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

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The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,152,950 in 2025 vs 5,413,813 people in Slovakia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,186,356 people compared to 5,376,239 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Slovakia's population is 1.04 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.71% per year vs -0.008% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.19M (20% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.38M (0.06% growth).

Costa Rica vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Slovakia
2100 3,803,678 3,388,353
2099 3,841,913 3,410,527
2098 3,880,484 3,432,738
2097 3,919,475 3,454,958
2096 3,958,826 3,477,150
2095 3,998,552 3,499,531
2094 4,038,516 3,522,068
2093 4,078,807 3,544,820
2092 4,119,351 3,567,858
2091 4,160,111 3,591,243
2090 4,200,989 3,614,972
2089 4,241,888 3,639,184
2088 4,282,758 3,663,803
2087 4,323,650 3,688,979
2086 4,364,399 3,714,826
2085 4,404,935 3,741,361
2084 4,445,179 3,768,554
2083 4,485,048 3,796,482
2082 4,524,570 3,825,124
2081 4,563,658 3,854,574
2080 4,602,126 3,884,854
2079 4,640,060 3,915,890
2078 4,677,313 3,947,687
2077 4,713,901 3,980,420
2076 4,749,678 4,013,906
2075 4,784,723 4,048,115
2074 4,819,050 4,082,918
2073 4,852,492 4,118,344
2072 4,885,078 4,154,378
2071 4,916,792 4,190,678
2070 4,947,655 4,227,297
2069 4,977,764 4,264,100
2068 5,006,939 4,301,007
2067 5,035,207 4,337,728
2066 5,062,849 4,374,132
2065 5,089,797 4,410,344
2064 5,115,866 4,446,244
2063 5,141,239 4,481,639
2062 5,165,574 4,516,504
2061 5,189,146 4,550,644
2060 5,211,857 4,584,186
2059 5,233,370 4,616,990
2058 5,253,830 4,649,013
2057 5,273,143 4,680,116
2056 5,291,310 4,710,464
2055 5,308,124 4,739,960
2054 5,323,598 4,768,542
2053 5,337,707 4,796,670
2052 5,350,263 4,824,228
2051 5,361,152 4,851,216
2050 5,370,484 4,877,755
2049 5,378,189 4,903,974
2048 5,384,366 4,929,712
2047 5,388,962 4,955,205
2046 5,391,996 4,980,481
2045 5,393,493 5,005,547
2044 5,393,407 5,030,570
2043 5,391,873 5,055,426
2042 5,388,912 5,079,926
2041 5,384,386 5,104,270
2040 5,378,629 5,128,291
2039 5,371,473 5,151,796
2038 5,362,904 5,174,897
2037 5,353,217 5,197,430
2036 5,342,317 5,219,344
2035 5,330,286 5,240,519
2034 5,317,189 5,260,607
2033 5,302,930 5,279,808
2032 5,287,714 5,297,883
2031 5,271,514 5,314,815
2030 5,254,366 5,330,403
2029 5,236,206 5,344,463
2028 5,217,031 5,356,733
2027 5,196,723 5,367,421
2026 5,175,408 5,376,239
2025 5,152,950 5,413,813
2024 5,129,910 5,422,069
2023 5,105,525 5,426,740
2022 5,081,765 5,431,752
2021 5,059,988 5,447,247
2020 5,034,320 5,458,827
2019 4,999,553 5,454,147
2018 4,957,818 5,446,771
2017 4,913,177 5,439,232
2016 4,866,998 5,430,798
2015 4,818,038 5,423,801
2014 4,767,119 5,418,649
2013 4,716,147 5,413,393
2012 4,663,934 5,407,579
2011 4,609,833 5,398,384
2010 4,555,962 5,391,428
2009 4,499,791 5,386,406
2008 4,440,056 5,379,233
2007 4,380,248 5,374,622
2006 4,321,340 5,373,054
2005 4,261,240 5,372,807
2004 4,200,078 5,372,280
2003 4,138,784 5,373,374
2002 4,075,705 5,376,912
2001 4,008,947 5,378,867
2000 3,937,739 5,388,720
1999 3,862,101 5,396,020
1998 3,782,838 5,390,516
1997 3,701,711 5,383,291
1996 3,619,013 5,373,361
1995 3,535,176 5,361,999
1994 3,451,122 5,346,331
1993 3,367,434 5,325,305
1992 3,284,258 5,305,016
1991 3,202,176 5,303,294
1990 3,121,706 5,299,187
1989 3,043,827 5,275,942
1988 2,968,103 5,250,596
1987 2,892,699 5,222,840
1986 2,817,216 5,193,838
1985 2,741,894 5,161,768
1984 2,667,595 5,127,097
1983 2,595,153 5,091,971
1982 2,524,806 5,055,099
1981 2,456,637 5,016,105
1980 2,390,633 4,979,815
1979 2,326,490 4,938,973
1978 2,264,510 4,890,125
1977 2,205,025 4,840,501
1976 2,147,774 4,789,507
1975 2,092,719 4,739,105
1974 2,039,643 4,689,623
1973 1,988,343 4,641,445
1972 1,938,248 4,596,622
1971 1,888,539 4,557,449
1970 1,838,949 4,538,223
1969 1,789,276 4,518,607
1968 1,739,731 4,483,915
1967 1,689,523 4,449,367
1966 1,638,116 4,411,666
1965 1,586,208 4,370,983
1964 1,533,960 4,327,341
1963 1,481,604 4,282,017
1962 1,429,445 4,238,188
1961 1,377,920 4,191,667
1960 1,327,496 4,068,095

