The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,170,484 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 7.05 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
- Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.26M people to 5.17M (21.3% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 5.38M people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.
Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
Costa Rica
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Saudi Arabia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5170484
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36428123
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| Population rank | 126/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
21.6 minutes
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
18.9 minutes
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
9.06 hours
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +967 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | +67 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +24,385 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 138/197 | 3/197 |
Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Costa Rica
Population
Growth rate
Saudi Arabia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Costa Rica
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Saudi Arabia
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Costa Rica
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Saudi Arabia
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| 1960 | 1,327,496 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,377,920 | 2,526,347 | 3.8% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 1,429,445 | 2,620,910 | 3.74% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 1,481,604 | 2,719,341 | 3.65% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 1,533,960 | 2,821,968 | 3.53% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 1,586,208 | 2,928,771 | 3.41% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 1,638,116 | 3,039,887 | 3.27% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 1,689,523 | 3,157,242 | 3.14% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 1,739,731 | 3,282,711 | 2.97% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 1,789,276 | 3,417,114 | 2.85% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 1,838,949 | 3,562,470 | 2.78% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 1,888,539 | 3,724,031 | 2.7% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 1,938,248 | 3,905,722 | 2.63% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 1,988,343 | 4,106,344 | 2.58% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 2,039,643 | 4,323,632 | 2.58% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 2,092,719 | 4,556,287 | 2.6% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 2,147,774 | 4,807,933 | 2.63% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 2,205,025 | 5,083,048 | 2.67% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 2,264,510 | 5,381,902 | 2.7% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 2,326,490 | 5,703,698 | 2.74% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 2,390,633 | 6,047,997 | 2.76% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 2,456,637 | 6,420,551 | 2.76% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 2,524,806 | 6,824,486 | 2.77% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 2,595,153 | 7,252,941 | 2.79% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 2,667,595 | 7,697,307 | 2.79% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 2,741,894 | 8,151,779 | 2.79% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 2,817,216 | 8,628,639 | 2.75% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 2,892,699 | 9,130,194 | 2.68% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 2,968,103 | 9,629,165 | 2.61% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 3,043,827 | 10,128,394 | 2.55% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 3,121,706 | 10,640,691 | 2.56% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 3,202,176 | 11,160,744 | 2.58% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 3,284,258 | 11,686,676 | 2.56% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 3,367,434 | 12,215,862 | 2.53% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 3,451,122 | 12,750,040 | 2.49% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 3,535,176 | 13,289,245 | 2.44% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 3,619,013 | 13,831,009 | 2.37% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 3,701,711 | 14,374,943 | 2.29% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 3,782,838 | 14,922,185 | 2.19% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 3,862,101 | 15,472,075 | 2.1% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 3,937,739 | 16,177,722 | 1.96% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 | 17,041,397 | 1.81% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 | 17,910,910 | 1.67% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 | 18,786,767 | 1.55% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 | 19,669,480 | 1.48% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 | 20,559,890 | 1.46% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 | 21,459,144 | 1.41% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 | 22,368,313 | 1.36% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 | 23,287,877 | 1.37% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 | 24,217,654 | 1.35% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 | 23,978,487 | 1.25% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 | 25,091,867 | 1.18% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 | 26,168,861 | 1.17% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 | 27,624,004 | 1.12% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 | 28,309,273 | 1.08% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 | 29,816,382 | 1.07% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 | 30,954,198 | 1.02% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 | 30,977,355 | 0.95% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 | 30,196,281 | 0.91% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 | 30,063,799 | 0.84% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 | 31,552,510 | 0.7% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 | 30,784,383 | 0.51% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 | 32,175,224 | 0.43% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 | 33,702,731 | 0.47% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 | 35,300,280 | 0.48% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 5,152,946 | 35,927,625 | 0.45% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 5,174,780 | 36,550,694 | 0.42% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 5,195,555 | 37,167,513 | 0.4% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 5,215,247 | 37,775,810 | 0.38% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 5,233,877 | 38,364,377 | 0.36% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 5,251,495 | 38,918,375 | 0.34% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 5,268,137 | 39,450,880 | 0.32% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 5,283,807 | 39,983,934 | 0.3% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 5,298,514 | 40,517,599 | 0.28% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 5,312,162 | 41,052,423 | 0.26% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 5,324,698 | 41,588,429 | 0.24% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 5,336,133 | 42,125,184 | 0.21% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 5,346,408 | 42,661,908 | 0.19% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 5,355,519 | 43,198,420 | 0.17% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 5,363,363 | 43,734,316 | 0.15% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 5,369,806 | 44,269,571 | 0.12% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 5,374,934 | 44,804,338 | 0.1% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 5,378,670 | 45,338,111 | 0.07% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 5,380,915 | 45,870,896 | 0.04% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 5,381,720 | 46,403,116 | 0.01% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 5,381,014 | 46,934,822 | -0.01% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 5,378,757 | 47,465,267 | -0.04% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 5,374,945 | 47,993,976 | -0.07% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 5,369,577 | 48,521,364 | -0.1% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 5,362,651 | 49,047,461 | -0.13% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 5,354,148 | 49,572,202 | -0.16% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
Biggest cities by population
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Costa Rica
|
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|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia
|
Costa Rica
|
Saudi Arabia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.2 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 37 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 35.6 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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