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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Mauritius	Costa Rica	Mauritius
1960	1,327,496	680,331	-	-
1961	1,377,920	680,757	3.8%	0.06%
1962	1,429,445	700,349	3.74%	2.88%
1963	1,481,604	718,861	3.65%	2.64%
1964	1,533,960	736,381	3.53%	2.44%
1965	1,586,208	753,000	3.41%	2.26%
1966	1,638,116	768,813	3.27%	2.1%
1967	1,689,523	783,917	3.14%	1.96%
1968	1,739,731	798,413	2.97%	1.85%
1969	1,789,276	812,405	2.85%	1.75%
1970	1,838,949	826,000	2.78%	1.67%
1971	1,888,539	839,230	2.7%	1.6%
1972	1,938,248	852,053	2.63%	1.53%
1973	1,988,343	864,819	2.58%	1.5%
1974	2,039,643	878,042	2.58%	1.53%
1975	2,092,719	892,000	2.6%	1.59%
1976	2,147,774	906,507	2.63%	1.63%
1977	2,205,025	921,379	2.67%	1.64%
1978	2,264,510	933,499	2.7%	1.32%
1979	2,326,490	949,888	2.74%	1.76%
1980	2,390,633	966,039	2.76%	1.7%
1981	2,456,637	980,462	2.76%	1.49%
1982	2,524,806	992,521	2.77%	1.23%
1983	2,595,153	1,001,691	2.79%	0.92%
1984	2,667,595	1,012,221	2.79%	1.05%
1985	2,741,894	1,020,528	2.79%	0.82%
1986	2,817,216	1,028,360	2.75%	0.77%
1987	2,892,699	1,036,082	2.68%	0.75%
1988	2,968,103	1,043,239	2.61%	0.69%
1989	3,043,827	1,051,260	2.55%	0.77%
1990	3,121,706	1,058,775	2.56%	0.71%
1991	3,202,176	1,070,266	2.58%	1.09%
1992	3,284,258	1,084,441	2.56%	1.32%
1993	3,367,434	1,097,374	2.53%	1.19%
1994	3,451,122	1,112,846	2.49%	1.41%
1995	3,535,176	1,122,457	2.44%	0.86%
1996	3,619,013	1,133,996	2.37%	1.03%
1997	3,701,711	1,148,284	2.29%	1.26%
1998	3,782,838	1,160,421	2.19%	1.06%
1999	3,862,101	1,175,267	2.1%	1.28%
2000	3,937,739	1,186,873	1.96%	0.99%
2001	4,008,947	1,196,287	1.81%	0.79%
2002	4,075,705	1,204,621	1.67%	0.7%
2003	4,138,784	1,213,370	1.55%	0.73%
2004	4,200,078	1,221,003	1.48%	0.63%
2005	4,261,240	1,228,254	1.46%	0.59%
2006	4,321,340	1,233,996	1.41%	0.47%
2007	4,380,248	1,239,630	1.36%	0.46%
2008	4,440,056	1,244,121	1.37%	0.36%
2009	4,499,791	1,247,429	1.35%	0.27%
2010	4,555,962	1,250,400	1.25%	0.24%
2011	4,609,833	1,252,404	1.18%	0.16%
2012	4,663,934	1,255,882	1.17%	0.28%
2013	4,716,147	1,258,927	1.12%	0.24%
2014	4,767,119	1,261,208	1.08%	0.18%
2015	4,818,038	1,262,879	1.07%	0.13%
2016	4,866,998	1,263,747	1.02%	0.07%
2017	4,913,177	1,264,887	0.95%	0.09%
2018	4,957,818	1,265,577	0.91%	0.05%
2019	4,999,553	1,265,985	0.84%	0.03%
2020	5,034,320	1,266,014	0.7%	0.002%
2021	5,059,988	1,266,334	0.51%	0.03%
2022	5,081,765	1,262,523	0.43%	-0.3%
2023	5,105,525	1,261,041	0.47%	-0.12%
2024	5,129,910	1,259,509	0.48%	-0.12%
2025	5,152,946	1,256,649	0.45%	-0.23%
2026	5,174,780	1,253,457	0.42%	-0.25%
2027	5,195,555	1,250,062	0.4%	-0.27%
2028	5,215,247	1,246,502	0.38%	-0.28%
2029	5,233,877	1,242,774	0.36%	-0.3%
2030	5,251,495	1,238,963	0.34%	-0.31%
2031	5,268,137	1,234,965	0.32%	-0.32%
2032	5,283,807	1,230,623	0.3%	-0.35%
2033	5,298,514	1,225,970	0.28%	-0.38%
2034	5,312,162	1,220,995	0.26%	-0.41%
2035	5,324,698	1,215,701	0.24%	-0.43%
2036	5,336,133	1,210,085	0.21%	-0.46%
2037	5,346,408	1,204,158	0.19%	-0.49%
2038	5,355,519	1,197,926	0.17%	-0.52%
2039	5,363,363	1,191,299	0.15%	-0.55%
2040	5,369,806	1,184,262	0.12%	-0.59%
2041	5,374,934	1,176,870	0.1%	-0.62%
2042	5,378,670	1,169,165	0.07%	-0.65%
2043	5,380,915	1,161,119	0.04%	-0.69%
2044	5,381,720	1,152,733	0.01%	-0.72%
2045	5,381,014	1,144,071	-0.01%	-0.75%
2046	5,378,757	1,135,101	-0.04%	-0.78%
2047	5,374,945	1,125,881	-0.07%	-0.81%
2048	5,369,577	1,116,431	-0.1%	-0.84%
2049	5,362,651	1,106,794	-0.13%	-0.86%
2050	5,354,148	1,097,042	-0.16%	-0.88%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Mauritius gained 34,625 people (a 2.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by -6,230 (a 0.49% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2005 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.7% to 1,097,042 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.