Population in Costa Rica compared to South Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Costa Rica and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	South Sudan	Costa Rica	South Sudan
1960	1,327,496	2,931,559	-	-
1961	1,377,920	2,976,724	3.8%	1.54%
1962	1,429,445	3,024,308	3.74%	1.6%
1963	1,481,604	3,072,669	3.65%	1.6%
1964	1,533,960	3,129,918	3.53%	1.86%
1965	1,586,208	3,189,835	3.41%	1.91%
1966	1,638,116	3,236,423	3.27%	1.46%
1967	1,689,523	3,277,648	3.14%	1.27%
1968	1,739,731	3,321,528	2.97%	1.34%
1969	1,789,276	3,365,533	2.85%	1.32%
1970	1,838,949	3,409,614	2.78%	1.31%
1971	1,888,539	3,468,646	2.7%	1.73%
1972	1,938,248	3,542,497	2.63%	2.13%
1973	1,988,343	3,627,383	2.58%	2.4%
1974	2,039,643	3,723,259	2.58%	2.64%
1975	2,092,719	3,821,494	2.6%	2.64%
1976	2,147,774	3,921,910	2.63%	2.63%
1977	2,205,025	4,024,032	2.67%	2.6%
1978	2,264,510	4,127,657	2.7%	2.58%
1979	2,326,490	4,232,605	2.74%	2.54%
1980	2,390,633	4,339,030	2.76%	2.51%
1981	2,456,637	4,447,272	2.76%	2.49%
1982	2,524,806	4,557,686	2.77%	2.48%
1983	2,595,153	4,661,574	2.79%	2.28%
1984	2,667,595	4,750,627	2.79%	1.91%
1985	2,741,894	4,834,296	2.79%	1.76%
1986	2,817,216	4,921,240	2.75%	1.8%
1987	2,892,699	4,962,395	2.68%	0.84%
1988	2,968,103	4,848,029	2.61%	-2.3%
1989	3,043,827	4,713,229	2.55%	-2.78%
1990	3,121,706	4,737,633	2.56%	0.52%
1991	3,202,176	4,836,677	2.58%	2.09%
1992	3,284,258	4,909,749	2.56%	1.51%
1993	3,367,434	4,956,002	2.53%	0.94%
1994	3,451,122	5,071,184	2.49%	2.32%
1995	3,535,176	5,225,836	2.44%	3.05%
1996	3,619,013	5,356,925	2.37%	2.51%
1997	3,701,711	5,509,136	2.29%	2.84%
1998	3,782,838	5,620,068	2.19%	2.01%
1999	3,862,101	5,771,628	2.1%	2.7%
2000	3,937,739	6,032,267	1.96%	4.52%
2001	4,008,947	6,308,391	1.81%	4.58%
2002	4,075,705	6,596,806	1.67%	4.57%
2003	4,138,784	6,903,127	1.55%	4.64%
2004	4,200,078	7,233,041	1.48%	4.78%
2005	4,261,240	7,590,143	1.46%	4.94%
2006	4,321,340	7,976,526	1.41%	5.09%
2007	4,380,248	8,388,788	1.36%	5.17%
2008	4,440,056	8,817,647	1.37%	5.11%
2009	4,499,791	9,243,556	1.35%	4.83%
2010	4,555,962	9,745,953	1.25%	5.44%
2011	4,609,833	10,288,109	1.18%	5.56%
2012	4,663,934	10,756,240	1.17%	4.55%
2013	4,716,147	11,166,275	1.12%	3.81%
2014	4,767,119	11,235,073	1.08%	0.62%
2015	4,818,038	11,107,561	1.07%	-1.13%
2016	4,866,998	10,830,102	1.02%	-2.5%
2017	4,913,177	10,259,154	0.95%	-5.27%
2018	4,957,818	10,122,977	0.91%	-1.33%
2019	4,999,553	10,423,384	0.84%	2.97%
2020	5,034,320	10,698,467	0.7%	2.64%
2021	5,059,988	10,865,780	0.51%	1.56%
2022	5,081,765	11,021,177	0.43%	1.43%
2023	5,105,525	11,483,374	0.47%	4.19%
2024	5,129,910	11,943,408	0.48%	4.01%
2025	5,152,946	12,188,793	0.45%	2.05%
2026	5,174,780	12,436,036	0.42%	2.03%
2027	5,195,555	12,687,301	0.4%	2.02%
2028	5,215,247	12,941,503	0.38%	2%
2029	5,233,877	13,198,080	0.36%	1.98%
2030	5,251,495	13,457,446	0.34%	1.97%
2031	5,268,137	13,725,413	0.32%	1.99%
2032	5,283,807	13,996,343	0.3%	1.97%
2033	5,298,514	14,261,762	0.28%	1.9%
2034	5,312,162	14,527,550	0.26%	1.86%
2035	5,324,698	14,798,602	0.24%	1.87%
2036	5,336,133	15,070,098	0.21%	1.83%
2037	5,346,408	15,335,700	0.19%	1.76%
2038	5,355,519	15,595,968	0.17%	1.7%
2039	5,363,363	15,850,696	0.15%	1.63%
2040	5,369,806	16,101,470	0.12%	1.58%
2041	5,374,934	16,350,149	0.1%	1.54%
2042	5,378,670	16,593,361	0.07%	1.49%
2043	5,380,915	16,829,209	0.04%	1.42%
2044	5,381,720	17,060,176	0.01%	1.37%
2045	5,381,014	17,286,412	-0.01%	1.33%
2046	5,378,757	17,509,693	-0.04%	1.29%
2047	5,374,945	17,728,331	-0.07%	1.25%
2048	5,369,577	17,938,437	-0.1%	1.19%
2049	5,362,651	18,142,893	-0.13%	1.14%
2050	5,354,148	18,341,968	-0.16%	1.1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while South Sudan gained 3,517,418 people (a 46.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,279,837 (a 11.5% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. South Sudan was ranked 93rd in 2005 and ranked 81st 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 South Sudan will increase by 48.1% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 81st to 78th.