Population in Costa Rica compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Costa Rica and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Marshall Islands	Costa Rica	Marshall Islands
1960	1,327,496	14,703	-	-
1961	1,377,920	15,219	3.8%	3.51%
1962	1,429,445	15,755	3.74%	3.52%
1963	1,481,604	16,302	3.65%	3.47%
1964	1,533,960	16,852	3.53%	3.37%
1965	1,586,208	17,402	3.41%	3.26%
1966	1,638,116	17,927	3.27%	3.02%
1967	1,689,523	18,655	3.14%	4.06%
1968	1,739,731	19,862	2.97%	6.47%
1969	1,789,276	21,305	2.85%	7.27%
1970	1,838,949	22,530	2.78%	5.75%
1971	1,888,539	23,366	2.7%	3.71%
1972	1,938,248	23,992	2.63%	2.68%
1973	1,988,343	24,581	2.58%	2.45%
1974	2,039,643	25,296	2.58%	2.91%
1975	2,092,719	26,154	2.6%	3.39%
1976	2,147,774	27,021	2.63%	3.31%
1977	2,205,025	27,906	2.67%	3.28%
1978	2,264,510	28,809	2.7%	3.24%
1979	2,326,490	29,738	2.74%	3.22%
1980	2,390,633	30,774	2.76%	3.48%
1981	2,456,637	32,017	2.76%	4.04%
1982	2,524,806	33,397	2.77%	4.31%
1983	2,595,153	34,811	2.79%	4.23%
1984	2,667,595	36,264	2.79%	4.17%
1985	2,741,894	37,761	2.79%	4.13%
1986	2,817,216	39,286	2.75%	4.04%
1987	2,892,699	40,828	2.68%	3.93%
1988	2,968,103	42,321	2.61%	3.66%
1989	3,043,827	43,586	2.55%	2.99%
1990	3,121,706	44,629	2.56%	2.39%
1991	3,202,176	45,568	2.58%	2.1%
1992	3,284,258	46,388	2.56%	1.8%
1993	3,367,434	47,093	2.53%	1.52%
1994	3,451,122	47,712	2.49%	1.31%
1995	3,535,176	48,266	2.44%	1.16%
1996	3,619,013	48,775	2.37%	1.05%
1997	3,701,711	49,259	2.29%	0.99%
1998	3,782,838	49,717	2.19%	0.93%
1999	3,862,101	50,202	2.1%	0.98%
2000	3,937,739	50,706	1.96%	1%
2001	4,008,947	51,123	1.81%	0.82%
2002	4,075,705	51,425	1.67%	0.59%
2003	4,138,784	51,639	1.55%	0.42%
2004	4,200,078	51,791	1.48%	0.29%
2005	4,261,240	51,906	1.46%	0.22%
2006	4,321,340	51,992	1.41%	0.17%
2007	4,380,248	52,035	1.36%	0.08%
2008	4,440,056	52,030	1.37%	-0.01%
2009	4,499,791	52,019	1.35%	-0.02%
2010	4,555,962	52,044	1.25%	0.05%
2011	4,609,833	51,907	1.18%	-0.26%
2012	4,663,934	51,419	1.17%	-0.94%
2013	4,716,147	50,681	1.12%	-1.44%
2014	4,767,119	49,796	1.08%	-1.75%
2015	4,818,038	48,800	1.07%	-2%
2016	4,866,998	47,709	1.02%	-2.24%
2017	4,913,177	46,529	0.95%	-2.47%
2018	4,957,818	45,285	0.91%	-2.67%
2019	4,999,553	44,007	0.84%	-2.82%
2020	5,034,320	42,706	0.7%	-2.96%
2021	5,059,988	41,367	0.51%	-3.14%
2022	5,081,765	40,077	0.43%	-3.12%
2023	5,105,525	38,827	0.47%	-3.12%
2024	5,129,910	37,548	0.48%	-3.29%
2025	5,152,946	36,281	0.45%	-3.37%
2026	5,174,780	35,078	0.42%	-3.32%
2027	5,195,555	33,976	0.4%	-3.14%
2028	5,215,247	32,977	0.38%	-2.94%
2029	5,233,877	32,054	0.36%	-2.8%
2030	5,251,495	31,191	0.34%	-2.69%
2031	5,268,137	30,420	0.32%	-2.47%
2032	5,283,807	29,740	0.3%	-2.23%
2033	5,298,514	29,142	0.28%	-2.01%
2034	5,312,162	28,608	0.26%	-1.83%
2035	5,324,698	28,147	0.24%	-1.61%
2036	5,336,133	27,751	0.21%	-1.41%
2037	5,346,408	27,405	0.19%	-1.25%
2038	5,355,519	27,092	0.17%	-1.14%
2039	5,363,363	26,836	0.15%	-0.94%
2040	5,369,806	26,598	0.12%	-0.89%
2041	5,374,934	26,396	0.1%	-0.76%
2042	5,378,670	26,217	0.07%	-0.68%
2043	5,380,915	26,054	0.04%	-0.62%
2044	5,381,720	25,913	0.01%	-0.54%
2045	5,381,014	25,777	-0.01%	-0.52%
2046	5,378,757	25,653	-0.04%	-0.48%
2047	5,374,945	25,543	-0.07%	-0.43%
2048	5,369,577	25,429	-0.1%	-0.45%
2049	5,362,651	25,311	-0.13%	-0.46%
2050	5,354,148	25,195	-0.16%	-0.46%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.