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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 10.7 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Costa Rica vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Myanmar
2100 3,804,183 49,949,080
2099 3,842,423 50,198,343
2098 3,880,999 50,447,153
2097 3,919,996 50,695,410
2096 3,959,352 50,944,916
2095 3,999,084 51,196,278
2094 4,039,053 51,446,607
2093 4,079,349 51,693,545
2092 4,119,898 51,939,182
2091 4,160,663 52,186,904
2090 4,201,548 52,430,723
2089 4,242,452 52,669,995
2088 4,283,327 52,907,277
2087 4,324,225 53,143,840
2086 4,364,979 53,378,681
2085 4,405,520 53,610,966
2084 4,445,770 53,838,657
2083 4,485,644 54,062,724
2082 4,525,171 54,285,392
2081 4,564,265 54,505,055
2080 4,602,737 54,722,128
2079 4,640,677 54,937,654
2078 4,677,935 55,150,792
2077 4,714,527 55,357,283
2076 4,750,309 55,562,845
2075 4,785,359 55,765,753
2074 4,819,691 55,964,774
2073 4,853,137 56,160,415
2072 4,885,727 56,349,733
2071 4,917,445 56,533,780
2070 4,948,313 56,713,930
2069 4,978,425 56,887,406
2068 5,007,604 57,055,818
2067 5,035,877 57,217,287
2066 5,063,521 57,373,788
2065 5,090,474 57,525,666
2064 5,116,546 57,671,683
2063 5,141,922 57,808,968
2062 5,166,260 57,938,764
2061 5,189,836 58,067,183
2060 5,212,549 58,186,565
2059 5,234,066 58,295,246
2058 5,254,528 58,392,324
2057 5,273,844 58,481,859
2056 5,292,013 58,565,952
2055 5,308,829 58,636,423
2054 5,324,305 58,697,613
2053 5,338,417 58,745,390
2052 5,350,974 58,783,172
2051 5,361,865 58,809,843
2050 5,371,197 58,824,293
2049 5,378,904 58,829,688
2048 5,385,081 58,823,499
2047 5,389,678 58,805,696
2046 5,392,713 58,775,337
2045 5,394,209 58,728,250
2044 5,394,124 58,671,458
2043 5,392,590 58,601,589
2042 5,389,628 58,516,227
2041 5,385,101 58,417,678
2040 5,379,344 58,306,713
2039 5,372,186 58,181,537
2038 5,363,617 58,041,212
2037 5,353,928 57,888,662
2036 5,343,027 57,724,649
2035 5,330,994 57,544,156
2034 5,317,895 57,348,842
2033 5,303,634 57,137,545
2032 5,288,416 56,910,400
2031 5,272,215 56,667,160
2030 5,255,064 56,407,549
2029 5,236,901 56,133,620
2028 5,217,724 55,840,949
2027 5,197,413 55,531,050
2026 5,176,096 55,203,523
2025 5,153,634 54,860,498
2024 5,129,910 54,500,091
2023 5,105,525 54,133,798
2022 5,081,765 53,756,787
2021 5,059,988 53,387,102
2020 5,034,320 53,016,522
2019 4,999,553 52,640,713
2018 4,957,818 52,272,247
2017 4,913,177 51,894,938
2016 4,866,998 51,495,696
2015 4,818,038 51,089,056
2014 4,767,119 50,681,634
2013 4,716,147 50,262,658
2012 4,663,934 49,837,446
2011 4,609,833 49,419,820
2010 4,555,962 49,024,382
2009 4,499,791 48,660,459
2008 4,440,056 48,390,793
2007 4,380,248 48,125,043
2006 4,321,340 47,785,135
2005 4,261,240 47,438,365
2004 4,200,078 47,068,772
2003 4,138,784 46,667,192
2002 4,075,705 46,232,653
2001 4,008,947 45,771,139
2000 3,937,739 45,290,841
1999 3,862,101 44,787,724
1998 3,782,838 44,257,793
1997 3,701,711 43,708,798
1996 3,619,013 43,154,860
1995 3,535,176 42,605,338
1994 3,451,122 42,055,143
1993 3,367,434 41,502,429
1992 3,284,258 40,950,342
1991 3,202,176 40,394,154
1990 3,121,706 39,817,251
1989 3,043,827 39,214,618
1988 2,968,103 38,600,927
1987 2,892,699 37,971,594
1986 2,817,216 37,314,878
1985 2,741,894 36,622,827
