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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Maldives	Costa Rica	Maldives
1960	1,327,496	91,189	-	-
1961	1,377,920	93,450	3.8%	2.48%
1962	1,429,445	95,802	3.74%	2.52%
1963	1,481,604	98,222	3.65%	2.53%
1964	1,533,960	100,662	3.53%	2.48%
1965	1,586,208	104,102	3.41%	3.42%
1966	1,638,116	108,507	3.27%	4.23%
1967	1,689,523	112,528	3.14%	3.71%
1968	1,739,731	116,075	2.97%	3.15%
1969	1,789,276	119,564	2.85%	3.01%
1970	1,838,949	123,219	2.78%	3.06%
1971	1,888,539	127,035	2.7%	3.1%
1972	1,938,248	130,968	2.63%	3.1%
1973	1,988,343	134,952	2.58%	3.04%
1974	2,039,643	138,978	2.58%	2.98%
1975	2,092,719	143,158	2.6%	3.01%
1976	2,147,774	147,525	2.63%	3.05%
1977	2,205,025	151,930	2.67%	2.99%
1978	2,264,510	156,159	2.7%	2.78%
1979	2,326,490	160,360	2.74%	2.69%
1980	2,390,633	164,835	2.76%	2.79%
1981	2,456,637	169,532	2.76%	2.85%
1982	2,524,806	174,333	2.77%	2.83%
1983	2,595,153	179,128	2.79%	2.75%
1984	2,667,595	184,198	2.79%	2.83%
1985	2,741,894	190,169	2.79%	3.24%
1986	2,817,216	196,935	2.75%	3.56%
1987	2,892,699	203,944	2.68%	3.56%
1988	2,968,103	210,885	2.61%	3.4%
1989	3,043,827	217,738	2.55%	3.25%
1990	3,121,706	224,762	2.56%	3.23%
1991	3,202,176	231,802	2.58%	3.13%
1992	3,284,258	238,543	2.56%	2.91%
1993	3,367,434	244,884	2.53%	2.66%
1994	3,451,122	250,822	2.49%	2.42%
1995	3,535,176	256,649	2.44%	2.32%
1996	3,619,013	262,347	2.37%	2.22%
1997	3,701,711	267,707	2.29%	2.04%
1998	3,782,838	272,723	2.19%	1.87%
1999	3,862,101	277,412	2.1%	1.72%
2000	3,937,739	282,019	1.96%	1.66%
2001	4,008,947	286,767	1.81%	1.68%
2002	4,075,705	291,616	1.67%	1.69%
2003	4,138,784	296,491	1.55%	1.67%
2004	4,200,078	301,413	1.48%	1.66%
2005	4,261,240	306,429	1.46%	1.66%
2006	4,321,340	313,851	1.41%	2.42%
2007	4,380,248	324,479	1.36%	3.39%
2008	4,440,056	336,170	1.37%	3.6%
2009	4,499,791	348,275	1.35%	3.6%
2010	4,555,962	360,792	1.25%	3.59%
2011	4,609,833	373,674	1.18%	3.57%
2012	4,663,934	386,818	1.17%	3.52%
2013	4,716,147	400,070	1.12%	3.43%
2014	4,767,119	413,617	1.08%	3.39%
2015	4,818,038	428,154	1.07%	3.51%
2016	4,866,998	443,308	1.02%	3.54%
2017	4,913,177	458,287	0.95%	3.38%
2018	4,957,818	473,099	0.91%	3.23%
2019	4,999,553	487,731	0.84%	3.09%
2020	5,034,320	502,118	0.7%	2.95%
2021	5,059,988	516,154	0.51%	2.8%
2022	5,081,765	524,106	0.43%	1.54%
2023	5,105,525	525,994	0.47%	0.36%
2024	5,129,910	527,799	0.48%	0.34%
2025	5,152,946	529,677	0.45%	0.36%
2026	5,174,780	531,514	0.42%	0.35%
2027	5,195,555	533,433	0.4%	0.36%
2028	5,215,247	535,502	0.38%	0.39%
2029	5,233,877	537,574	0.36%	0.39%
2030	5,251,495	539,667	0.34%	0.39%
2031	5,268,137	541,929	0.32%	0.42%
2032	5,283,807	544,288	0.3%	0.44%
2033	5,298,514	546,723	0.28%	0.45%
2034	5,312,162	549,162	0.26%	0.45%
2035	5,324,698	551,599	0.24%	0.44%
2036	5,336,133	554,092	0.21%	0.45%
2037	5,346,408	556,637	0.19%	0.46%
2038	5,355,519	559,231	0.17%	0.47%
2039	5,363,363	561,958	0.15%	0.49%
2040	5,369,806	564,800	0.12%	0.51%
2041	5,374,934	567,606	0.1%	0.5%
2042	5,378,670	570,381	0.07%	0.49%
2043	5,380,915	573,138	0.04%	0.48%
2044	5,381,720	575,811	0.01%	0.47%
2045	5,381,014	578,459	-0.01%	0.46%
2046	5,378,757	581,026	-0.04%	0.44%
2047	5,374,945	583,393	-0.07%	0.41%
2048	5,369,577	585,720	-0.1%	0.4%
2049	5,362,651	587,988	-0.13%	0.39%
2050	5,354,148	589,960	-0.16%	0.34%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.