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 Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 319,358 people (a 6.56% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 54,559 people (a 1% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,877,755 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.39M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Slovakia
2100 -1% -0.65%
2099 -0.99% -0.65%
2098 -0.99% -0.64%
2097 -0.99% -0.64%
2096 -0.99% -0.64%
2095 -0.99% -0.64%
2094 -0.99% -0.64%
2093 -0.98% -0.65%
2092 -0.98% -0.65%
2091 -0.97% -0.66%
2090 -0.96% -0.67%
2089 -0.95% -0.67%
2088 -0.95% -0.68%
2087 -0.93% -0.7%
2086 -0.92% -0.71%
2085 -0.91% -0.72%
2084 -0.89% -0.74%
2083 -0.87% -0.75%
2082 -0.86% -0.76%
2081 -0.84% -0.78%
2080 -0.82% -0.79%
2079 -0.8% -0.81%
2078 -0.78% -0.82%
2077 -0.75% -0.83%
2076 -0.73% -0.85%
2075 -0.71% -0.85%
2074 -0.69% -0.86%
2073 -0.67% -0.87%
2072 -0.65% -0.87%
2071 -0.62% -0.87%
2070 -0.6% -0.86%
2069 -0.58% -0.86%
2068 -0.56% -0.85%
2067 -0.55% -0.83%
2066 -0.53% -0.82%
2065 -0.51% -0.81%
2064 -0.49% -0.79%
2063 -0.47% -0.77%
2062 -0.45% -0.75%
2061 -0.44% -0.73%
2060 -0.41% -0.71%
2059 -0.39% -0.69%
2058 -0.37% -0.66%
2057 -0.34% -0.64%
2056 -0.32% -0.62%
2055 -0.29% -0.6%
2054 -0.26% -0.59%
2053 -0.23% -0.57%
2052 -0.2% -0.56%
2051 -0.17% -0.54%
2050 -0.14% -0.53%
2049 -0.11% -0.52%
2048 -0.09% -0.51%
2047 -0.06% -0.51%
2046 -0.03% -0.5%
2045 0.002% -0.5%
2044 0.03% -0.49%
2043 0.05% -0.48%
2042 0.08% -0.48%
2041 0.11% -0.47%
2040 0.13% -0.46%
2039 0.16% -0.45%
2038 0.18% -0.43%
2037 0.2% -0.42%
2036 0.23% -0.4%
2035 0.25% -0.38%
2034 0.27% -0.36%
2033 0.29% -0.34%
2032 0.31% -0.32%
2031 0.33% -0.29%
2030 0.35% -0.26%
2029 0.37% -0.23%
2028 0.39% -0.2%
2027 0.41% -0.16%
2026 0.44% -0.69%
2025 0.45% -0.15%
2024 0.48% -0.09%
2023 0.47% -0.09%
2022 0.43% -0.28%
2021 0.51% -0.21%
2020 0.7% 0.09%
2019 0.84% 0.14%
2018 0.91% 0.14%
2017 0.95% 0.16%
2016 1.02% 0.13%
2015 1.07% 0.1%
2014 1.08% 0.1%
2013 1.12% 0.11%
2012 1.17% 0.17%
2011 1.18% 0.13%
2010 1.25% 0.09%
2009 1.35% 0.13%
2008 1.37% 0.09%
2007 1.36% 0.03%
2006 1.41% 0.005%
2005 1.46% 0.01%
2004 1.48% -0.02%
2003 1.55% -0.07%
2002 1.67% -0.04%
2001 1.81% -0.18%
2000 1.96% -0.14%
1999 2.1% 0.1%
1998 2.19% 0.13%
1997 2.29% 0.18%
1996 2.37% 0.21%
1995 2.44% 0.29%
1994 2.49% 0.39%
1993 2.53% 0.38%
1992 2.56% 0.03%
1991 2.58% 0.08%
1990 2.56% 0.44%
1989 2.55% 0.48%
1988 2.61% 0.53%
1987 2.68% 0.56%
1986 2.75% 0.62%
1985 2.79% 0.68%
1984 2.79% 0.69%
1983 2.79% 0.73%
1982 2.77% 0.78%
1981 2.76% 0.73%
1980 2.76% 0.83%
1979 2.74% 1%
1978 2.7% 1.03%
1977 2.67% 1.06%
1976 2.63% 1.06%
1975 2.6% 1.06%
1974 2.58% 1.04%
1973 2.58% 0.98%
1972 2.63% 0.86%
1971 2.7% 0.42%
1970 2.78% 0.43%
1969 2.85% 0.77%
1968 2.97% 0.78%
1967 3.14% 0.85%
1966 3.27% 0.93%
1965 3.41% 1.01%
1964 3.53% 1.06%
1963 3.65% 1.03%
1962 3.74% 1.11%
1961 3.8% 3.04%

