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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 2.4 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Costa Rica vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Tunisia
2100 3,804,183 10,722,837
2099 3,842,423 10,798,417
2098 3,880,999 10,872,527
2097 3,919,996 10,944,510
2096 3,959,352 11,017,262
2095 3,999,084 11,088,773
2094 4,039,053 11,159,761
2093 4,079,349 11,228,741
2092 4,119,898 11,296,441
2091 4,160,663 11,362,922
2090 4,201,548 11,428,150
2089 4,242,452 11,492,395
2088 4,283,327 11,554,451
2087 4,324,225 11,616,399
2086 4,364,979 11,677,706
2085 4,405,520 11,736,824
2084 4,445,770 11,795,185
2083 4,485,644 11,853,617
2082 4,525,171 11,911,196
2081 4,564,265 11,966,771
2080 4,602,737 12,023,486
2079 4,640,677 12,080,879
2078 4,677,935 12,138,513
2077 4,714,527 12,194,072
2076 4,750,309 12,247,445
2075 4,785,359 12,301,960
2074 4,819,691 12,355,470
2073 4,853,137 12,410,281
2072 4,885,727 12,463,568
2071 4,917,445 12,517,952
2070 4,948,313 12,571,557
2069 4,978,425 12,625,027
2068 5,007,604 12,677,388
2067 5,035,877 12,728,611
2066 5,063,521 12,778,160
2065 5,090,474 12,827,417
2064 5,116,546 12,873,288
2063 5,141,922 12,917,720
2062 5,166,260 12,960,075
2061 5,189,836 12,999,502
2060 5,212,549 13,037,172
2059 5,234,066 13,069,268
2058 5,254,528 13,098,461
2057 5,273,844 13,124,682
2056 5,292,013 13,147,057
2055 5,308,829 13,164,337
2054 5,324,305 13,177,456
2053 5,338,417 13,184,564
2052 5,350,974 13,188,052
2051 5,361,865 13,187,435
2050 5,371,197 13,181,992
2049 5,378,904 13,173,401
2048 5,385,081 13,160,968
2047 5,389,678 13,144,429
2046 5,392,713 13,125,908
2045 5,394,209 13,104,999
2044 5,394,124 13,081,801
2043 5,392,590 13,057,259
2042 5,389,628 13,031,516
2041 5,385,101 13,006,019
2040 5,379,344 12,979,703
2039 5,372,186 12,952,741
2038 5,363,617 12,925,306
2037 5,353,928 12,896,316
2036 5,343,027 12,865,989
2035 5,330,994 12,835,689
2034 5,317,895 12,803,284
2033 5,303,634 12,766,519
2032 5,288,416 12,728,299
2031 5,272,215 12,687,827
2030 5,255,064 12,644,489
2029 5,236,901 12,596,686
2028 5,217,724 12,542,752
2027 5,197,413 12,484,560
2026 5,176,096 12,420,467
2025 5,153,634 12,351,028
2024 5,129,910 12,277,109
2023 5,105,525 12,200,431
2022 5,081,765 12,119,334
2021 5,059,988 12,048,622
2020 5,034,320 11,974,057
2019 4,999,553 11,875,081
2018 4,957,818 11,765,514
2017 4,913,177 11,650,498
2016 4,866,998 11,528,674
2015 4,818,038 11,402,264
2014 4,767,119 11,274,288
2013 4,716,147 11,141,361
2012 4,663,934 11,009,647
2011 4,609,833 10,886,035
2010 4,555,962 10,765,980
2009 4,499,791 10,650,681
2008 4,440,056 10,542,635
2007 4,380,248 10,441,702
2006 4,321,340 10,346,410
2005 4,261,240 10,255,472
2004 4,200,078 10,166,163
2003 4,138,784 10,071,632
2002 4,075,705 9,971,515
2001 4,008,947 9,869,677
2000 3,937,739 9,764,935
1999 3,862,101 9,655,963
1998 3,782,838 9,541,667
1997 3,701,711 9,421,270
1996 3,619,013 9,294,432
1995 3,535,176 9,161,258
1994 3,451,122 9,018,448
1993 3,367,434 8,857,910
1992 3,284,258 8,682,512
1991 3,202,176 8,501,827
1990 3,121,706 8,324,509
1989 3,043,827 8,151,660
1988 2,968,103 7,974,440