1984 2,667,595 35,899,313
1983 2,595,153 35,162,715
1982 2,524,806 34,482,965
1981 2,456,637 33,858,783
1980 2,390,633 33,227,204
1979 2,326,490 32,596,550
1978 2,264,510 31,972,976
1977 2,205,025 31,355,966
1976 2,147,774 30,758,811
1975 2,092,719 30,176,565
1974 2,039,643 29,598,167
1973 1,988,343 29,026,388
1972 1,938,248 28,428,324
1971 1,888,539 27,807,219
1970 1,838,949 27,193,016
1969 1,789,276 26,585,112
1968 1,739,731 25,989,662
1967 1,689,523 25,406,429
1966 1,638,116 24,836,496
1965 1,586,208 24,279,431
1964 1,533,960 23,737,315
1963 1,481,604 23,213,408
1962 1,429,445 22,704,719
1961 1,377,920 22,210,581
1960 1,327,496 21,730,250

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.65% to 5,371,197 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Myanmar
2100 -1% -0.5%
2099 -0.99% -0.49%
2098 -0.99% -0.49%
2097 -0.99% -0.49%
2096 -0.99% -0.49%
2095 -0.99% -0.49%
2094 -0.99% -0.48%
2093 -0.98% -0.47%
2092 -0.98% -0.47%
2091 -0.97% -0.47%
2090 -0.96% -0.45%
2089 -0.95% -0.45%
2088 -0.95% -0.45%
2087 -0.93% -0.44%
2086 -0.92% -0.43%
2085 -0.91% -0.42%
2084 -0.89% -0.41%
2083 -0.87% -0.41%
2082 -0.86% -0.4%
2081 -0.84% -0.4%
2080 -0.82% -0.39%
2079 -0.8% -0.39%
2078 -0.78% -0.37%
2077 -0.75% -0.37%
2076 -0.73% -0.36%
2075 -0.71% -0.36%
2074 -0.69% -0.35%
2073 -0.67% -0.34%
2072 -0.65% -0.33%
2071 -0.62% -0.32%
2070 -0.6% -0.3%
2069 -0.58% -0.3%
2068 -0.56% -0.28%
2067 -0.55% -0.27%
2066 -0.53% -0.26%
2065 -0.51% -0.25%
2064 -0.49% -0.24%
2063 -0.47% -0.22%
2062 -0.45% -0.22%
2061 -0.44% -0.21%
2060 -0.41% -0.19%
2059 -0.39% -0.17%
2058 -0.37% -0.15%
2057 -0.34% -0.14%
2056 -0.32% -0.12%
2055 -0.29% -0.1%
2054 -0.26% -0.08%
2053 -0.23% -0.06%
2052 -0.2% -0.05%
2051 -0.17% -0.02%
2050 -0.14% -0.009%
2049 -0.11% 0.01%
2048 -0.09% 0.03%
2047 -0.06% 0.05%
2046 -0.03% 0.08%
2045 0.002% 0.1%
2044 0.03% 0.12%
2043 0.05% 0.15%
2042 0.08% 0.17%
2041 0.11% 0.19%
2040 0.13% 0.22%
2039 0.16% 0.24%
2038 0.18% 0.26%
2037 0.2% 0.28%
2036 0.23% 0.31%
2035 0.25% 0.34%
2034 0.27% 0.37%
2033 0.29% 0.4%
2032 0.31% 0.43%
2031 0.33% 0.46%
2030 0.35% 0.49%
2029 0.37% 0.52%
2028 0.39% 0.56%
2027 0.41% 0.59%
2026 0.44% 0.63%
2025 0.46% 0.66%
2024 0.48% 0.68%
2023 0.47% 0.7%
2022 0.43% 0.69%
2021 0.51% 0.7%
2020 0.7% 0.71%
2019 0.84% 0.7%
2018 0.91% 0.73%
2017 0.95% 0.78%
2016 1.02% 0.8%
2015 1.07% 0.8%
2014 1.08% 0.83%
2013 1.12% 0.85%
2012 1.17% 0.85%
2011 1.18% 0.81%
2010 1.25% 0.75%
2009 1.35% 0.56%
2008 1.37% 0.55%
2007 1.36% 0.71%
2006 1.41% 0.73%
2005 1.46% 0.79%
2004 1.48% 0.86%
2003 1.55% 0.94%
2002 1.67% 1.01%
2001 1.81% 1.06%
2000 1.96% 1.12%
1999 2.1% 1.2%
1998 2.19% 1.26%
1997 2.29% 1.28%
1996 2.37% 1.29%
1995 2.44% 1.31%
1994 2.49% 1.33%
1993 2.53% 1.35%
1992 2.56% 1.38%
1991 2.58% 1.45%
1990 2.56% 1.54%
1989 2.55% 1.59%
1988 2.61% 1.66%
1987 2.68% 1.76%
1986 2.75% 1.89%
1985 2.79% 2.02%
1984 2.79% 2.09%
1983 2.79% 1.97%
1982 2.77% 1.84%
1981 2.76% 1.9%
1980 2.76% 1.93%
1979 2.74% 1.95%
1978 2.7% 1.97%
1977 2.67% 1.94%
1976 2.63% 1.93%
1975 2.6% 1.95%
1974 2.58% 1.97%
1973 2.58% 2.1%
1972 2.63% 2.23%
1971 2.7% 2.26%
1970 2.78% 2.29%
1969 2.85% 2.29%
1968 2.97% 2.3%
1967 3.14% 2.29%
1966 3.27% 2.29%
1965 3.41% 2.28%
1964 3.53% 2.26%
1963 3.65% 2.24%
1962 3.74% 2.22%
1961 3.8% 2.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Myanmar
