The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,170,484 people compared to 531,152 in Maldives.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 9.73 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.006% for Maldives.
- For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
- Since 2005, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.26M people to 5.17M (21.3% growth), while Maldives has grown from 306K to 531K (73.3% growth).
- Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 5.38M people compared to the peak of 597K people in 2057 for Maldives.
Costa Rica vs Maldives: live population counter
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| Current population |
5170484
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531152
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| Population rank | 126/197 | 168/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
21.6 minutes
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4.85 hours
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| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
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1.51 hours
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| One death every |
18.9 minutes
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7.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
9.06 hours
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3.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | +967 | -2,421 |
| Daily growth/decline | +67 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +24,385 | +1,805 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 138/197 | 145/197 |
Costa Rica and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Maldives gained 121,725 people (a 39.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 102,998 (a 24.1% growth).
Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2005 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11.1% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Costa Rica and Maldives
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| Life expectancy | 81.2 years | 81.5 years |
| Average age | 37 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 32.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 61.9:38.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 4,587 ppl/mi² |
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