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

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The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,152,950 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,186,356 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 10.4 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.71% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.19M (20% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Costa Rica vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Sudan
2100 3,803,678 138,786,562
2099 3,841,913 138,200,726
2098 3,880,484 137,581,716
2097 3,919,475 136,936,850
2096 3,958,826 136,293,310
2095 3,998,552 135,619,411
2094 4,038,516 134,962,748
2093 4,078,807 134,241,761
2092 4,119,351 133,476,598
2091 4,160,111 132,717,036
2090 4,200,989 131,929,843
2089 4,241,888 131,106,299
2088 4,282,758 130,258,636
2087 4,323,650 129,375,710
2086 4,364,399 128,473,461
2085 4,404,935 127,558,118
2084 4,445,179 126,607,392
2083 4,485,048 125,651,327
2082 4,524,570 124,696,076
2081 4,563,658 123,744,490
2080 4,602,126 122,770,063
2079 4,640,060 121,779,815
2078 4,677,313 120,751,900
2077 4,713,901 119,717,424
2076 4,749,678 118,681,140
2075 4,784,723 117,612,837
2074 4,819,050 116,516,833
2073 4,852,492 115,406,797
2072 4,885,078 114,272,123
2071 4,916,792 113,124,997
2070 4,947,655 111,982,729
2069 4,977,764 110,816,409
2068 5,006,939 109,652,769
2067 5,035,207 108,433,341
2066 5,062,849 107,199,808
2065 5,089,797 105,978,161
2064 5,115,866 104,726,820
2063 5,141,239 103,455,672
2062 5,165,574 102,156,918
2061 5,189,146 100,859,967
2060 5,211,857 99,547,905
2059 5,233,370 98,233,054
2058 5,253,830 96,897,205
2057 5,273,143 95,551,255
2056 5,291,310 94,198,924
2055 5,308,124 92,819,157
2054 5,323,598 91,429,774
2053 5,337,707 90,049,799
2052 5,350,263 88,658,871
2051 5,361,152 87,267,085
2050 5,370,484 85,869,620
2049 5,378,189 84,466,974
2048 5,384,366 83,095,662
2047 5,388,962 81,727,967
2046 5,391,996 80,356,627
2045 5,393,493 78,980,614
2044 5,393,407 77,616,012
2043 5,391,873 76,252,103
2042 5,388,912 74,901,092
2041 5,384,386 73,546,861
2040 5,378,629 72,207,474
2039 5,371,473 70,876,908
2038 5,362,904 69,547,797
2037 5,353,217 68,201,884
2036 5,342,317 66,863,109
2035 5,330,286 65,516,233
2034 5,317,189 64,168,801
2033 5,302,930 62,823,562
2032 5,287,714 61,491,227
2031 5,271,514 60,168,709
2030 5,254,366 58,846,984
2029 5,236,206 57,534,918
2028 5,217,031 56,242,802
2027 5,196,723 54,955,096
2026 5,175,408 53,313,722
2025 5,152,950 51,662,147
2024 5,129,910 50,448,963
2023 5,105,525 50,042,791
2022 5,081,765 49,383,346
2021 5,059,988 48,066,924
2020 5,034,320 46,789,231
2019 4,999,553 45,548,175
2018 4,957,818 44,230,596
2017 4,913,177 42,714,306
2016 4,866,998 41,259,892
2015 4,818,038 40,024,431
2014 4,767,119 38,823,318
2013 4,716,147 37,785,849
2012 4,663,934 36,923,178
2011 4,609,833 36,140,806
2010 4,555,962 35,414,399
2009 4,499,791 34,569,113
2008 4,440,056 33,623,980
2007 4,380,248 32,764,135
2006 4,321,340 31,992,435
2005 4,261,240 31,262,444
2004 4,200,078 30,556,637
2003 4,138,784 29,896,035
2002 4,075,705 29,228,727
2001 4,008,947 28,516,770
2000 3,937,739 27,816,745
1999 3,862,101 27,130,613
1998 3,782,838 26,458,999
1997 3,701,711 25,799,821
1996 3,619,013 25,231,528
1995 3,535,176 24,672,143
1994 3,451,122 24,043,948
1993 3,367,434 23,445,592
1992 3,284,258 22,927,355
