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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 50.2 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.2% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Costa Rica vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Pakistan
2100 3,804,183 514,531,704
2099 3,842,423 513,655,674
2098 3,880,999 512,727,636
2097 3,919,996 511,735,790
2096 3,959,352 510,636,755
2095 3,999,084 509,437,875
2094 4,039,053 508,130,071
2093 4,079,349 506,765,644
2092 4,119,898 505,327,656
2091 4,160,663 503,824,444
2090 4,201,548 502,264,268
2089 4,242,452 500,660,501
2088 4,283,327 498,935,983
2087 4,324,225 497,190,466
2086 4,364,979 495,313,036
2085 4,405,520 493,366,305
2084 4,445,770 491,354,778
2083 4,485,644 489,225,193
2082 4,525,171 486,984,952
2081 4,564,265 484,673,501
2080 4,602,737 482,257,479
2079 4,640,677 479,813,404
2078 4,677,935 477,277,836
2077 4,714,527 474,593,860
2076 4,750,309 471,779,348
2075 4,785,359 468,855,468
2074 4,819,691 465,875,137
2073 4,853,137 462,811,079
2072 4,885,727 459,656,523
2071 4,917,445 456,423,506
2070 4,948,313 453,095,985
2069 4,978,425 449,655,599
2068 5,007,604 446,126,774
2067 5,035,877 442,540,629
2066 5,063,521 438,879,326
2065 5,090,474 435,169,856
2064 5,116,546 431,394,393
2063 5,141,922 427,575,887
2062 5,166,260 423,636,352
2061 5,189,836 419,672,017
2060 5,212,549 415,638,125
2059 5,234,066 411,576,344
2058 5,254,528 407,429,129
2057 5,273,844 403,233,874
2056 5,292,013 398,948,355
2055 5,308,829 394,645,693
2054 5,324,305 390,303,954
2053 5,338,417 385,922,748
2052 5,350,974 381,488,696
2051 5,361,865 377,018,239
2050 5,371,197 372,476,884
2049 5,378,904 367,909,407
2048 5,385,081 363,310,560
2047 5,389,678 358,659,474
2046 5,392,713 353,929,775
2045 5,394,209 349,156,085
2044 5,394,124 344,371,692
2043 5,392,590 339,561,029
2042 5,389,628 334,731,546
2041 5,385,101 329,875,686
2040 5,379,344 325,039,429
2039 5,372,186 320,137,108
2038 5,363,617 315,207,413
2037 5,353,928 310,312,684
2036 5,343,027 305,408,418
2035 5,330,994 300,541,523
2034 5,317,895 295,686,893
2033 5,303,634 290,851,174
2032 5,288,416 286,070,650
2031 5,272,215 281,351,929
2030 5,255,064 276,708,987
2029 5,236,901 272,189,955
2028 5,217,724 267,728,673
2027 5,197,413 263,390,059
2026 5,176,096 259,231,214
2025 5,153,634 255,166,301
2024 5,129,910 251,269,164
2023 5,105,525 247,504,495
2022 5,081,765 243,700,667
2021 5,059,988 239,477,801
2020 5,034,320 235,001,746
2019 4,999,553 230,800,899
2018 4,957,818 226,928,892
2017 4,913,177 223,273,967
2016 4,866,998 220,138,869
2015 4,818,038 217,290,883
2014 4,767,119 214,264,647
2013 4,716,147 211,073,978
2012 4,663,934 207,667,125
2011 4,609,833 203,746,065
2010 4,555,962 199,239,047
2009 4,499,791 194,376,534
2008 4,440,056 189,499,113
2007 4,380,248 184,493,231
2006 4,321,340 179,682,690
2005 4,261,240 175,453,212
2004 4,200,078 171,286,000
2003 4,138,784 167,110,248
2002 4,075,705 163,222,549
2001 4,008,947 159,270,907
2000 3,937,739 154,879,127
1999 3,862,101 150,565,377
1998 3,782,838 146,522,356
1997 3,701,711 142,531,804
1996 3,619,013 138,557,092
1995 3,535,176 134,582,253
1994 3,451,122 130,748,083
1993 3,367,434 127,020,117
1992 3,284,258 123,546,848
1991 3,202,176 120,060,406
1990 3,121,706 116,155,576
1989 3,043,827 112,336,629
1988 2,968,103 108,724,739
1987 2,892,699 105,130,717
1986 2,817,216 101,606,764
1985 2,741,894 98,229,285
1984 2,667,595 95,164,936
1983 2,595,153 92,227,711
1982 2,524,806 89,089,246
1981 2,456,637 85,802,049
1980 2,390,633 82,291,010
1979 2,326,490 78,997,039
1978 2,264,510 76,307,379
1977 2,205,025 73,901,827
1976 2,147,774 71,620,254
1975 2,092,719 69,461,175
1974 2,039,643 67,415,487
