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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Qatar	Costa Rica	Qatar
1960	1,327,496	36,010	-	-
1961	1,377,920	39,680	3.8%	10.2%
1962	1,429,445	44,630	3.74%	12.5%
1963	1,481,604	50,380	3.65%	12.9%
1964	1,533,960	56,867	3.53%	12.9%
1965	1,586,208	64,065	3.41%	12.7%
1966	1,638,116	72,192	3.27%	12.7%
1967	1,689,523	81,439	3.14%	12.8%
1968	1,739,731	91,749	2.97%	12.7%
1969	1,789,276	103,025	2.85%	12.3%
1970	1,838,949	116,350	2.78%	12.9%
1971	1,888,539	131,346	2.7%	12.9%
1972	1,938,248	146,506	2.63%	11.5%
1973	1,988,343	161,841	2.58%	10.5%
1974	2,039,643	177,362	2.58%	9.59%
1975	2,092,719	193,087	2.6%	8.87%
1976	2,147,774	209,052	2.63%	8.27%
1977	2,205,025	225,285	2.67%	7.77%
1978	2,264,510	241,808	2.7%	7.33%
1979	2,326,490	258,670	2.74%	6.97%
1980	2,390,633	275,913	2.76%	6.67%
1981	2,456,637	293,553	2.76%	6.39%
1982	2,524,806	311,537	2.77%	6.13%
1983	2,595,153	329,709	2.79%	5.83%
1984	2,667,595	347,878	2.79%	5.51%
1985	2,741,894	365,940	2.79%	5.19%
1986	2,817,216	382,422	2.75%	4.5%
1987	2,892,699	397,005	2.68%	3.81%
1988	2,968,103	411,264	2.61%	3.59%
1989	3,043,827	425,646	2.55%	3.5%
1990	3,121,706	440,175	2.56%	3.41%
1991	3,202,176	454,853	2.58%	3.33%
1992	3,284,258	469,657	2.56%	3.25%
1993	3,367,434	484,545	2.53%	3.17%
1994	3,451,122	499,459	2.49%	3.08%
1995	3,535,176	514,325	2.44%	2.98%
1996	3,619,013	529,019	2.37%	2.86%
1997	3,701,711	550,500	2.29%	4.06%
1998	3,782,838	580,540	2.19%	5.46%
1999	3,862,101	612,500	2.1%	5.51%
2000	3,937,739	644,989	1.96%	5.3%
2001	4,008,947	677,925	1.81%	5.11%
2002	4,075,705	711,205	1.67%	4.91%
2003	4,138,784	744,682	1.55%	4.71%
2004	4,200,078	773,332	1.48%	3.85%
2005	4,261,240	825,408	1.46%	6.73%
2006	4,321,340	972,831	1.41%	17.9%
2007	4,380,248	1,208,595	1.36%	24.2%
2008	4,440,056	1,426,938	1.37%	18.1%
2009	4,499,791	1,608,903	1.35%	12.8%
2010	4,555,962	1,616,832	1.25%	0.49%
2011	4,609,833	1,624,761	1.18%	0.49%
2012	4,663,934	1,722,438	1.17%	6.01%
2013	4,716,147	1,916,426	1.12%	11.3%
2014	4,767,119	2,151,745	1.08%	12.3%
2015	4,818,038	2,344,557	1.07%	8.96%
2016	4,866,998	2,477,113	1.02%	5.65%
2017	4,913,177	2,545,820	0.95%	2.77%
2018	4,957,818	2,580,734	0.91%	1.37%
2019	4,999,553	2,638,657	0.84%	2.24%
2020	5,034,320	2,794,148	0.7%	5.89%
2021	5,059,988	2,504,910	0.51%	-10.4%
2022	5,081,765	2,657,333	0.43%	6.08%
2023	5,105,525	2,656,032	0.47%	-0.05%
2024	5,129,910	2,857,822	0.48%	7.6%
2025	5,152,946	2,921,065	0.45%	2.21%
2026	5,174,780	2,975,134	0.42%	1.85%
2027	5,195,555	3,019,526	0.4%	1.49%
2028	5,215,247	3,057,695	0.38%	1.26%
2029	5,233,877	3,092,803	0.36%	1.15%
2030	5,251,495	3,125,174	0.34%	1.05%
2031	5,268,137	3,156,754	0.32%	1.01%
2032	5,283,807	3,189,188	0.3%	1.03%
2033	5,298,514	3,222,500	0.28%	1.04%
2034	5,312,162	3,256,691	0.26%	1.06%
2035	5,324,698	3,291,711	0.24%	1.08%
2036	5,336,133	3,327,585	0.21%	1.09%
2037	5,346,408	3,364,333	0.19%	1.1%
2038	5,355,519	3,401,906	0.17%	1.12%
2039	5,363,363	3,440,293	0.15%	1.13%
2040	5,369,806	3,479,439	0.12%	1.14%
2041	5,374,934	3,519,302	0.1%	1.15%
2042	5,378,670	3,559,840	0.07%	1.15%
2043	5,380,915	3,601,019	0.04%	1.16%
2044	5,381,720	3,642,784	0.01%	1.16%
2045	5,381,014	3,685,111	-0.01%	1.16%
2046	5,378,757	3,727,959	-0.04%	1.16%
2047	5,374,945	3,771,287	-0.07%	1.16%
2048	5,369,577	3,815,108	-0.1%	1.16%
2049	5,362,651	3,859,368	-0.13%	1.16%
2050	5,354,148	3,904,074	-0.16%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.