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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Nepal	Costa Rica	Nepal
1960	1,327,496	10,123,658	-	-
1961	1,377,920	10,318,396	3.8%	1.92%
1962	1,429,445	10,521,116	3.74%	1.96%
1963	1,481,604	10,729,818	3.65%	1.98%
1964	1,533,960	10,946,392	3.53%	2.02%
1965	1,586,208	11,173,411	3.41%	2.07%
1966	1,638,116	11,408,710	3.27%	2.11%
1967	1,689,523	11,652,716	3.14%	2.14%
1968	1,739,731	11,906,266	2.97%	2.18%
1969	1,789,276	12,167,036	2.85%	2.19%
1970	1,838,949	12,436,190	2.78%	2.21%
1971	1,888,539	12,710,061	2.7%	2.2%
1972	1,938,248	12,989,099	2.63%	2.2%
1973	1,988,343	13,275,239	2.58%	2.2%
1974	2,039,643	13,568,435	2.58%	2.21%
1975	2,092,719	13,870,695	2.6%	2.23%
1976	2,147,774	14,177,649	2.63%	2.21%
1977	2,205,025	14,499,175	2.67%	2.27%
1978	2,264,510	14,839,695	2.7%	2.35%
1979	2,326,490	15,190,590	2.74%	2.36%
1980	2,390,633	15,553,105	2.76%	2.39%
1981	2,456,637	15,922,423	2.76%	2.37%
1982	2,524,806	16,297,987	2.77%	2.36%
1983	2,595,153	16,689,119	2.79%	2.4%
1984	2,667,595	17,085,242	2.79%	2.37%
1985	2,741,894	17,477,692	2.79%	2.3%
1986	2,817,216	17,868,124	2.75%	2.23%
1987	2,892,699	18,250,505	2.68%	2.14%
1988	2,968,103	18,638,661	2.61%	2.13%
1989	3,043,827	19,057,807	2.55%	2.25%
1990	3,121,706	19,524,573	2.56%	2.45%
1991	3,202,176	20,036,500	2.58%	2.62%
1992	3,284,258	20,609,707	2.56%	2.86%
1993	3,367,434	21,180,159	2.53%	2.77%
1994	3,451,122	21,717,479	2.49%	2.54%
1995	3,535,176	22,245,439	2.44%	2.43%
1996	3,619,013	22,741,862	2.37%	2.23%
1997	3,701,711	23,219,463	2.29%	2.1%
1998	3,782,838	23,680,357	2.19%	1.98%
1999	3,862,101	24,125,199	2.1%	1.88%
2000	3,937,739	24,546,509	1.96%	1.75%
2001	4,008,947	24,946,748	1.81%	1.63%
2002	4,075,705	25,328,981	1.67%	1.53%
2003	4,138,784	25,688,758	1.55%	1.42%
2004	4,200,078	26,016,656	1.48%	1.28%
2005	4,261,240	26,309,458	1.46%	1.13%
2006	4,321,340	26,565,425	1.41%	0.97%
2007	4,380,248	26,788,492	1.36%	0.84%
2008	4,440,056	26,990,037	1.37%	0.75%
2009	4,499,791	27,173,035	1.35%	0.68%
2010	4,555,962	27,341,952	1.25%	0.62%
2011	4,609,833	27,464,494	1.18%	0.45%
2012	4,663,934	27,534,915	1.17%	0.26%
2013	4,716,147	27,589,996	1.12%	0.2%
2014	4,767,119	27,672,370	1.08%	0.3%
2015	4,818,038	27,823,629	1.07%	0.55%
2016	4,866,998	27,955,462	1.02%	0.47%
2017	4,913,177	28,011,258	0.95%	0.2%
2018	4,957,818	28,079,689	0.91%	0.24%
2019	4,999,553	28,414,064	0.84%	1.19%
2020	5,034,320	28,966,574	0.7%	1.94%
2021	5,059,988	29,475,010	0.51%	1.76%
2022	5,081,765	29,715,436	0.43%	0.82%
2023	5,105,525	29,694,614	0.47%	-0.07%
2024	5,129,910	29,651,054	0.48%	-0.15%
2025	5,152,946	29,618,120	0.45%	-0.11%
2026	5,174,780	29,629,406	0.42%	0.04%
2027	5,195,555	29,727,164	0.4%	0.33%
2028	5,215,247	29,947,588	0.38%	0.74%
2029	5,233,877	30,232,115	0.36%	0.95%
2030	5,251,495	30,509,999	0.34%	0.92%
2031	5,268,137	30,780,916	0.32%	0.89%
2032	5,283,807	31,045,411	0.3%	0.86%
2033	5,298,514	31,304,035	0.28%	0.83%
2034	5,312,162	31,555,068	0.26%	0.8%
2035	5,324,698	31,798,003	0.24%	0.77%
2036	5,336,133	32,033,714	0.21%	0.74%
2037	5,346,408	32,262,286	0.19%	0.71%
2038	5,355,519	32,484,801	0.17%	0.69%
2039	5,363,363	32,700,695	0.15%	0.66%
2040	5,369,806	32,909,540	0.12%	0.64%
2041	5,374,934	33,112,254	0.1%	0.62%
2042	5,378,670	33,309,062	0.07%	0.59%
2043	5,380,915	33,499,440	0.04%	0.57%
2044	5,381,720	33,683,331	0.01%	0.55%
2045	5,381,014	33,861,058	-0.01%	0.53%
2046	5,378,757	34,032,994	-0.04%	0.51%
2047	5,374,945	34,197,261	-0.07%	0.48%
2048	5,369,577	34,352,077	-0.1%	0.45%
2049	5,362,651	34,500,201	-0.13%	0.43%
2050	5,354,148	34,642,021	-0.16%	0.41%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Nepal gained 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2005 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.