1973 1,988,343 65,461,912
1972 1,938,248 63,583,194
1971 1,888,539 61,847,899
1970 1,838,949 60,166,719
1969 1,789,276 58,460,939
1968 1,739,731 56,810,507
1967 1,689,523 55,214,768
1966 1,638,116 53,678,667
1965 1,586,208 52,209,010
1964 1,533,960 50,799,999
1963 1,481,604 49,447,776
1962 1,429,445 48,156,128
1961 1,377,920 46,921,277
1960 1,327,496 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Pakistan
2100 -1% 0.17%
2099 -0.99% 0.18%
2098 -0.99% 0.19%
2097 -0.99% 0.22%
2096 -0.99% 0.24%
2095 -0.99% 0.26%
2094 -0.99% 0.27%
2093 -0.98% 0.28%
2092 -0.98% 0.3%
2091 -0.97% 0.31%
2090 -0.96% 0.32%
2089 -0.95% 0.35%
2088 -0.95% 0.35%
2087 -0.93% 0.38%
2086 -0.92% 0.39%
2085 -0.91% 0.41%
2084 -0.89% 0.44%
2083 -0.87% 0.46%
2082 -0.86% 0.48%
2081 -0.84% 0.5%
2080 -0.82% 0.51%
2079 -0.8% 0.53%
2078 -0.78% 0.57%
2077 -0.75% 0.6%
2076 -0.73% 0.62%
2075 -0.71% 0.64%
2074 -0.69% 0.66%
2073 -0.67% 0.69%
2072 -0.65% 0.71%
2071 -0.62% 0.73%
2070 -0.6% 0.77%
2069 -0.58% 0.79%
2068 -0.56% 0.81%
2067 -0.55% 0.83%
2066 -0.53% 0.85%
2065 -0.51% 0.88%
2064 -0.49% 0.89%
2063 -0.47% 0.93%
2062 -0.45% 0.94%
2061 -0.44% 0.97%
2060 -0.41% 0.99%
2059 -0.39% 1.02%
2058 -0.37% 1.04%
2057 -0.34% 1.07%
2056 -0.32% 1.09%
2055 -0.29% 1.11%
2054 -0.26% 1.14%
2053 -0.23% 1.16%
2052 -0.2% 1.19%
2051 -0.17% 1.22%
2050 -0.14% 1.24%
2049 -0.11% 1.27%
2048 -0.09% 1.3%
2047 -0.06% 1.34%
2046 -0.03% 1.37%
2045 0.002% 1.39%
2044 0.03% 1.42%
2043 0.05% 1.44%
2042 0.08% 1.47%
2041 0.11% 1.49%
2040 0.13% 1.53%
2039 0.16% 1.56%
2038 0.18% 1.58%
2037 0.2% 1.61%
2036 0.23% 1.62%
2035 0.25% 1.64%
2034 0.27% 1.66%
2033 0.29% 1.67%
2032 0.31% 1.68%
2031 0.33% 1.68%
2030 0.35% 1.66%
2029 0.37% 1.67%
2028 0.39% 1.65%
2027 0.41% 1.6%
2026 0.44% 1.59%
2025 0.46% 1.55%
2024 0.48% 1.52%
2023 0.47% 1.56%
2022 0.43% 1.76%
2021 0.51% 1.9%
2020 0.7% 1.82%
2019 0.84% 1.71%
2018 0.91% 1.64%
2017 0.95% 1.42%
2016 1.02% 1.31%
2015 1.07% 1.41%
2014 1.08% 1.51%
2013 1.12% 1.64%
2012 1.17% 1.92%
2011 1.18% 2.26%
2010 1.25% 2.5%
2009 1.35% 2.57%
2008 1.37% 2.71%
2007 1.36% 2.68%
2006 1.41% 2.41%
2005 1.46% 2.43%
2004 1.48% 2.5%
2003 1.55% 2.38%
2002 1.67% 2.48%
2001 1.81% 2.84%
2000 1.96% 2.87%
1999 2.1% 2.76%
1998 2.19% 2.8%
1997 2.29% 2.87%
1996 2.37% 2.95%
1995 2.44% 2.93%
1994 2.49% 2.93%
1993 2.53% 2.81%
1992 2.56% 2.9%
1991 2.58% 3.36%
1990 2.56% 3.4%
1989 2.55% 3.32%
1988 2.61% 3.42%
1987 2.68% 3.47%
1986 2.75% 3.44%
1985 2.79% 3.22%
1984 2.79% 3.18%
1983 2.79% 3.52%
1982 2.77% 3.83%
1981 2.76% 4.27%
1980 2.76% 4.17%
1979 2.74% 3.52%
1978 2.7% 3.26%
1977 2.67% 3.19%
1976 2.63% 3.11%
1975 2.6% 3.03%
1974 2.58% 2.98%
1973 2.58% 2.95%
1972 2.63% 2.81%
1971 2.7% 2.79%
1970 2.78% 2.92%
1969 2.85% 2.91%
1968 2.97% 2.89%
1967 3.14% 2.86%
1966 3.27% 2.81%
1965 3.41% 2.77%
1964 3.53% 2.73%
1963 3.65% 2.68%
1962 3.74% 2.63%
1961 3.8% 2.65%

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

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In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Pakistan
Current population
5181862
260356147
Population rank 126/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 3.14%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
10.1 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
18.9 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +67 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 70/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +1,000 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 63/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -1,235,336
2024 - 967 - -1,401,173
