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

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The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,152,950 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,186,356 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 27.5 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 1.78% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.71% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.19M (20% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Costa Rica vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Russia
2100 3,803,678 125,631,984
2099 3,841,913 125,735,285
2098 3,880,484 125,835,990
2097 3,919,475 125,914,480
2096 3,958,826 126,004,709
2095 3,998,552 126,072,890
2094 4,038,516 126,125,529
2093 4,078,807 126,181,074
2092 4,119,351 126,256,091
2091 4,160,111 126,304,823
2090 4,200,989 126,360,262
2089 4,241,888 126,412,664
2088 4,282,758 126,463,022
2087 4,323,650 126,511,263
2086 4,364,399 126,579,534
2085 4,404,935 126,655,806
2084 4,445,179 126,730,694
2083 4,485,048 126,805,713
2082 4,524,570 126,889,471
2081 4,563,658 126,973,300
2080 4,602,126 127,070,546
2079 4,640,060 127,191,346
2078 4,677,313 127,331,975
2077 4,713,901 127,489,152
2076 4,749,678 127,641,749
2075 4,784,723 127,825,235
2074 4,819,050 128,023,096
2073 4,852,492 128,238,922
2072 4,885,078 128,465,870
2071 4,916,792 128,745,681
2070 4,947,655 129,020,076
2069 4,977,764 129,309,803
2068 5,006,939 129,589,275
2067 5,035,207 129,873,991
2066 5,062,849 130,184,092
2065 5,089,797 130,515,828
2064 5,115,866 130,852,649
2063 5,141,239 131,199,458
2062 5,165,574 131,530,725
2061 5,189,146 131,881,030
2060 5,211,857 132,209,377
2059 5,233,370 132,568,882
2058 5,253,830 132,933,515
2057 5,273,143 133,272,997
2056 5,291,310 133,615,325
2055 5,308,124 133,963,055
2054 5,323,598 134,288,366
2053 5,337,707 134,609,198
2052 5,350,263 134,876,558
2051 5,361,152 135,141,211
2050 5,370,484 135,386,454
2049 5,378,189 135,609,441
2048 5,384,366 135,818,840
2047 5,388,962 136,013,698
2046 5,391,996 136,185,098
2045 5,393,493 136,368,416
2044 5,393,407 136,568,234
2043 5,391,873 136,791,498
2042 5,388,912 137,015,033
2041 5,384,386 137,266,491
2040 5,378,629 137,531,851
2039 5,371,473 137,833,822
2038 5,362,904 138,146,863
2037 5,353,217 138,485,780
2036 5,342,317 138,835,731
2035 5,330,286 139,197,452
2034 5,317,189 139,573,272
2033 5,302,930 139,960,175
2032 5,287,714 140,359,785
2031 5,271,514 140,785,026
2030 5,254,366 141,182,418
2029 5,236,206 141,571,268
2028 5,217,031 141,946,979
2027 5,196,723 142,315,155
2026 5,175,408 142,643,173
2025 5,152,950 143,513,328
2024 5,129,910 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 319,358 people (a 6.56% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 3.55% to 5,370,484 people with a rank change from 126th to 127th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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 0.45% -0.11%
2024 0.48% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.45%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Russia
Current population
5186356
142643173
Population rank 126/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.72%
One net population change
22.9 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
10.3 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
18.4 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +63 -428
Annual growth/decline +23,040 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 134/197 166/197
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 22,699 967 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.2% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 335,764 people) and 3.8% is from migration (a gain of 13,278 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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