Population in Costa Rica compared to Saint Lucia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Costa Rica and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia
1960	1,327,496	92,585	-	-
1961	1,377,920	93,490	3.8%	0.98%
1962	1,429,445	94,505	3.74%	1.09%
1963	1,481,604	95,519	3.65%	1.07%
1964	1,533,960	96,505	3.53%	1.03%
1965	1,586,208	97,493	3.41%	1.02%
1966	1,638,116	98,463	3.27%	0.99%
1967	1,689,523	99,504	3.14%	1.06%
1968	1,739,731	100,675	2.97%	1.18%
1969	1,789,276	101,879	2.85%	1.2%
1970	1,838,949	103,165	2.78%	1.26%
1971	1,888,539	104,564	2.7%	1.36%
1972	1,938,248	106,002	2.63%	1.38%
1973	1,988,343	107,498	2.58%	1.41%
1974	2,039,643	109,076	2.58%	1.47%
1975	2,092,719	110,725	2.6%	1.51%
1976	2,147,774	112,425	2.63%	1.54%
1977	2,205,025	114,135	2.67%	1.52%
1978	2,264,510	115,834	2.7%	1.49%
1979	2,326,490	117,528	2.74%	1.46%
1980	2,390,633	119,290	2.76%	1.5%
1981	2,456,637	121,166	2.76%	1.57%
1982	2,524,806	123,087	2.77%	1.59%
1983	2,595,153	125,044	2.79%	1.59%
1984	2,667,595	127,067	2.79%	1.62%
1985	2,741,894	129,159	2.79%	1.65%
1986	2,817,216	131,239	2.75%	1.61%
1987	2,892,699	133,227	2.68%	1.51%
1988	2,968,103	135,000	2.61%	1.33%
1989	3,043,827	136,512	2.55%	1.12%
1990	3,121,706	137,857	2.56%	0.99%
1991	3,202,176	139,520	2.58%	1.21%
1992	3,284,258	141,617	2.56%	1.5%
1993	3,367,434	143,726	2.53%	1.49%
1994	3,451,122	145,890	2.49%	1.51%
1995	3,535,176	148,208	2.44%	1.59%
1996	3,619,013	150,436	2.37%	1.5%
1997	3,701,711	152,569	2.29%	1.42%
1998	3,782,838	154,677	2.19%	1.38%
1999	3,862,101	156,702	2.1%	1.31%
2000	3,937,739	158,616	1.96%	1.22%
2001	4,008,947	160,237	1.81%	1.02%
2002	4,075,705	161,641	1.67%	0.88%
2003	4,138,784	162,976	1.55%	0.83%
2004	4,200,078	164,239	1.48%	0.77%
2005	4,261,240	165,450	1.46%	0.74%
2006	4,321,340	166,639	1.41%	0.72%
2007	4,380,248	167,758	1.36%	0.67%
2008	4,440,056	168,808	1.37%	0.63%
2009	4,499,791	169,869	1.35%	0.63%
2010	4,555,962	170,906	1.25%	0.61%
2011	4,609,833	171,801	1.18%	0.52%
2012	4,663,934	172,587	1.17%	0.46%
2013	4,716,147	173,369	1.12%	0.45%
2014	4,767,119	174,138	1.08%	0.44%
2015	4,818,038	174,905	1.07%	0.44%
2016	4,866,998	175,646	1.02%	0.42%
2017	4,913,177	176,342	0.95%	0.4%
2018	4,957,818	177,017	0.91%	0.38%
2019	4,999,553	177,661	0.84%	0.36%
2020	5,034,320	178,250	0.7%	0.33%
2021	5,059,988	178,522	0.51%	0.15%
2022	5,081,765	178,781	0.43%	0.15%
2023	5,105,525	179,285	0.47%	0.28%
2024	5,129,910	179,744	0.48%	0.26%
2025	5,152,946	180,148	0.45%	0.23%
2026	5,174,780	180,489	0.42%	0.19%
2027	5,195,555	180,771	0.4%	0.16%
2028	5,215,247	181,003	0.38%	0.13%
2029	5,233,877	181,198	0.36%	0.11%
2030	5,251,495	181,360	0.34%	0.09%
2031	5,268,137	181,463	0.32%	0.06%
2032	5,283,807	181,495	0.3%	0.02%
2033	5,298,514	181,458	0.28%	-0.02%
2034	5,312,162	181,354	0.26%	-0.06%
2035	5,324,698	181,177	0.24%	-0.1%
2036	5,336,133	180,948	0.21%	-0.13%
2037	5,346,408	180,636	0.19%	-0.17%
2038	5,355,519	180,230	0.17%	-0.22%
2039	5,363,363	179,781	0.15%	-0.25%
2040	5,369,806	179,296	0.12%	-0.27%
2041	5,374,934	178,760	0.1%	-0.3%
2042	5,378,670	178,187	0.07%	-0.32%
2043	5,380,915	177,593	0.04%	-0.33%
2044	5,381,720	176,937	0.01%	-0.37%
2045	5,381,014	176,243	-0.01%	-0.39%
2046	5,378,757	175,520	-0.04%	-0.41%
2047	5,374,945	174,726	-0.07%	-0.45%
2048	5,369,577	173,877	-0.1%	-0.49%
2049	5,362,651	172,991	-0.13%	-0.51%
2050	5,354,148	172,081	-0.16%	-0.53%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,007 people (a 5.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 4,846 (a 2.76% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2006 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.66% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.