2023 24,109 995 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 21,409 1,006 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 20,119 1,018 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 29,164 1,029 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 37,682 1,653 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 42,469 1,673 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 43,471 1,671 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 45,565 1,649 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 49,077 1,617 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 49,559 1,589 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 49,227 1,579 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 52,036 1,587 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 52,884 1,695 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 50,803 2,357 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 55,757 3,432 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 56,491 3,794 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 55,244 4,080 4,690,187 576,349
2006 54,177 4,321 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 57,139 4,567 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 55,769 4,856 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 56,743 5,216 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 58,388 5,812 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 62,199 7,119 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 64,268 8,826 4,281,169 252,869
1999 64,922 13,253 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 64,788 15,556 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 64,954 16,954 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 66,094 17,393 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 67,585 16,609 3,977,175 11,534
1994 68,336 15,587 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 69,016 14,431 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 69,830 13,069 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 70,506 10,757 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 71,727 7,949 3,731,730 275,242
1989 72,327 3,758 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 72,944 2,414 3,554,755 38,139
1987 73,188 2,267 3,448,813 146,364
1986 73,211 2,302 3,341,643 111,045
1985 72,776 2,357 3,233,315 68,860
1984 71,062 2,402 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 68,972 2,449 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 66,826 2,453 2,934,689 294,252
1981 64,632 2,431 2,790,454 555,032
1980 62,561 2,387 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 60,984 2,349 2,461,311 450,003
1978 58,327 2,296 2,356,601 111,386
1977 56,122 2,228 2,257,849 85,250
1976 54,019 2,129 2,171,812 48,238
1975 51,979 1,992 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 50,349 1,839 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 48,943 1,468 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 48,417 1,366 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 48,341 1,296 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 48,398 1,137 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 48,790 1,017 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 48,361 939 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 50,193 926 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 50,755 930 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 51,196 932 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 51,435 934 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 51,403 938 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 51,046 934 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 50,149 924 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 48,857 910 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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