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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Slovakia	Costa Rica	Slovakia
1960	1,327,496	4,068,095	-	-
1961	1,377,920	4,191,667	3.8%	3.04%
1962	1,429,445	4,238,188	3.74%	1.11%
1963	1,481,604	4,282,017	3.65%	1.03%
1964	1,533,960	4,327,341	3.53%	1.06%
1965	1,586,208	4,370,983	3.41%	1.01%
1966	1,638,116	4,411,666	3.27%	0.93%
1967	1,689,523	4,449,367	3.14%	0.85%
1968	1,739,731	4,483,915	2.97%	0.78%
1969	1,789,276	4,518,607	2.85%	0.77%
1970	1,838,949	4,538,223	2.78%	0.43%
1971	1,888,539	4,557,449	2.7%	0.42%
1972	1,938,248	4,596,622	2.63%	0.86%
1973	1,988,343	4,641,445	2.58%	0.98%
1974	2,039,643	4,689,623	2.58%	1.04%
1975	2,092,719	4,739,105	2.6%	1.06%
1976	2,147,774	4,789,507	2.63%	1.06%
1977	2,205,025	4,840,501	2.67%	1.06%
1978	2,264,510	4,890,125	2.7%	1.03%
1979	2,326,490	4,938,973	2.74%	1%
1980	2,390,633	4,979,815	2.76%	0.83%
1981	2,456,637	5,016,105	2.76%	0.73%
1982	2,524,806	5,055,099	2.77%	0.78%
1983	2,595,153	5,091,971	2.79%	0.73%
1984	2,667,595	5,127,097	2.79%	0.69%
1985	2,741,894	5,161,768	2.79%	0.68%
1986	2,817,216	5,193,838	2.75%	0.62%
1987	2,892,699	5,222,840	2.68%	0.56%
1988	2,968,103	5,250,596	2.61%	0.53%
1989	3,043,827	5,275,942	2.55%	0.48%
1990	3,121,706	5,299,187	2.56%	0.44%
1991	3,202,176	5,303,294	2.58%	0.08%
1992	3,284,258	5,305,016	2.56%	0.03%
1993	3,367,434	5,325,305	2.53%	0.38%
1994	3,451,122	5,346,331	2.49%	0.39%
1995	3,535,176	5,361,999	2.44%	0.29%
1996	3,619,013	5,373,361	2.37%	0.21%
1997	3,701,711	5,383,291	2.29%	0.18%
1998	3,782,838	5,390,516	2.19%	0.13%
1999	3,862,101	5,396,020	2.1%	0.1%
2000	3,937,739	5,388,720	1.96%	-0.14%
2001	4,008,947	5,378,867	1.81%	-0.18%
2002	4,075,705	5,376,912	1.67%	-0.04%
2003	4,138,784	5,373,374	1.55%	-0.07%
2004	4,200,078	5,372,280	1.48%	-0.02%
2005	4,261,240	5,372,807	1.46%	0.01%
2006	4,321,340	5,373,054	1.41%	0.005%
2007	4,380,248	5,374,622	1.36%	0.03%
2008	4,440,056	5,379,233	1.37%	0.09%
2009	4,499,791	5,386,406	1.35%	0.13%
2010	4,555,962	5,391,428	1.25%	0.09%
2011	4,609,833	5,398,384	1.18%	0.13%
2012	4,663,934	5,407,579	1.17%	0.17%
2013	4,716,147	5,413,393	1.12%	0.11%
2014	4,767,119	5,418,649	1.08%	0.1%
2015	4,818,038	5,423,801	1.07%	0.1%
2016	4,866,998	5,430,798	1.02%	0.13%
2017	4,913,177	5,439,232	0.95%	0.16%
2018	4,957,818	5,446,771	0.91%	0.14%
2019	4,999,553	5,454,147	0.84%	0.14%
2020	5,034,320	5,458,827	0.7%	0.09%
2021	5,059,988	5,447,247	0.51%	-0.21%
2022	5,081,765	5,431,752	0.43%	-0.28%
2023	5,105,525	5,426,740	0.47%	-0.09%
2024	5,129,910	5,422,069	0.48%	-0.09%
2025	5,152,946	5,390,674	0.45%	-0.58%
2026	5,174,780	5,367,504	0.42%	-0.43%
2027	5,195,555	5,357,756	0.4%	-0.18%
2028	5,215,247	5,346,292	0.38%	-0.21%
2029	5,233,877	5,333,135	0.36%	-0.25%
2030	5,251,495	5,318,323	0.34%	-0.28%
2031	5,268,137	5,302,079	0.32%	-0.31%
2032	5,283,807	5,284,585	0.3%	-0.33%
2033	5,298,514	5,265,970	0.28%	-0.35%
2034	5,312,162	5,246,341	0.26%	-0.37%
2035	5,324,698	5,225,725	0.24%	-0.39%
2036	5,336,133	5,204,191	0.21%	-0.41%
2037	5,346,408	5,181,996	0.19%	-0.43%
2038	5,355,519	5,159,193	0.17%	-0.44%
2039	5,363,363	5,135,906	0.15%	-0.45%
2040	5,369,806	5,112,164	0.12%	-0.46%
2041	5,374,934	5,088,002	0.1%	-0.47%
2042	5,378,670	5,063,600	0.07%	-0.48%
2043	5,380,915	5,038,933	0.04%	-0.49%
2044	5,381,720	5,014,014	0.01%	-0.49%
2045	5,381,014	4,988,989	-0.01%	-0.5%
2046	5,378,757	4,963,847	-0.04%	-0.5%
2047	5,374,945	4,938,476	-0.07%	-0.51%
2048	5,369,577	4,912,885	-0.1%	-0.52%
2049	5,362,651	4,886,923	-0.13%	-0.53%
2050	5,354,148	4,860,572	-0.16%	-0.54%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Slovakia gained 50,994 people (a 0.95% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by -33,127 (a 0.61% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Slovakia was ranked 109th in 2005 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.83% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.