1991 3,202,176 22,470,676
1990 3,121,706 22,021,481
1989 3,043,827 21,578,022
1988 2,968,103 21,138,431
1987 2,892,699 20,704,904
1986 2,817,216 20,288,238
1985 2,741,894 19,905,872
1984 2,667,595 19,546,528
1983 2,595,153 19,109,770
1982 2,524,806 18,486,645
1981 2,456,637 17,780,572
1980 2,390,633 17,058,905
1979 2,326,490 16,355,352
1978 2,264,510 15,695,003
1977 2,205,025 15,086,614
1976 2,147,774 14,569,716
1975 2,092,719 14,064,798
1974 2,039,643 13,580,723
1973 1,988,343 13,049,315
1972 1,938,248 12,527,856
1971 1,888,539 12,105,539
1970 1,838,949 11,695,771
1969 1,789,276 11,298,936
1968 1,739,731 10,917,999
1967 1,689,523 10,550,597
1966 1,638,116 10,197,578
1965 1,586,208 9,858,030
1964 1,533,960 9,531,109
1963 1,481,604 9,218,077
1962 1,429,445 8,919,028
1961 1,377,920 8,634,941
1960 1,327,496 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 319,358 people (a 6.56% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 139M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Sudan
2100 -1% 0.42%
2099 -0.99% 0.45%
2098 -0.99% 0.47%
2097 -0.99% 0.47%
2096 -0.99% 0.5%
2095 -0.99% 0.49%
2094 -0.99% 0.54%
2093 -0.98% 0.57%
2092 -0.98% 0.57%
2091 -0.97% 0.6%
2090 -0.96% 0.63%
2089 -0.95% 0.65%
2088 -0.95% 0.68%
2087 -0.93% 0.7%
2086 -0.92% 0.72%
2085 -0.91% 0.75%
2084 -0.89% 0.76%
2083 -0.87% 0.77%
2082 -0.86% 0.77%
2081 -0.84% 0.79%
2080 -0.82% 0.81%
2079 -0.8% 0.85%
2078 -0.78% 0.86%
2077 -0.75% 0.87%
2076 -0.73% 0.91%
2075 -0.71% 0.94%
2074 -0.69% 0.96%
2073 -0.67% 0.99%
2072 -0.65% 1.01%
2071 -0.62% 1.02%
2070 -0.6% 1.05%
2069 -0.58% 1.06%
2068 -0.56% 1.12%
2067 -0.55% 1.15%
2066 -0.53% 1.15%
2065 -0.51% 1.19%
2064 -0.49% 1.23%
2063 -0.47% 1.27%
2062 -0.45% 1.29%
2061 -0.44% 1.32%
2060 -0.41% 1.34%
2059 -0.39% 1.38%
2058 -0.37% 1.41%
2057 -0.34% 1.44%
2056 -0.32% 1.49%
2055 -0.29% 1.52%
2054 -0.26% 1.53%
2053 -0.23% 1.57%
2052 -0.2% 1.59%
2051 -0.17% 1.63%
2050 -0.14% 1.66%
2049 -0.11% 1.65%
2048 -0.09% 1.67%
2047 -0.06% 1.71%
2046 -0.03% 1.74%
2045 0.002% 1.76%
2044 0.03% 1.79%
2043 0.05% 1.8%
2042 0.08% 1.84%
2041 0.11% 1.85%
2040 0.13% 1.88%
2039 0.16% 1.91%
2038 0.18% 1.97%
2037 0.2% 2%
2036 0.23% 2.06%
2035 0.25% 2.1%
2034 0.27% 2.14%
2033 0.29% 2.17%
2032 0.31% 2.2%
2031 0.33% 2.25%
2030 0.35% 2.28%
2029 0.37% 2.3%
2028 0.39% 2.34%
2027 0.41% 3.08%
2026 0.44% 3.2%
2025 0.45% 2.4%
2024 0.48% 0.81%
2023 0.47% 1.34%
2022 0.43% 2.74%
2021 0.51% 2.73%
2020 0.7% 2.72%
2019 0.84% 2.98%
2018 0.91% 3.55%
2017 0.95% 3.53%
2016 1.02% 3.09%
2015 1.07% 3.09%
2014 1.08% 2.75%
2013 1.12% 2.34%
2012 1.17% 2.16%
2011 1.18% 2.05%
2010 1.25% 2.45%
2009 1.35% 2.81%
2008 1.37% 2.62%
2007 1.36% 2.41%
2006 1.41% 2.34%
2005 1.46% 2.31%
2004 1.48% 2.21%
2003 1.55% 2.28%
2002 1.67% 2.5%
2001 1.81% 2.52%
2000 1.96% 2.53%
1999 2.1% 2.54%
1998 2.19% 2.55%
1997 2.29% 2.25%
1996 2.37% 2.27%
1995 2.44% 2.61%
1994 2.49% 2.55%
1993 2.53% 2.26%
1992 2.56% 2.03%
1991 2.58% 2.04%
1990 2.56% 2.06%
1989 2.55% 2.08%
1988 2.61% 2.09%
1987 2.68% 2.05%
1986 2.75% 1.92%
1985 2.79% 1.84%
1984 2.79% 2.29%
1983 2.79% 3.37%
1982 2.77% 3.97%
1981 2.76% 4.23%
1980 2.76% 4.3%
1979 2.74% 4.21%
1978 2.7% 4.03%
1977 2.67% 3.55%
1976 2.63% 3.59%
1975 2.6% 3.56%
1974 2.58% 4.07%
1973 2.58% 4.16%
1972 2.63% 3.49%
1971 2.7% 3.5%
1970 2.78% 3.51%
1969 2.85% 3.49%
1968 2.97% 3.48%
1967 3.14% 3.46%
1966 3.27% 3.44%
1965 3.41% 3.43%
1964 3.53% 3.4%
1963 3.65% 3.35%
1962 3.74% 3.29%
1961 3.8% 3.23%

