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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Portugal	Costa Rica	Portugal
1960	1,327,496	8,857,716	-	-
1961	1,377,920	8,929,316	3.8%	0.81%
1962	1,429,445	8,993,985	3.74%	0.72%
1963	1,481,604	9,030,355	3.65%	0.4%
1964	1,533,960	9,035,365	3.53%	0.06%
1965	1,586,208	8,998,595	3.41%	-0.41%
1966	1,638,116	8,930,990	3.27%	-0.75%
1967	1,689,523	8,874,520	3.14%	-0.63%
1968	1,739,731	8,836,650	2.97%	-0.43%
1969	1,789,276	8,757,705	2.85%	-0.89%
1970	1,838,949	8,680,431	2.78%	-0.88%
1971	1,888,539	8,643,756	2.7%	-0.42%
1972	1,938,248	8,630,430	2.63%	-0.15%
1973	1,988,343	8,633,100	2.58%	0.03%
1974	2,039,643	8,754,365	2.58%	1.4%
1975	2,092,719	9,093,470	2.6%	3.87%
1976	2,147,774	9,355,810	2.63%	2.88%
1977	2,205,025	9,455,675	2.67%	1.07%
1978	2,264,510	9,558,250	2.7%	1.08%
1979	2,326,490	9,661,265	2.74%	1.08%
1980	2,390,633	9,766,312	2.76%	1.09%
1981	2,456,637	9,851,362	2.76%	0.87%
1982	2,524,806	9,911,771	2.77%	0.61%
1983	2,595,153	9,957,865	2.79%	0.47%
1984	2,667,595	9,996,232	2.79%	0.39%
1985	2,741,894	10,023,613	2.79%	0.27%
1986	2,817,216	10,032,734	2.75%	0.09%
1987	2,892,699	10,030,031	2.68%	-0.03%
1988	2,968,103	10,019,610	2.61%	-0.1%
1989	3,043,827	10,005,000	2.55%	-0.15%
1990	3,121,706	9,983,218	2.56%	-0.22%
1991	3,202,176	9,960,235	2.58%	-0.23%
1992	3,284,258	9,952,494	2.56%	-0.08%
1993	3,367,434	9,964,675	2.53%	0.12%
1994	3,451,122	9,991,525	2.49%	0.27%
1995	3,535,176	10,026,176	2.44%	0.35%
1996	3,619,013	10,063,945	2.37%	0.38%
1997	3,701,711	10,108,977	2.29%	0.45%
1998	3,782,838	10,160,196	2.19%	0.51%
1999	3,862,101	10,217,828	2.1%	0.57%
2000	3,937,739	10,289,898	1.96%	0.71%
2001	4,008,947	10,362,722	1.81%	0.71%
2002	4,075,705	10,419,631	1.67%	0.55%
2003	4,138,784	10,458,821	1.55%	0.38%
2004	4,200,078	10,483,861	1.48%	0.24%
2005	4,261,240	10,503,330	1.46%	0.19%
2006	4,321,340	10,522,288	1.41%	0.18%
2007	4,380,248	10,542,964	1.36%	0.2%
2008	4,440,056	10,558,177	1.37%	0.14%
2009	4,499,791	10,568,247	1.35%	0.1%
2010	4,555,962	10,573,100	1.25%	0.05%
2011	4,609,833	10,557,560	1.18%	-0.15%
2012	4,663,934	10,514,844	1.17%	-0.4%
2013	4,716,147	10,457,295	1.12%	-0.55%
2014	4,767,119	10,401,062	1.08%	-0.54%
2015	4,818,038	10,358,076	1.07%	-0.41%
2016	4,866,998	10,325,452	1.02%	-0.31%
2017	4,913,177	10,300,300	0.95%	-0.24%
2018	4,957,818	10,283,822	0.91%	-0.16%
2019	4,999,553	10,286,263	0.84%	0.02%
2020	5,034,320	10,297,081	0.7%	0.11%
2021	5,059,988	10,361,831	0.51%	0.63%
2022	5,081,765	10,434,332	0.43%	0.7%
2023	5,105,525	10,578,174	0.47%	1.38%
2024	5,129,910	10,694,681	0.48%	1.1%
2025	5,152,946	10,680,873	0.45%	-0.13%
2026	5,174,780	10,663,982	0.42%	-0.16%
2027	5,195,555	10,646,150	0.4%	-0.17%
2028	5,215,247	10,625,957	0.38%	-0.19%
2029	5,233,877	10,604,587	0.36%	-0.2%
2030	5,251,495	10,584,552	0.34%	-0.19%
2031	5,268,137	10,564,548	0.32%	-0.19%
2032	5,283,807	10,542,600	0.3%	-0.21%
2033	5,298,514	10,519,640	0.28%	-0.22%
2034	5,312,162	10,496,056	0.26%	-0.22%
2035	5,324,698	10,472,033	0.24%	-0.23%
2036	5,336,133	10,447,836	0.21%	-0.23%
2037	5,346,408	10,423,350	0.19%	-0.23%
2038	5,355,519	10,398,185	0.17%	-0.24%
2039	5,363,363	10,371,223	0.15%	-0.26%
2040	5,369,806	10,342,789	0.12%	-0.27%
2041	5,374,934	10,314,869	0.1%	-0.27%
2042	5,378,670	10,287,416	0.07%	-0.27%
2043	5,380,915	10,257,925	0.04%	-0.29%
2044	5,381,720	10,226,892	0.01%	-0.3%
2045	5,381,014	10,195,202	-0.01%	-0.31%
2046	5,378,757	10,162,323	-0.04%	-0.32%
2047	5,374,945	10,128,572	-0.07%	-0.33%
2048	5,369,577	10,094,854	-0.1%	-0.33%
2049	5,362,651	10,059,522	-0.13%	-0.35%
2050	5,354,148	10,022,734	-0.16%	-0.37%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.46% to 5,354,148 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.