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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Palestine	Costa Rica	Palestine
1960	1,327,496	-	-	-
1961	1,377,920	-	3.8%	-
1962	1,429,445	-	3.74%	-
1963	1,481,604	-	3.65%	-
1964	1,533,960	-	3.53%	-
1965	1,586,208	-	3.41%	-
1966	1,638,116	-	3.27%	-
1967	1,689,523	-	3.14%	-
1968	1,739,731	-	2.97%	-
1969	1,789,276	-	2.85%	-
1970	1,838,949	-	2.78%	-
1971	1,888,539	-	2.7%	-
1972	1,938,248	-	2.63%	-
1973	1,988,343	-	2.58%	-
1974	2,039,643	-	2.58%	-
1975	2,092,719	-	2.6%	-
1976	2,147,774	-	2.63%	-
1977	2,205,025	-	2.67%	-
1978	2,264,510	-	2.7%	-
1979	2,326,490	-	2.74%	-
1980	2,390,633	-	2.76%	-
1981	2,456,637	-	2.76%	-
1982	2,524,806	-	2.77%	-
1983	2,595,153	-	2.79%	-
1984	2,667,595	-	2.79%	-
1985	2,741,894	-	2.79%	-
1986	2,817,216	-	2.75%	-
1987	2,892,699	-	2.68%	-
1988	2,968,103	-	2.61%	-
1989	3,043,827	-	2.55%	-
1990	3,121,706	1,978,248	2.56%	-
1991	3,202,176	2,068,845	2.58%	4.58%
1992	3,284,258	2,163,591	2.56%	4.58%
1993	3,367,434	2,262,676	2.53%	4.58%
1994	3,451,122	2,366,298	2.49%	4.58%
1995	3,535,176	2,474,666	2.44%	4.58%
1996	3,619,013	2,587,997	2.37%	4.58%
1997	3,701,711	2,706,518	2.29%	4.58%
1998	3,782,838	2,776,568	2.19%	2.59%
1999	3,862,101	2,848,431	2.1%	2.59%
2000	3,937,739	2,922,153	1.96%	2.59%
2001	4,008,947	2,997,784	1.81%	2.59%
2002	4,075,705	3,075,373	1.67%	2.59%
2003	4,138,784	3,154,969	1.55%	2.59%
2004	4,200,078	3,236,626	1.48%	2.59%
2005	4,261,240	3,320,396	1.46%	2.59%
2006	4,321,340	3,406,334	1.41%	2.59%
2007	4,380,248	3,494,496	1.36%	2.59%
2008	4,440,056	3,591,977	1.37%	2.79%
2009	4,499,791	3,689,099	1.35%	2.7%
2010	4,555,962	3,786,161	1.25%	2.63%
2011	4,609,833	3,882,986	1.18%	2.56%
2012	4,663,934	3,979,998	1.17%	2.5%
2013	4,716,147	4,076,708	1.12%	2.43%
2014	4,767,119	4,173,398	1.08%	2.37%
2015	4,818,038	4,270,092	1.07%	2.32%
2016	4,866,998	4,367,088	1.02%	2.27%
2017	4,913,177	4,454,805	0.95%	2.01%
2018	4,957,818	4,569,087	0.91%	2.57%
2019	4,999,553	4,685,306	0.84%	2.54%
2020	5,034,320	4,803,269	0.7%	2.52%
2021	5,059,988	4,922,749	0.51%	2.49%
2022	5,081,765	5,043,612	0.43%	2.46%
2023	5,105,525	5,165,775	0.47%	2.42%
2024	5,129,910	5,289,152	0.48%	2.39%
2025	5,152,946	5,379,801	0.45%	1.71%
2026	5,174,780	5,479,090	0.42%	1.85%
2027	5,195,555	5,582,345	0.4%	1.88%
2028	5,215,247	5,684,855	0.38%	1.84%
2029	5,233,877	5,787,948	0.36%	1.81%
2030	5,251,495	5,892,492	0.34%	1.81%
2031	5,268,137	5,998,645	0.32%	1.8%
2032	5,283,807	6,106,047	0.3%	1.79%
2033	5,298,514	6,215,922	0.28%	1.8%
2034	5,312,162	6,327,947	0.26%	1.8%
2035	5,324,698	6,441,493	0.24%	1.79%
2036	5,336,133	6,555,481	0.21%	1.77%
2037	5,346,408	6,669,212	0.19%	1.73%
2038	5,355,519	6,783,431	0.17%	1.71%
2039	5,363,363	6,899,866	0.15%	1.72%
2040	5,369,806	7,018,099	0.12%	1.71%
2041	5,374,934	7,135,825	0.1%	1.68%
2042	5,378,670	7,253,328	0.07%	1.65%
2043	5,380,915	7,369,647	0.04%	1.6%
2044	5,381,720	7,484,632	0.01%	1.56%
2045	5,381,014	7,598,729	-0.01%	1.52%
2046	5,378,757	7,710,259	-0.04%	1.47%
2047	5,374,945	7,818,786	-0.07%	1.41%
2048	5,369,577	7,925,101	-0.1%	1.36%
2049	5,362,651	8,029,929	-0.13%	1.32%
2050	5,354,148	8,134,618	-0.16%	1.3%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd 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 Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.