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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Netherlands	Costa Rica	Netherlands
1960	1,327,496	11,486,631	-	-
1961	1,377,920	11,638,712	3.8%	1.32%
1962	1,429,445	11,805,689	3.74%	1.43%
1963	1,481,604	11,965,966	3.65%	1.36%
1964	1,533,960	12,127,120	3.53%	1.35%
1965	1,586,208	12,294,732	3.41%	1.38%
1966	1,638,116	12,456,251	3.27%	1.31%
1967	1,689,523	12,598,201	3.14%	1.14%
1968	1,739,731	12,729,721	2.97%	1.04%
1969	1,789,276	12,877,984	2.85%	1.16%
1970	1,838,949	13,038,526	2.78%	1.25%
1971	1,888,539	13,194,497	2.7%	1.2%
1972	1,938,248	13,328,593	2.63%	1.02%
1973	1,988,343	13,439,322	2.58%	0.83%
1974	2,039,643	13,545,056	2.58%	0.79%
1975	2,092,719	13,666,335	2.6%	0.9%
1976	2,147,774	13,774,037	2.63%	0.79%
1977	2,205,025	13,856,185	2.67%	0.6%
1978	2,264,510	13,941,700	2.7%	0.62%
1979	2,326,490	14,038,270	2.74%	0.69%
1980	2,390,633	14,149,800	2.76%	0.79%
1981	2,456,637	14,247,208	2.76%	0.69%
1982	2,524,806	14,312,690	2.77%	0.46%
1983	2,595,153	14,367,070	2.79%	0.38%
1984	2,667,595	14,424,211	2.79%	0.4%
1985	2,741,894	14,491,632	2.79%	0.47%
1986	2,817,216	14,572,278	2.75%	0.56%
1987	2,892,699	14,665,037	2.68%	0.64%
1988	2,968,103	14,760,094	2.61%	0.65%
1989	3,043,827	14,848,907	2.55%	0.6%
1990	3,121,706	14,951,510	2.56%	0.69%
1991	3,202,176	15,069,798	2.58%	0.79%
1992	3,284,258	15,184,166	2.56%	0.76%
1993	3,367,434	15,290,368	2.53%	0.7%
1994	3,451,122	15,382,838	2.49%	0.6%
1995	3,535,176	15,459,006	2.44%	0.5%
1996	3,619,013	15,530,498	2.37%	0.46%
1997	3,701,711	15,610,650	2.29%	0.52%
1998	3,782,838	15,707,209	2.19%	0.62%
1999	3,862,101	15,812,088	2.1%	0.67%
2000	3,937,739	15,925,513	1.96%	0.72%
2001	4,008,947	16,046,180	1.81%	0.76%
2002	4,075,705	16,148,929	1.67%	0.64%
2003	4,138,784	16,225,302	1.55%	0.47%
2004	4,200,078	16,281,779	1.48%	0.35%
2005	4,261,240	16,319,868	1.46%	0.23%
2006	4,321,340	16,346,101	1.41%	0.16%
2007	4,380,248	16,381,696	1.36%	0.22%
2008	4,440,056	16,445,593	1.37%	0.39%
2009	4,499,791	16,530,388	1.35%	0.52%
2010	4,555,962	16,615,394	1.25%	0.51%
2011	4,609,833	16,693,074	1.18%	0.47%
2012	4,663,934	16,754,962	1.17%	0.37%
2013	4,716,147	16,804,432	1.12%	0.3%
2014	4,767,119	16,865,008	1.08%	0.36%
2015	4,818,038	16,939,923	1.07%	0.44%
2016	4,866,998	17,030,314	1.02%	0.53%
2017	4,913,177	17,131,296	0.95%	0.59%
2018	4,957,818	17,231,624	0.91%	0.59%
2019	4,999,553	17,344,874	0.84%	0.66%
2020	5,034,320	17,441,500	0.7%	0.56%
2021	5,059,988	17,533,044	0.51%	0.52%
2022	5,081,765	17,700,982	0.43%	0.96%
2023	5,105,525	17,877,117	0.47%	1%
2024	5,129,910	17,994,237	0.48%	0.66%
2025	5,152,946	18,110,800	0.45%	0.65%
2026	5,174,780	18,211,436	0.42%	0.56%
2027	5,195,555	18,299,531	0.4%	0.48%
2028	5,215,247	18,379,573	0.38%	0.44%
2029	5,233,877	18,452,044	0.36%	0.39%
2030	5,251,495	18,515,913	0.34%	0.35%
2031	5,268,137	18,571,934	0.32%	0.3%
2032	5,283,807	18,621,087	0.3%	0.26%
2033	5,298,514	18,664,975	0.28%	0.24%
2034	5,312,162	18,702,456	0.26%	0.2%
2035	5,324,698	18,733,223	0.24%	0.16%
2036	5,336,133	18,760,054	0.21%	0.14%
2037	5,346,408	18,781,793	0.19%	0.12%
2038	5,355,519	18,798,283	0.17%	0.09%
2039	5,363,363	18,810,276	0.15%	0.06%
2040	5,369,806	18,817,745	0.12%	0.04%
2041	5,374,934	18,820,870	0.1%	0.02%
2042	5,378,670	18,819,607	0.07%	-0.007%
2043	5,380,915	18,815,261	0.04%	-0.02%
2044	5,381,720	18,807,564	0.01%	-0.04%
2045	5,381,014	18,797,005	-0.01%	-0.06%
2046	5,378,757	18,785,724	-0.04%	-0.06%
2047	5,374,945	18,771,651	-0.07%	-0.07%
2048	5,369,577	18,754,325	-0.1%	-0.09%
2049	5,362,651	18,735,299	-0.13%	-0.1%
2050	5,354,148	18,714,579	-0.16%	-0.11%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while the Netherlands gained 620,055 people (a 3.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,251,715 (a 7.39% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2005 and ranked 72nd 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 Netherlands will increase by 2.87% to 18,714,579 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.