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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 27.4 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Costa Rica vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Russia
2100 3,804,183 124,983,377
2099 3,842,423 125,086,144
2098 3,880,999 125,186,329
2097 3,919,996 125,264,415
2096 3,959,352 125,354,177
2095 3,999,084 125,422,006
2094 4,039,053 125,474,373
2093 4,079,349 125,529,632
2092 4,119,898 125,604,261
2091 4,160,663 125,652,742
2090 4,201,548 125,707,894
2089 4,242,452 125,760,026
2088 4,283,327 125,810,124
2087 4,324,225 125,858,116
2086 4,364,979 125,926,035
2085 4,405,520 126,001,913
2084 4,445,770 126,076,414
2083 4,485,644 126,151,046
2082 4,525,171 126,234,371
2081 4,564,265 126,317,768
2080 4,602,737 126,414,511
2079 4,640,677 126,534,688
2078 4,677,935 126,674,591
2077 4,714,527 126,830,956
2076 4,750,309 126,982,766
2075 4,785,359 127,165,304
2074 4,819,691 127,362,143
2073 4,853,137 127,576,856
2072 4,885,727 127,802,632
2071 4,917,445 128,080,998
2070 4,948,313 128,353,977
2069 4,978,425 128,642,208
2068 5,007,604 128,920,237
2067 5,035,877 129,203,483
2066 5,063,521 129,511,983
2065 5,090,474 129,842,007
2064 5,116,546 130,177,089
2063 5,141,922 130,522,107
2062 5,166,260 130,851,664
2061 5,189,836 131,200,160
2060 5,212,549 131,526,812
2059 5,234,066 131,884,461
2058 5,254,528 132,247,211
2057 5,273,844 132,584,941
2056 5,292,013 132,925,501
2055 5,308,829 133,271,436
2054 5,324,305 133,595,068
2053 5,338,417 133,914,243
2052 5,350,974 134,180,223
2051 5,361,865 134,443,510
2050 5,371,197 134,687,487
2049 5,378,904 134,909,323
2048 5,385,081 135,117,641
2047 5,389,678 135,311,492
2046 5,392,713 135,482,008
2045 5,394,209 135,664,379
2044 5,394,124 135,863,165
2043 5,392,590 136,085,277
2042 5,389,628 136,307,658
2041 5,385,101 136,557,818
2040 5,379,344 136,821,807
2039 5,372,186 137,122,219
2038 5,363,617 137,433,644
2037 5,353,928 137,770,811
2036 5,343,027 138,118,955
2035 5,330,994 138,478,809
2034 5,317,895 138,852,689
2033 5,303,634 139,237,595
2032 5,288,416 139,635,142
2031 5,272,215 140,058,187
2030 5,255,064 140,453,528
2029 5,236,901 140,840,370
2028 5,217,724 141,214,141
2027 5,197,413 141,580,416
2026 5,176,096 141,906,741
2025 5,153,634 142,772,403
2024 5,129,910 143,533,851
2023 5,105,525 143,826,130
2022 5,081,765 144,236,933
2021 5,059,988 144,746,762
2020 5,034,320 145,245,148
2019 4,999,553 145,453,291
2018 4,957,818 145,398,106
2017 4,913,177 145,293,260
2016 4,866,998 145,015,460
2015 4,818,038 144,640,716
2014 4,767,119 144,237,223
2013 4,716,147 143,805,638
2012 4,663,934 143,378,447
2011 4,609,833 143,018,195
2010 4,555,962 142,849,468
2009 4,499,791 142,785,348
2008 4,440,056 142,742,366
2007 4,380,248 142,805,114
2006 4,321,340 143,049,637
2005 4,261,240 143,518,814
2004 4,200,078 144,067,316
2003 4,138,784 144,648,618
2002 4,075,705 145,306,497
2001 4,008,947 145,976,482
2000 3,937,739 146,596,869
1999 3,862,101 147,214,776
1998 3,782,838 147,670,784
1997 3,701,711 147,915,361
1996 3,619,013 148,160,129
1995 3,535,176 148,375,787
1994 3,451,122 148,407,912
1993 3,367,434 148,458,777
1992 3,284,258 148,538,197
1991 3,202,176 148,394,216
1990 3,121,706 147,969,406
1989 3,043,827 147,721,000
1988 2,968,103 146,857,000
1987 2,892,699 145,908,000
