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

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The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,152,950 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,186,356 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 50.4 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 3.21% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.71% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.19M (20% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Costa Rica vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Pakistan
2100 3,803,678 514,639,086
2099 3,841,913 513,762,873
2098 3,880,484 512,834,641
2097 3,919,475 511,842,588
2096 3,958,826 510,743,323
2095 3,998,552 509,544,194
2094 4,038,516 508,236,117
2093 4,078,807 506,871,405
2092 4,119,351 505,433,117
2091 4,160,111 503,929,591
2090 4,200,989 502,369,089
2089 4,241,888 500,764,988
2088 4,282,758 499,040,109
2087 4,323,650 497,294,229
2086 4,364,399 495,416,407
2085 4,404,935 493,469,269
2084 4,445,179 491,457,322
2083 4,485,048 489,327,293
2082 4,524,570 487,086,584
2081 4,563,658 484,774,651
2080 4,602,126 482,358,125
2079 4,640,060 479,913,540
2078 4,677,313 477,377,443
2077 4,713,901 474,692,907
2076 4,749,678 471,877,807
2075 4,784,723 468,953,317
2074 4,819,050 465,972,364
2073 4,852,492 462,907,667
2072 4,885,078 459,752,452
2071 4,916,792 456,518,761
2070 4,947,655 453,190,545
2069 4,977,764 449,749,441
2068 5,006,939 446,219,879
2067 5,035,207 442,632,987
2066 5,062,849 438,970,919
2065 5,089,797 435,260,675
2064 5,115,866 431,484,424
2063 5,141,239 427,665,121
2062 5,165,574 423,724,764
2061 5,189,146 419,759,602
2060 5,211,857 415,724,868
2059 5,233,370 411,662,239
2058 5,253,830 407,514,159
2057 5,273,143 403,318,028
2056 5,291,310 399,031,614
2055 5,308,124 394,728,055
2054 5,323,598 390,385,410
2053 5,337,707 386,003,289
2052 5,350,263 381,568,312
2051 5,361,152 377,096,921
2050 5,370,484 372,554,619
2049 5,378,189 367,986,189
2048 5,384,366 363,386,382
2047 5,388,962 358,734,325
2046 5,391,996 354,003,639
2045 5,393,493 349,228,953
2044 5,393,407 344,443,561
2043 5,391,873 339,631,894
2042 5,388,912 334,801,403
2041 5,384,386 329,944,530
2040 5,378,629 325,107,264
2039 5,371,473 320,203,920
2038 5,362,904 315,273,196
2037 5,353,217 310,377,446
2036 5,342,317 305,472,156
2035 5,330,286 300,604,245
2034 5,317,189 295,748,602
2033 5,302,930 290,911,874
2032 5,287,714 286,130,352
2031 5,271,514 281,410,647
2030 5,254,366 276,766,735
2029 5,236,206 272,246,760
2028 5,217,031 267,784,548
2027 5,196,723 263,445,027
2026 5,175,408 259,285,315
2025 5,152,950 255,219,554
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 319,358 people (a 6.56% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 3.55% to 5,370,484 people with a rank change from 126th to 127th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 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 0.45% 1.57%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.45%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Pakistan
Current population
5186356
261421997
Population rank 126/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 3.15%
One net population change
22.9 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
10.3 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
18.4 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +63 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +23,040 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 134/197 66/197
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 22,699 967 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.2% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 335,764 people) and 3.8% is from migration (a gain of 13,278 people). In Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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