Current population
5181862
55292116
Population rank 126/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.67%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
1.43 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
18.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +1,004
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 118/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -39,661
Net migration rank 63/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -39,661
2024 - 967 - -37,979
2023 24,109 995 408,331 -34,989
2022 21,409 1,006 415,647 -34,988
2021 20,119 1,018 394,104 -35,370
2020 29,164 1,029 448,626 -66,213
2019 37,682 1,653 469,924 -100,783
2018 42,469 1,673 482,316 -114,598
2017 43,471 1,671 492,276 -105,415
2016 45,565 1,649 499,508 -87,907
2015 49,077 1,617 495,769 -94,108
2014 49,559 1,589 488,114 -74,901
2013 49,227 1,579 487,648 -62,863
2012 52,036 1,587 487,210 -61,536
2011 52,884 1,695 492,271 -82,713
2010 50,803 2,357 497,745 -116,481
2009 55,757 3,432 505,144 -158,542
2008 56,491 3,794 373,287 -180,533
2007 55,244 4,080 523,745 -184,989
2006 54,177 4,321 527,165 -186,098
2005 57,139 4,567 537,429 -185,009
2004 55,769 4,856 556,494 -169,736
2003 56,743 5,216 582,173 -165,739
2002 58,388 5,812 602,873 -150,232
2001 62,199 7,119 601,524 -131,124
2000 64,268 8,826 596,979 -106,772
1999 64,922 13,253 597,916 -81,874
1998 64,788 15,556 606,110 -62,281
1997 64,954 16,954 613,103 -58,954
1996 66,094 17,393 619,488 -65,766
1995 67,585 16,609 620,376 -75,097
1994 68,336 15,587 626,411 -71,359
1993 69,016 14,431 633,576 -83,214
1992 69,830 13,069 634,484 -80,661
1991 70,506 10,757 637,622 -79,059
1990 71,727 7,949 636,081 -40,859
1989 72,327 3,758 636,610 -26,585
1988 72,944 2,414 630,392 -13,046
1987 73,188 2,267 652,960 -11,642
1986 73,211 2,302 679,467 -7,351
1985 72,776 2,357 705,905 6,074
1984 71,062 2,402 723,623 11,433
1983 68,972 2,449 719,710 18,427
1982 66,826 2,453 701,212 -79,856
1981 64,632 2,431 679,851 -52,839
1980 62,561 2,387 673,815 -37,679
1979 60,984 2,349 669,338 -44,174
1978 58,327 2,296 658,068 -36,055
1977 56,122 2,228 649,915 -37,879
1976 54,019 2,129 642,829 -60,561
1975 51,979 1,992 635,005 -52,763
1974 50,349 1,839 628,458 -53,875
1973 48,943 1,468 624,619 -55,659
1972 48,417 1,366 616,411 10,735
1971 48,341 1,296 608,784 6,306
1970 48,398 1,137 595,337 17,997
1969 48,790 1,017 584,979 17,491
1968 48,361 939 571,123 17,293
1967 50,193 926 559,577 18,470
1966 50,755 930 546,378 15,453
1965 51,196 932 533,443 18,847
1964 51,435 934 516,334 15,600
1963 51,403 938 501,548 14,350
1962 51,046 934 487,925 13,546
1961 50,149 924 474,818 11,972
1960 48,857 910 465,049 8,807

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/myanmar | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.3% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 362,624 people) and 3.69% is from migration (a gain of 13,900 people). In Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

Costa Rica
City Population
San Jose 335K
Limon 71.5K
Liberia 65.9K
Alajuela 44.4K
Puntarenas 41.5K
Cartago 22.8K
Heredia 16.7K
Tamarindo 7.13K
Santa Teresa 3K
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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