1987 2,892,699 7,789,987
1986 2,817,216 7,600,301
1985 2,741,894 7,409,903
1984 2,667,595 7,220,044
1983 2,595,153 7,053,800
1982 2,524,806 6,908,642
1981 2,456,637 6,758,284
1980 2,390,633 6,606,195
1979 2,326,490 6,456,419
1978 2,264,510 6,309,390
1977 2,205,025 6,155,931
1976 2,147,774 5,996,994
1975 2,092,719 5,839,262
1974 2,039,643 5,684,674
1973 1,988,343 5,537,242
1972 1,938,248 5,396,557
1971 1,888,539 5,261,658
1970 1,838,949 5,131,396
1969 1,789,276 5,004,697
1968 1,739,731 4,879,899
1967 1,689,523 4,760,970
1966 1,638,116 4,652,287
1965 1,586,208 4,561,385
1964 1,533,960 4,489,869
1963 1,481,604 4,427,131
1962 1,429,445 4,369,136
1961 1,377,920 4,316,278
1960 1,327,496 4,267,288

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Costa Rica's population will grow by 3.65% to 5,371,197 people and will still be ranked 126th. The population of Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Tunisia
2100 -1% -0.7%
2099 -0.99% -0.68%
2098 -0.99% -0.66%
2097 -0.99% -0.66%
2096 -0.99% -0.64%
2095 -0.99% -0.64%
2094 -0.99% -0.61%
2093 -0.98% -0.6%
2092 -0.98% -0.59%
2091 -0.97% -0.57%
2090 -0.96% -0.56%
2089 -0.95% -0.54%
2088 -0.95% -0.53%
2087 -0.93% -0.52%
2086 -0.92% -0.5%
2085 -0.91% -0.49%
2084 -0.89% -0.49%
2083 -0.87% -0.48%
2082 -0.86% -0.46%
2081 -0.84% -0.47%
2080 -0.82% -0.48%
2079 -0.8% -0.47%
2078 -0.78% -0.46%
2077 -0.75% -0.44%
2076 -0.73% -0.44%
2075 -0.71% -0.43%
2074 -0.69% -0.44%
2073 -0.67% -0.43%
2072 -0.65% -0.43%
2071 -0.62% -0.43%
2070 -0.6% -0.42%
2069 -0.58% -0.41%
2068 -0.56% -0.4%
2067 -0.55% -0.39%
2066 -0.53% -0.38%
2065 -0.51% -0.36%
2064 -0.49% -0.34%
2063 -0.47% -0.33%
2062 -0.45% -0.3%
2061 -0.44% -0.29%
2060 -0.41% -0.25%
2059 -0.39% -0.22%
2058 -0.37% -0.2%
2057 -0.34% -0.17%
2056 -0.32% -0.13%
2055 -0.29% -0.1%
2054 -0.26% -0.05%
2053 -0.23% -0.03%
2052 -0.2% 0.005%
2051 -0.17% 0.04%
2050 -0.14% 0.07%
2049 -0.11% 0.09%
2048 -0.09% 0.13%
2047 -0.06% 0.14%
2046 -0.03% 0.16%
2045 0.002% 0.18%
2044 0.03% 0.19%
2043 0.05% 0.2%
2042 0.08% 0.2%
2041 0.11% 0.2%
2040 0.13% 0.21%
2039 0.16% 0.21%
2038 0.18% 0.22%
2037 0.2% 0.24%
2036 0.23% 0.24%
2035 0.25% 0.25%
2034 0.27% 0.29%
2033 0.29% 0.3%
2032 0.31% 0.32%
2031 0.33% 0.34%
2030 0.35% 0.38%
2029 0.37% 0.43%
2028 0.39% 0.47%
2027 0.41% 0.52%
2026 0.44% 0.56%
2025 0.46% 0.6%
2024 0.48% 0.63%
2023 0.47% 0.67%
2022 0.43% 0.59%
2021 0.51% 0.62%
2020 0.7% 0.83%
2019 0.84% 0.93%
2018 0.91% 0.99%
2017 0.95% 1.06%
2016 1.02% 1.11%
2015 1.07% 1.14%
2014 1.08% 1.19%
2013 1.12% 1.2%
2012 1.17% 1.14%
2011 1.18% 1.12%
2010 1.25% 1.08%
2009 1.35% 1.02%
2008 1.37% 0.97%
2007 1.36% 0.92%
2006 1.41% 0.89%
2005 1.46% 0.88%
2004 1.48% 0.94%
2003 1.55% 1%
2002 1.67% 1.03%
2001 1.81% 1.07%
2000 1.96% 1.13%
1999 2.1% 1.2%
1998 2.19% 1.28%
1997 2.29% 1.36%
1996 2.37% 1.45%
1995 2.44% 1.58%
1994 2.49% 1.81%
1993 2.53% 2.02%
1992 2.56% 2.13%
1991 2.58% 2.13%
1990 2.56% 2.12%
1989 2.55% 2.22%
1988 2.61% 2.37%
1987 2.68% 2.5%
1986 2.75% 2.57%
1985 2.79% 2.63%
1984 2.79% 2.36%
1983 2.79% 2.1%
1982 2.77% 2.22%
1981 2.76% 2.3%
1980 2.76% 2.32%
1979 2.74% 2.33%
1978 2.7% 2.49%
1977 2.67% 2.65%
1976 2.63% 2.7%
1975 2.6% 2.72%
1974 2.58% 2.66%
1973 2.58% 2.61%
