140	0.01%	0.7%
2045	5,381,014	43,038,205	-0.01%	0.66%
2046	5,378,757	43,313,754	-0.04%	0.64%
2047	5,374,945	43,580,459	-0.07%	0.62%
2048	5,369,577	43,831,577	-0.1%	0.58%
2049	5,362,651	44,065,538	-0.13%	0.53%
2050	5,354,148	44,289,765	-0.16%	0.51%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.