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 Slovakia's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Slovakia
Current population
5186356
5376239
Population rank 126/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.06%
One net population change
22.9 minutes
1.06 hours
One birth every
10.3 minutes
11.4 minutes
One death every
18.4 minutes
9.79 minutes
Daily growth/decline +63 -23
Annual growth/decline +23,040 -8,256
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 134/197 170/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -31,377
Net migration rank 63/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -31,377
2024 22,699 967 -7,591 -21,027
2023 24,109 995 -5,427 4,933
2022 21,409 1,006 -7,062 92,314
2021 20,119 1,018 -16,886 -8,172
2020 29,164 1,029 -2,184 4,350
2019 37,682 1,653 3,818 3,128
2018 42,469 1,673 3,268 3,446
2017 43,471 1,671 4,351 3,279
2016 45,565 1,649 5,431 3,487
2015 49,077 1,617 2,170 2,549
2014 49,559 1,589 3,793 -1,158
2013 49,227 1,579 2,707 -1,181
2012 52,036 1,587 3,245 871
2011 52,884 1,695 9,177 -2,392
2010 50,803 2,357 7,008 -1,814
2009 55,757 3,432 8,619 -542
2008 56,491 3,794 4,303 -495
2007 55,244 4,080 537 -571
2006 54,177 4,321 537 -549
2005 57,139 4,567 537 -561
2004 55,769 4,856 1,611 -522
2003 56,743 5,216 -537 -646
2002 58,388 5,812 -538 -580
2001 62,199 7,119 -1,076 -860
2000 64,268 8,826 2,155 -831
1999 64,922 13,253 3,777 -119
1998 64,788 15,556 4,312 -12
1997 64,954 16,954 6,999 247
1996 66,094 17,393 9,135 246
1995 67,585 16,609 9,115 -30
1994 68,336 15,587 14,970 -109
1993 69,016 14,431 20,769 72
1992 69,830 13,069 21,220 -201
1991 70,506 10,757 23,865 174
1990 71,727 7,949 25,436 -9,402
1989 72,327 3,758 26,380 -7,254
1988 72,944 2,414 30,979 -6,500
1987 73,188 2,267 31,859 -6,401
1986 73,211 2,302 34,279 -6,143
1985 72,776 2,357 37,680 -6,068
1984 71,062 2,402 38,966 -6,276
1983 68,972 2,449 39,717 -6,361
1982 66,826 2,453 41,958 -6,088
1981 64,632 2,431 43,640 -5,821
1980 62,561 2,387 44,320 -5,522
1979 60,984 2,349 52,353 -4,712
1978 58,327 2,296 52,324 -4,689
1977 56,122 2,228 52,762 -4,621
1976 54,019 2,129 54,121 -4,432
1975 51,979 1,992 52,604 -4,652
1974 50,349 1,839 52,524 -4,190
1973 48,943 1,468 49,199 -3,854
1972 48,417 1,366 46,426 -3,516
1971 48,341 1,296 40,105 -3,495
1970 48,398 1,137 38,575 -4,919
1969 48,790 1,017 39,312 -8,998
1968 48,361 939 38,113 -8,881
1967 50,193 926 41,824 -8,876
1966 50,755 930 45,440 -8,817
1965 51,196 932 48,517 -8,707
1964 51,435 934 54,092 -8,608
1963 51,403 938 54,382 -8,548
1962 51,046 934 49,587 -9,019
1961 50,149 924 55,749 4,812
1960 48,857 910 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 18.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 20,112 people) and 81.4% is from migration (a gain of 88,287 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 481K
Kosice 222K
Presov 81.2K
Zilina 79.9K
Nitra 75.3K
Banska Bystrica 73.1K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.2K
Poprad 48K

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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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