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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Peru	Costa Rica	Peru
1960	1,327,496	10,174,127	-	-
1961	1,377,920	10,475,123	3.8%	2.96%
1962	1,429,445	10,784,612	3.74%	2.95%
1963	1,481,604	11,102,099	3.65%	2.94%
1964	1,533,960	11,427,978	3.53%	2.94%
1965	1,586,208	11,761,085	3.41%	2.91%
1966	1,638,116	12,101,297	3.27%	2.89%
1967	1,689,523	12,448,814	3.14%	2.87%
1968	1,739,731	12,803,993	2.97%	2.85%
1969	1,789,276	13,166,767	2.85%	2.83%
1970	1,838,949	13,501,237	2.78%	2.54%
1971	1,888,539	13,838,067	2.7%	2.49%
1972	1,938,248	14,210,147	2.63%	2.69%
1973	1,988,343	14,582,867	2.58%	2.62%
1974	2,039,643	14,956,552	2.58%	2.56%
1975	2,092,719	15,333,957	2.6%	2.52%
1976	2,147,774	15,716,809	2.63%	2.5%
1977	2,205,025	16,109,806	2.67%	2.5%
1978	2,264,510	16,516,059	2.7%	2.52%
1979	2,326,490	16,933,139	2.74%	2.53%
1980	2,390,633	17,360,949	2.76%	2.53%
1981	2,456,637	17,798,805	2.76%	2.52%
1982	2,524,806	18,246,503	2.77%	2.52%
1983	2,595,153	18,705,957	2.79%	2.52%
1984	2,667,595	19,174,716	2.79%	2.51%
1985	2,741,894	19,648,204	2.79%	2.47%
1986	2,817,216	20,117,122	2.75%	2.39%
1987	2,892,699	20,582,320	2.68%	2.31%
1988	2,968,103	21,054,702	2.61%	2.3%
1989	3,043,827	21,532,589	2.55%	2.27%
1990	3,121,706	22,014,771	2.56%	2.24%
1991	3,202,176	22,483,775	2.58%	2.13%
1992	3,284,258	22,946,340	2.56%	2.06%
1993	3,367,434	23,413,783	2.53%	2.04%
1994	3,451,122	23,881,493	2.49%	2%
1995	3,535,176	24,348,919	2.44%	1.96%
1996	3,619,013	24,811,171	2.37%	1.9%
1997	3,701,711	25,274,147	2.29%	1.87%
1998	3,782,838	25,738,095	2.19%	1.84%
1999	3,862,101	26,186,504	2.1%	1.74%
2000	3,937,739	26,598,331	1.96%	1.57%
2001	4,008,947	26,964,601	1.81%	1.38%
2002	4,075,705	27,288,217	1.67%	1.2%
2003	4,138,784	27,580,490	1.55%	1.07%
2004	4,200,078	27,852,190	1.48%	0.99%
2005	4,261,240	28,101,180	1.46%	0.89%
2006	4,321,340	28,324,491	1.41%	0.79%
2007	4,380,248	28,530,699	1.36%	0.73%
2008	4,440,056	28,719,041	1.37%	0.66%
2009	4,499,791	28,896,811	1.35%	0.62%
2010	4,555,962	29,086,019	1.25%	0.65%
2011	4,609,833	29,304,086	1.18%	0.75%
2012	4,663,934	29,550,366	1.17%	0.84%
2013	4,716,147	29,817,919	1.12%	0.91%
2014	4,767,119	30,115,826	1.08%	1%
2015	4,818,038	30,457,600	1.07%	1.13%
2016	4,866,998	30,866,494	1.02%	1.34%
2017	4,913,177	31,324,637	0.95%	1.48%
2018	4,957,818	31,897,584	0.91%	1.83%
2019	4,999,553	32,449,303	0.84%	1.73%
2020	5,034,320	32,838,579	0.7%	1.2%
2021	5,059,988	33,155,882	0.51%	0.97%
2022	5,081,765	33,475,438	0.43%	0.96%
2023	5,105,525	33,845,617	0.47%	1.11%
2024	5,129,910	34,217,848	0.48%	1.1%
2025	5,152,946	34,576,670	0.45%	1.05%
2026	5,174,780	34,922,144	0.42%	1%
2027	5,195,555	35,255,683	0.4%	0.96%
2028	5,215,247	35,578,281	0.38%	0.92%
2029	5,233,877	35,890,705	0.36%	0.88%
2030	5,251,495	36,193,882	0.34%	0.84%
2031	5,268,137	36,488,437	0.32%	0.81%
2032	5,283,807	36,774,937	0.3%	0.79%
2033	5,298,514	37,054,380	0.28%	0.76%
2034	5,312,162	37,326,798	0.26%	0.74%
2035	5,324,698	37,591,420	0.24%	0.71%
2036	5,336,133	37,848,147	0.21%	0.68%
2037	5,346,408	38,096,898	0.19%	0.66%
2038	5,355,519	38,337,328	0.17%	0.63%
2039	5,363,363	38,569,891	0.15%	0.61%
2040	5,369,806	38,794,647	0.12%	0.58%
2041	5,374,934	39,011,537	0.1%	0.56%
2042	5,378,670	39,220,371	0.07%	0.54%
2043	5,380,915	39,420,647	0.04%	0.51%
2044	5,381,720	39,612,847	0.01%	0.49%
2045	5,381,014	39,796,723	-0.01%	0.46%
2046	5,378,757	39,971,719	-0.04%	0.44%
2047	5,374,945	40,137,869	-0.07%	0.42%
2048	5,369,577	40,294,857	-0.1%	0.39%
2049	5,362,651	40,443,273	-0.13%	0.37%
2050	5,354,148	40,583,875	-0.16%	0.35%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Peru gained 2,356,420 people (a 8.39% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,396,581 (a 14.4% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Peru was ranked 39th in 2005 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.4% to 40,583,875 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.