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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Suriname	Costa Rica	Suriname
1960	1,327,496	263,918	-	-
1961	1,377,920	272,791	3.8%	3.36%
1962	1,429,445	283,912	3.74%	4.08%
1963	1,481,604	297,034	3.65%	4.62%
1964	1,533,960	309,041	3.53%	4.04%
1965	1,586,208	320,000	3.41%	3.55%
1966	1,638,116	331,135	3.27%	3.48%
1967	1,689,523	342,679	3.14%	3.49%
1968	1,739,731	354,616	2.97%	3.48%
1969	1,789,276	366,906	2.85%	3.47%
1970	1,838,949	379,442	2.78%	3.42%
1971	1,888,539	391,932	2.7%	3.29%
1972	1,938,248	397,413	2.63%	1.4%
1973	1,988,343	395,772	2.58%	-0.41%
1974	2,039,643	393,676	2.58%	-0.53%
1975	2,092,719	391,170	2.6%	-0.64%
1976	2,147,774	388,289	2.63%	-0.74%
1977	2,205,025	385,067	2.67%	-0.83%
1978	2,264,510	381,502	2.7%	-0.93%
1979	2,326,490	377,602	2.74%	-1.02%
1980	2,390,633	375,377	2.76%	-0.59%
1981	2,456,637	375,459	2.76%	0.02%
1982	2,524,806	376,555	2.77%	0.29%
1983	2,595,153	378,746	2.79%	0.58%
1984	2,667,595	382,193	2.79%	0.91%
1985	2,741,894	386,972	2.79%	1.25%
1986	2,817,216	392,330	2.75%	1.38%
1987	2,892,699	396,911	2.68%	1.17%
1988	2,968,103	402,227	2.61%	1.34%
1989	3,043,827	408,409	2.55%	1.54%
1990	3,121,706	412,493	2.56%	1%
1991	3,202,176	415,013	2.58%	0.61%
1992	3,284,258	417,589	2.56%	0.62%
1993	3,367,434	419,352	2.53%	0.42%
1994	3,451,122	422,375	2.49%	0.72%
1995	3,535,176	429,606	2.44%	1.71%
1996	3,619,013	438,830	2.37%	2.15%
1997	3,701,711	448,067	2.29%	2.1%
1998	3,782,838	457,406	2.19%	2.08%
1999	3,862,101	466,916	2.1%	2.08%
2000	3,937,739	476,643	1.96%	2.08%
2001	4,008,947	486,560	1.81%	2.08%
2002	4,075,705	496,551	1.67%	2.05%
2003	4,138,784	506,414	1.55%	1.99%
2004	4,200,078	513,923	1.48%	1.48%
2005	4,261,240	519,313	1.46%	1.05%
2006	4,321,340	524,997	1.41%	1.09%
2007	4,380,248	531,016	1.36%	1.15%
2008	4,440,056	537,245	1.37%	1.17%
2009	4,499,791	543,568	1.35%	1.18%
2010	4,555,962	549,923	1.25%	1.17%
2011	4,609,833	556,269	1.18%	1.15%
2012	4,663,934	562,633	1.17%	1.14%
2013	4,716,147	569,020	1.12%	1.14%
2014	4,767,119	575,373	1.08%	1.12%
2015	4,818,038	581,627	1.07%	1.09%
2016	4,866,998	587,757	1.02%	1.05%
2017	4,913,177	593,713	0.95%	1.01%
2018	4,957,818	599,513	0.91%	0.98%
2019	4,999,553	605,768	0.84%	1.04%
2020	5,034,320	612,317	0.7%	1.08%
2021	5,059,988	617,896	0.51%	0.91%
2022	5,081,765	623,164	0.43%	0.85%
2023	5,105,525	628,886	0.47%	0.92%
2024	5,129,910	634,431	0.48%	0.88%
2025	5,152,946	639,852	0.45%	0.85%
2026	5,174,780	645,257	0.42%	0.84%
2027	5,195,555	650,564	0.4%	0.82%
2028	5,215,247	655,783	0.38%	0.8%
2029	5,233,877	660,793	0.36%	0.76%
2030	5,251,495	665,650	0.34%	0.74%
2031	5,268,137	670,421	0.32%	0.72%
2032	5,283,807	675,070	0.3%	0.69%
2033	5,298,514	679,573	0.28%	0.67%
2034	5,312,162	683,911	0.26%	0.64%
2035	5,324,698	688,189	0.24%	0.63%
2036	5,336,133	692,343	0.21%	0.6%
2037	5,346,408	696,213	0.19%	0.56%
2038	5,355,519	699,908	0.17%	0.53%
2039	5,363,363	703,569	0.15%	0.52%
2040	5,369,806	707,156	0.12%	0.51%
2041	5,374,934	710,619	0.1%	0.49%
2042	5,378,670	713,900	0.07%	0.46%
2043	5,380,915	716,999	0.04%	0.43%
2044	5,381,720	719,920	0.01%	0.41%
2045	5,381,014	722,759	-0.01%	0.39%
2046	5,378,757	725,322	-0.04%	0.35%
2047	5,374,945	727,726	-0.07%	0.33%
2048	5,369,577	730,038	-0.1%	0.32%
2049	5,362,651	732,021	-0.13%	0.27%
2050	5,354,148	733,898	-0.16%	0.26%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.46% to 5,354,148 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.