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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Russia	Costa Rica	Russia
1960	1,327,496	119,897,000	-	-
1961	1,377,920	121,236,000	3.8%	1.12%
1962	1,429,445	122,591,000	3.74%	1.12%
1963	1,481,604	123,960,000	3.65%	1.12%
1964	1,533,960	125,345,000	3.53%	1.12%
1965	1,586,208	126,745,000	3.41%	1.12%
1966	1,638,116	127,468,000	3.27%	0.57%
1967	1,689,523	128,196,000	3.14%	0.57%
1968	1,739,731	128,928,000	2.97%	0.57%
1969	1,789,276	129,664,000	2.85%	0.57%
1970	1,838,949	130,404,000	2.78%	0.57%
1971	1,888,539	131,155,000	2.7%	0.58%
1972	1,938,248	131,909,000	2.63%	0.57%
1973	1,988,343	132,669,000	2.58%	0.58%
1974	2,039,643	133,432,000	2.58%	0.58%
1975	2,092,719	134,200,000	2.6%	0.58%
1976	2,147,774	135,147,000	2.63%	0.71%
1977	2,205,025	136,100,000	2.67%	0.71%
1978	2,264,510	137,060,000	2.7%	0.71%
1979	2,326,490	138,027,000	2.74%	0.71%
1980	2,390,633	139,010,000	2.76%	0.71%
1981	2,456,637	139,941,000	2.76%	0.67%
1982	2,524,806	140,823,000	2.77%	0.63%
1983	2,595,153	141,668,000	2.79%	0.6%
1984	2,667,595	142,745,000	2.79%	0.76%
1985	2,741,894	143,858,000	2.79%	0.78%
1986	2,817,216	144,894,000	2.75%	0.72%
1987	2,892,699	145,908,000	2.68%	0.7%
1988	2,968,103	146,857,000	2.61%	0.65%
1989	3,043,827	147,721,000	2.55%	0.59%
1990	3,121,706	147,969,406	2.56%	0.17%
1991	3,202,176	148,394,216	2.58%	0.29%
1992	3,284,258	148,538,197	2.56%	0.1%
1993	3,367,434	148,458,777	2.53%	-0.05%
1994	3,451,122	148,407,912	2.49%	-0.03%
1995	3,535,176	148,375,787	2.44%	-0.02%
1996	3,619,013	148,160,129	2.37%	-0.15%
1997	3,701,711	147,915,361	2.29%	-0.17%
1998	3,782,838	147,670,784	2.19%	-0.17%
1999	3,862,101	147,214,776	2.1%	-0.31%
2000	3,937,739	146,596,869	1.96%	-0.42%
2001	4,008,947	145,976,482	1.81%	-0.42%
2002	4,075,705	145,306,497	1.67%	-0.46%
2003	4,138,784	144,648,618	1.55%	-0.45%
2004	4,200,078	144,067,316	1.48%	-0.4%
2005	4,261,240	143,518,814	1.46%	-0.38%
2006	4,321,340	143,049,637	1.41%	-0.33%
2007	4,380,248	142,805,114	1.36%	-0.17%
2008	4,440,056	142,742,366	1.37%	-0.04%
2009	4,499,791	142,785,348	1.35%	0.03%
2010	4,555,962	142,849,468	1.25%	0.04%
2011	4,609,833	143,018,195	1.18%	0.12%
2012	4,663,934	143,378,447	1.17%	0.25%
2013	4,716,147	143,805,638	1.12%	0.3%
2014	4,767,119	144,237,223	1.08%	0.3%
2015	4,818,038	144,640,716	1.07%	0.28%
2016	4,866,998	145,015,460	1.02%	0.26%
2017	4,913,177	145,293,260	0.95%	0.19%
2018	4,957,818	145,398,106	0.91%	0.07%
2019	4,999,553	145,453,291	0.84%	0.04%
2020	5,034,320	145,245,148	0.7%	-0.14%
2021	5,059,988	144,746,762	0.51%	-0.34%
2022	5,081,765	144,236,933	0.43%	-0.35%
2023	5,105,525	143,826,130	0.47%	-0.28%
2024	5,129,910	143,533,851	0.48%	-0.2%
2025	5,152,946	142,718,132	0.45%	-0.57%
2026	5,174,780	142,120,553	0.42%	-0.42%
2027	5,195,555	141,773,330	0.4%	-0.24%
2028	5,215,247	141,402,326	0.38%	-0.26%
2029	5,233,877	141,021,009	0.36%	-0.27%
2030	5,251,495	140,628,883	0.34%	-0.28%
2031	5,268,137	140,218,596	0.32%	-0.29%
2032	5,283,807	139,807,207	0.3%	-0.29%
2033	5,298,514	139,414,947	0.28%	-0.28%
2034	5,312,162	139,034,543	0.26%	-0.27%
2035	5,324,698	138,666,694	0.24%	-0.26%
2036	5,336,133	138,311,757	0.21%	-0.26%
2037	5,346,408	137,968,177	0.19%	-0.25%
2038	5,355,519	137,643,032	0.17%	-0.24%
2039	5,363,363	137,336,299	0.15%	-0.22%
2040	5,369,806	137,053,347	0.12%	-0.21%
2041	5,374,934	136,795,588	0.1%	-0.19%
2042	5,378,670	136,558,692	0.07%	-0.17%
2043	5,380,915	136,335,849	0.04%	-0.16%
2044	5,381,720	136,124,845	0.01%	-0.15%
2045	5,381,014	135,933,758	-0.01%	-0.14%
2046	5,378,757	135,756,848	-0.04%	-0.13%
2047	5,374,945	135,574,181	-0.07%	-0.13%
2048	5,369,577	135,372,557	-0.1%	-0.15%
2049	5,362,651	135,156,911	-0.13%	-0.16%
2050	5,354,148	134,923,391	-0.16%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.