1986 2,817,216 144,894,000
1985 2,741,894 143,858,000
1984 2,667,595 142,745,000
1983 2,595,153 141,668,000
1982 2,524,806 140,823,000
1981 2,456,637 139,941,000
1980 2,390,633 139,010,000
1979 2,326,490 138,027,000
1978 2,264,510 137,060,000
1977 2,205,025 136,100,000
1976 2,147,774 135,147,000
1975 2,092,719 134,200,000
1974 2,039,643 133,432,000
1973 1,988,343 132,669,000
1972 1,938,248 131,909,000
1971 1,888,539 131,155,000
1970 1,838,949 130,404,000
1969 1,789,276 129,664,000
1968 1,739,731 128,928,000
1967 1,689,523 128,196,000
1966 1,638,116 127,468,000
1965 1,586,208 126,745,000
1964 1,533,960 125,345,000
1963 1,481,604 123,960,000
1962 1,429,445 122,591,000
1961 1,377,920 121,236,000
1960 1,327,496 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.65% to 5,371,197 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Russia
2100 -1% -0.08%
2099 -0.99% -0.08%
2098 -0.99% -0.06%
2097 -0.99% -0.07%
2096 -0.99% -0.05%
2095 -0.99% -0.04%
2094 -0.99% -0.04%
2093 -0.98% -0.06%
2092 -0.98% -0.04%
2091 -0.97% -0.04%
2090 -0.96% -0.04%
2089 -0.95% -0.04%
2088 -0.95% -0.04%
2087 -0.93% -0.05%
2086 -0.92% -0.06%
2085 -0.91% -0.06%
2084 -0.89% -0.06%
2083 -0.87% -0.07%
2082 -0.86% -0.07%
2081 -0.84% -0.08%
2080 -0.82% -0.09%
2079 -0.8% -0.11%
2078 -0.78% -0.12%
2077 -0.75% -0.12%
2076 -0.73% -0.14%
2075 -0.71% -0.15%
2074 -0.69% -0.17%
2073 -0.67% -0.18%
2072 -0.65% -0.22%
2071 -0.62% -0.21%
2070 -0.6% -0.22%
2069 -0.58% -0.22%
2068 -0.56% -0.22%
2067 -0.55% -0.24%
2066 -0.53% -0.25%
2065 -0.51% -0.26%
2064 -0.49% -0.26%
2063 -0.47% -0.25%
2062 -0.45% -0.27%
2061 -0.44% -0.25%
2060 -0.41% -0.27%
2059 -0.39% -0.27%
2058 -0.37% -0.25%
2057 -0.34% -0.26%
2056 -0.32% -0.26%
2055 -0.29% -0.24%
2054 -0.26% -0.24%
2053 -0.23% -0.2%
2052 -0.2% -0.2%
2051 -0.17% -0.18%
2050 -0.14% -0.16%
2049 -0.11% -0.15%
2048 -0.09% -0.14%
2047 -0.06% -0.13%
2046 -0.03% -0.13%
2045 0.002% -0.15%
2044 0.03% -0.16%
2043 0.05% -0.16%
2042 0.08% -0.18%
2041 0.11% -0.19%
2040 0.13% -0.22%
2039 0.16% -0.23%
2038 0.18% -0.24%
2037 0.2% -0.25%
2036 0.23% -0.26%
2035 0.25% -0.27%
2034 0.27% -0.28%
2033 0.29% -0.28%
2032 0.31% -0.3%
2031 0.33% -0.28%
2030 0.35% -0.27%
2029 0.37% -0.26%
2028 0.39% -0.26%
2027 0.41% -0.23%
2026 0.44% -0.61%
2025 0.46% -0.53%
2024 0.48% -0.2%
2023 0.47% -0.28%
2022 0.43% -0.35%
2021 0.51% -0.34%
2020 0.7% -0.14%
2019 0.84% 0.04%
2018 0.91% 0.07%
2017 0.95% 0.19%
2016 1.02% 0.26%
2015 1.07% 0.28%
2014 1.08% 0.3%
2013 1.12% 0.3%
2012 1.17% 0.25%
2011 1.18% 0.12%
2010 1.25% 0.04%
2009 1.35% 0.03%
2008 1.37% -0.04%
2007 1.36% -0.17%
2006 1.41% -0.33%
2005 1.46% -0.38%
2004 1.48% -0.4%
2003 1.55% -0.45%
2002 1.67% -0.46%
2001 1.81% -0.42%
2000 1.96% -0.42%
1999 2.1% -0.31%
1998 2.19% -0.17%
1997 2.29% -0.17%
1996 2.37% -0.15%
1995 2.44% -0.02%
1994 2.49% -0.03%
1993 2.53% -0.05%
1992 2.56% 0.1%
1991 2.58% 0.29%
1990 2.56% 0.17%
1989 2.55% 0.59%
1988 2.61% 0.65%
1987 2.68% 0.7%
1986 2.75% 0.72%
1985 2.79% 0.78%
1984 2.79% 0.76%
1983 2.79% 0.6%
1982 2.77% 0.63%
1981 2.76% 0.67%
1980 2.76% 0.71%
1979 2.74% 0.71%
1978 2.7% 0.71%
1977 2.67% 0.71%
1976 2.63% 0.71%
1975 2.6% 0.58%
1974 2.58% 0.58%
1973 2.58% 0.58%
1972 2.63% 0.57%
1971 2.7% 0.58%
1970 2.78% 0.57%
1969 2.85% 0.57%
1968 2.97% 0.57%
1967 3.14% 0.57%
1966 3.27% 0.57%
1965 3.41% 1.12%
1964 3.53% 1.12%
1963 3.65% 1.12%