1972 2.63% 2.56%
1971 2.7% 2.54%
1970 2.78% 2.53%
1969 2.85% 2.56%
1968 2.97% 2.5%
1967 3.14% 2.34%
1966 3.27% 1.99%
1965 3.41% 1.59%
1964 3.53% 1.42%
1963 3.65% 1.33%
1962 3.74% 1.22%
1961 3.8% 1.15%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Tunisia
Current population
5181862
12437803
Population rank 126/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.15%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
18.9 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +210
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 124/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 -14,523
Net migration rank 63/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - -14,523
2024 - 967 - -15,221
2023 24,109 995 93,663 -14,001
2022 21,409 1,006 96,531 -14,001
2021 20,119 1,018 68,087 -9,190
2020 29,164 1,029 109,431 -19,188
2019 37,682 1,653 127,312 -19,612
2018 42,469 1,673 132,445 -21,012
2017 43,471 1,671 140,971 -22,365
2016 45,565 1,649 148,870 -23,827
2015 49,077 1,617 153,007 -25,229
2014 49,559 1,589 154,762 -26,586
2013 49,227 1,579 154,687 -17,020
2012 52,036 1,587 151,812 -26,059
2011 52,884 1,695 143,401 -21,935
2010 50,803 2,357 132,809 -14,168
2009 55,757 3,432 125,465 -13,512
2008 56,491 3,794 121,873 -17,742
2007 55,244 4,080 118,920 -21,190
2006 54,177 4,321 116,945 -24,098
2005 57,139 4,567 115,374 -26,361
2004 55,769 4,856 113,322 -23,735
2003 56,743 5,216 111,926 -12,459
2002 58,388 5,812 109,099 -8,334
2001 62,199 7,119 110,146 -7,235
2000 64,268 8,826 112,501 -5,937
1999 64,922 13,253 114,829 -3,452
1998 64,788 15,556 121,332 -4,111
1997 64,954 16,954 128,327 -4,756
1996 66,094 17,393 135,615 -5,506
1995 67,585 16,609 144,345 -8,095
1994 68,336 15,587 153,647 -4,271
1993 69,016 14,431 160,922 10,771
1992 69,830 13,069 163,978 15,124
1991 70,506 10,757 166,245 16,021
1990 71,727 7,949 168,180 4,183
1989 72,327 3,758 169,221 4,100
1988 72,944 2,414 177,176 3,934
1987 73,188 2,267 184,101 3,711
1986 73,211 2,302 188,107 3,464
1985 72,776 2,357 186,344 2,887
1984 71,062 2,402 182,386 8,109
1983 68,972 2,449 179,878 -37,895
1982 66,826 2,453 177,898 -29,559
1981 64,632 2,431 176,628 -24,242
1980 62,561 2,387 171,094 -19,321
1979 60,984 2,349 171,463 -23,688
1978 58,327 2,296 173,255 -26,968
1977 56,122 2,228 174,539 -13,910
1976 54,019 2,129 172,744 -15,499
1975 51,979 1,992 166,991 -8,765
1974 50,349 1,839 160,200 -9,254
1973 48,943 1,468 153,525 -9,606
1972 48,417 1,366 147,239 -9,790
1971 48,341 1,296 142,296 -9,949
1970 48,398 1,137 138,235 -10,054
1969 48,790 1,017 135,257 -10,049
1968 48,361 939 134,246 -9,848
1967 50,193 926 132,626 -19,155
1966 50,755 930 131,274 -27,393
1965 51,196 932 127,673 -49,751
1964 51,435 934 124,711 -59,602
1963 51,403 938 120,865 -60,505
1962 51,046 934 116,887 -61,260
1961 50,149 924 111,459 -61,369
1960 48,857 910 109,234 -61,334

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 96.3% of the population change in Costa Rica is from natural causes (a gain of 362,624 people) and 3.69% is from migration (a gain of 13,900 people). In Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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