Population in Costa Rica compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Trinidad	Costa Rica	Trinidad
1960	1,327,496	844,943	-	-
1961	1,377,920	863,144	3.8%	2.15%
1962	1,429,445	880,194	3.74%	1.98%
1963	1,481,604	896,804	3.65%	1.89%
1964	1,533,960	912,963	3.53%	1.8%
1965	1,586,208	928,425	3.41%	1.69%
1966	1,638,116	942,937	3.27%	1.56%
1967	1,689,523	956,418	3.14%	1.43%
1968	1,739,731	969,006	2.97%	1.32%
1969	1,789,276	980,706	2.85%	1.21%
1970	1,838,949	991,471	2.78%	1.1%
1971	1,888,539	1,002,585	2.7%	1.12%
1972	1,938,248	1,014,921	2.63%	1.23%
1973	1,988,343	1,027,851	2.58%	1.27%
1974	2,039,643	1,040,761	2.58%	1.26%
1975	2,092,719	1,053,469	2.6%	1.22%
1976	2,147,774	1,066,311	2.63%	1.22%
1977	2,205,025	1,079,554	2.67%	1.24%
1978	2,264,510	1,093,380	2.7%	1.28%
1979	2,326,490	1,107,639	2.74%	1.3%
1980	2,390,633	1,121,744	2.76%	1.27%
1981	2,456,637	1,135,132	2.76%	1.19%
1982	2,524,806	1,147,927	2.77%	1.13%
1983	2,595,153	1,160,534	2.79%	1.1%
1984	2,667,595	1,172,984	2.79%	1.07%
1985	2,741,894	1,187,366	2.79%	1.23%
1986	2,817,216	1,203,124	2.75%	1.33%
1987	2,892,699	1,217,364	2.68%	1.18%
1988	2,968,103	1,230,069	2.61%	1.04%
1989	3,043,827	1,241,600	2.55%	0.94%
1990	3,121,706	1,252,208	2.56%	0.85%
1991	3,202,176	1,262,171	2.58%	0.8%
1992	3,284,258	1,271,674	2.56%	0.75%
1993	3,367,434	1,280,466	2.53%	0.69%
1994	3,451,122	1,288,341	2.49%	0.62%
1995	3,535,176	1,295,169	2.44%	0.53%
1996	3,619,013	1,300,928	2.37%	0.44%
1997	3,701,711	1,305,836	2.29%	0.38%
1998	3,782,838	1,310,225	2.19%	0.34%
1999	3,862,101	1,314,708	2.1%	0.34%
2000	3,937,739	1,319,774	1.96%	0.39%
2001	4,008,947	1,325,567	1.81%	0.44%
2002	4,075,705	1,332,011	1.67%	0.49%
2003	4,138,784	1,338,709	1.55%	0.5%
2004	4,200,078	1,345,380	1.48%	0.5%
2005	4,261,240	1,294,494	1.46%	-3.78%
2006	4,321,340	1,297,944	1.41%	0.27%
2007	4,380,248	1,303,188	1.36%	0.4%
2008	4,440,056	1,308,587	1.37%	0.41%
2009	4,499,791	1,310,106	1.35%	0.12%
2010	4,555,962	1,317,714	1.25%	0.58%
2011	4,609,833	1,328,019	1.18%	0.78%
2012	4,663,934	1,335,194	1.17%	0.54%
2013	4,716,147	1,340,557	1.12%	0.4%
2014	4,767,119	1,345,343	1.08%	0.36%
2015	4,818,038	1,349,667	1.07%	0.32%
2016	4,866,998	1,353,895	1.02%	0.31%
2017	4,913,177	1,356,633	0.95%	0.2%
2018	4,957,818	1,359,193	0.91%	0.19%
2019	4,999,553	1,363,985	0.84%	0.35%
2020	5,034,320	1,366,725	0.7%	0.2%
2021	5,059,988	1,367,558	0.51%	0.06%
2022	5,081,765	1,365,805	0.43%	-0.13%
2023	5,105,525	1,367,510	0.47%	0.12%
2024	5,129,910	1,368,333	0.48%	0.06%
2025	5,152,946	1,371,404	0.45%	0.22%
2026	5,174,780	1,373,317	0.42%	0.14%
2027	5,195,555	1,374,242	0.4%	0.07%
2028	5,215,247	1,374,318	0.38%	0.006%
2029	5,233,877	1,373,690	0.36%	-0.05%
2030	5,251,495	1,372,463	0.34%	-0.09%
2031	5,268,137	1,370,749	0.32%	-0.12%
2032	5,283,807	1,368,525	0.3%	-0.16%
2033	5,298,514	1,365,873	0.28%	-0.19%
2034	5,312,162	1,362,803	0.26%	-0.22%
2035	5,324,698	1,359,333	0.24%	-0.25%
2036	5,336,133	1,355,490	0.21%	-0.28%
2037	5,346,408	1,351,300	0.19%	-0.31%
2038	5,355,519	1,346,775	0.17%	-0.33%
2039	5,363,363	1,341,909	0.15%	-0.36%
2040	5,369,806	1,336,720	0.12%	-0.39%
2041	5,374,934	1,331,223	0.1%	-0.41%
2042	5,378,670	1,325,440	0.07%	-0.43%
2043	5,380,915	1,319,360	0.04%	-0.46%
2044	5,381,720	1,313,024	0.01%	-0.48%
2045	5,381,014	1,306,452	-0.01%	-0.5%
2046	5,378,757	1,299,645	-0.04%	-0.52%
2047	5,374,945	1,292,634	-0.07%	-0.54%
2048	5,369,577	1,285,402	-0.1%	-0.56%
2049	5,362,651	1,277,967	-0.13%	-0.58%
2050	5,354,148	1,270,340	-0.16%	-0.6%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Costa Rica increased by 556,798 people (a 13.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,173 people (a 4.26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Costa Rica gained 352,446 (a 7.32% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 23,273 (a 1.72% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 120th most populous country in 2005 and is 126th in 2025. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2005 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.47% to 1,270,340 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.