1962 3.74% 1.12%
1961 3.8% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Russia
Current population
5181862
141906741
Population rank 126/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.71%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
18.9 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +67 -801
Annual growth/decline +24,385 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 177/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -251,822
Net migration rank 63/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -251,822
2024 - 967 - -178,042
2023 24,109 995 -503,392 27,807
2022 21,409 1,006 -576,948 765,629
2021 20,119 1,018 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 29,164 1,029 -697,177 334,094
2019 37,682 1,653 -319,997 336,494
2018 42,469 1,673 -232,637 339,972
2017 43,471 1,671 -130,764 396,619
2016 45,565 1,649 0 447,645
2015 49,077 1,617 43,392 384,756
2014 49,559 1,589 28,848 264,698
2013 49,227 1,579 28,761 289,872
2012 52,036 1,587 0 285,977
2011 52,884 1,695 -128,716 309,377
2010 50,803 2,357 -242,844 307,555
2009 55,757 3,432 -257,014 350,206
2008 56,491 3,794 -356,856 360,840
2007 55,244 4,080 -471,257 365,717
2006 54,177 4,321 -686,638 308,370
2005 57,139 4,567 -846,761 263,541
2004 55,769 4,856 -792,370 261,519
2003 56,743 5,216 -896,822 256,804
2002 58,388 5,812 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 62,199 7,119 -963,445 259,614
2000 64,268 8,826 -967,540 550,401
1999 64,922 13,253 -927,453 375,468
1998 64,788 15,556 -694,053 528,135
1997 64,954 16,954 -769,159 541,387
1996 66,094 17,393 -785,248 587,171
1995 67,585 16,609 -845,742 723,875
1994 68,336 15,587 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 69,016 14,431 -757,140 507,229
1992 69,830 13,069 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 70,506 10,757 103,876 125,505
1990 71,727 7,949 325,533 299,863
1989 72,327 3,758 576,112 89,400
1988 72,944 2,414 778,343 269,862
1987 73,188 2,267 977,583 275,611
1986 73,211 2,302 985,279 283,553
1985 72,776 2,357 762,447 280,614
1984 71,062 2,402 756,548 247,026
1983 68,972 2,449 906,676 200,159
1982 66,826 2,453 830,855 107,520
1981 64,632 2,431 713,700 36,686
1980 62,561 2,387 681,149 10,440
1979 60,984 2,349 690,135 -5,791
1978 58,327 2,296 812,766 108,882
1977 56,122 2,228 832,932 122,316
1976 54,019 2,129 852,237 113,851
1975 51,979 1,992 843,850 80,069
1974 50,349 1,839 883,186 -51,759
1973 48,943 1,468 846,561 -107,568
1972 48,417 1,366 872,050 -111,168
1971 48,341 1,296 854,999 -134,968
1970 48,398 1,137 785,554 -264,464
1969 48,790 1,017 753,088 -64,643
1968 48,361 939 787,621 -83,221
1967 50,193 926 854,554 -116,029
1966 50,755 930 989,279 -111,360
1965 51,196 932 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 51,435 934 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 51,403 938 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 51,046 934 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 50,149 924 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 48,857 910 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.3% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 362,624 people) and 3.69% is from migration (a gain of 13,900 people). In Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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