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 Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Sudan
Current population
5186356
54156832
Population rank 126/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.65%
One net population change
22.9 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
10.3 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
18.4 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +63 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +23,040 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 134/197 30/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 +291,469
Net migration rank 63/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - 291,469
2024 22,699 967 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 24,109 995 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 21,409 1,006 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 20,119 1,018 1,293,817 31,664
2020 29,164 1,029 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 37,682 1,653 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 42,469 1,673 1,257,387 125,499
2017 43,471 1,671 1,208,046 441,623
2016 45,565 1,649 1,174,422 84,728
2015 49,077 1,617 1,145,259 66,476
2014 49,559 1,589 1,097,962 92,504
2013 49,227 1,579 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 52,036 1,587 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 52,884 1,695 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 50,803 2,357 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 55,757 3,432 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 56,491 3,794 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 55,244 4,080 992,819 -201,769
2006 54,177 4,321 963,740 -211,387
2005 57,139 4,567 907,017 -199,378
2004 55,769 4,856 889,382 -185,392
2003 56,743 5,216 898,226 -281,001
2002 58,388 5,812 897,965 -180,603
2001 62,199 7,119 880,284 -173,745
2000 64,268 8,826 858,536 -165,030
1999 64,922 13,253 835,840 -157,090
1998 64,788 15,556 814,752 -150,271
1997 64,954 16,954 802,245 -148,368
1996 66,094 17,393 792,926 -310,221
1995 67,585 16,609 780,700 -144,670
1994 68,336 15,587 764,645 -144,324
1993 69,016 14,431 743,249 -166,861
1992 69,830 13,069 731,177 -271,093
1991 70,506 10,757 714,612 -261,341
1990 71,727 7,949 699,953 -254,825
1989 72,327 3,758 683,743 -241,979
1988 72,944 2,414 672,604 -235,213
1987 73,188 2,267 658,416 -228,756
1986 73,211 2,302 649,649 -245,968
1985 72,776 2,357 583,382 -222,315
1984 71,062 2,402 577,405 -219,755
1983 68,972 2,449 570,198 -54,325
1982 66,826 2,453 606,362 124,007
1981 64,632 2,431 585,087 96,697
1980 62,561 2,387 552,930 208,602
1979 60,984 2,349 524,942 120,613
1978 58,327 2,296 497,987 177,153
1977 56,122 2,228 483,089 58,540
1976 54,019 2,129 470,019 22,147
1975 51,979 1,992 454,813 62,843
1974 50,349 1,839 444,456 6,023
1973 48,943 1,468 439,201 173,143
1972 48,417 1,366 428,340 2,238
1971 48,341 1,296 417,641 -3,577
1970 48,398 1,137 401,013 4,479
1969 48,790 1,017 385,712 2,476
1968 48,361 939 370,917 2,776
1967 50,193 926 356,599 4,508
1966 50,755 930 342,118 2,813
1965 51,196 932 327,799 6,367
1964 51,435 934 315,166 4,505
1963 51,403 938 302,132 4,263
1962 51,046 934 287,317 4,387
1961 50,149 924 272,562 3,904
1960 48,857 910 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/sudan | CC BY

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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