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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,181,862 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.5 times bigger than Costa Rica's.
  • Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.9% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Costa Rica vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
2100 3,804,183 10,046,945
2099 3,842,423 10,075,740
2098 3,880,999 10,103,319
2097 3,919,996 10,129,577
2096 3,959,352 10,154,338
2095 3,999,084 10,178,163
2094 4,039,053 10,200,371
2093 4,079,349 10,221,349
2092 4,119,898 10,240,959
2091 4,160,663 10,259,026
2090 4,201,548 10,276,261
2089 4,242,452 10,291,819
2088 4,283,327 10,306,303
2087 4,324,225 10,319,501
2086 4,364,979 10,331,090
2085 4,405,520 10,341,183
2084 4,445,770 10,349,710
2083 4,485,644 10,356,602
2082 4,525,171 10,362,422
2081 4,564,265 10,366,587
2080 4,602,737 10,369,293
2079 4,640,677 10,370,130
2078 4,677,935 10,369,013
2077 4,714,527 10,366,366
2076 4,750,309 10,361,975
2075 4,785,359 10,355,755
2074 4,819,691 10,348,384
2073 4,853,137 10,339,415
2072 4,885,727 10,328,653
2071 4,917,445 10,316,618
2070 4,948,313 10,303,565
2069 4,978,425 10,289,578
2068 5,007,604 10,274,625
2067 5,035,877 10,258,518
2066 5,063,521 10,241,362
2065 5,090,474 10,223,420
2064 5,116,546 10,204,034
2063 5,141,922 10,183,241
2062 5,166,260 10,160,903
2061 5,189,836 10,136,928
2060 5,212,549 10,111,369
2059 5,234,066 10,083,631
2058 5,254,528 10,052,905
2057 5,273,844 10,019,547
2056 5,292,013 9,983,379
2055 5,308,829 9,943,931
2054 5,324,305 9,901,473
2053 5,338,417 9,854,931
2052 5,350,974 9,804,909
2051 5,361,865 9,751,221
2050 5,371,197 9,693,713
2049 5,378,904 9,632,600
2048 5,385,081 9,567,946
2047 5,389,678 9,500,139
2046 5,392,713 9,429,355
2045 5,394,209 9,356,194
2044 5,394,124 9,280,988
2043 5,392,590 9,204,466
2042 5,389,628 9,126,898
2041 5,385,101 9,048,356
2040 5,379,344 8,969,478
2039 5,372,186 8,890,225
2038 5,363,617 8,810,850
2037 5,353,928 8,731,367
2036 5,343,027 8,651,719
2035 5,330,994 8,572,231
2034 5,317,895 8,492,483
2033 5,303,634 8,412,113
2032 5,288,416 8,330,912
2031 5,272,215 8,248,129
2030 5,255,064 8,163,024
2029 5,236,901 8,070,023
2028 5,217,724 7,969,080
2027 5,197,413 7,860,774
2026 5,176,096 7,745,331
2025 5,153,634 7,623,184
2024 5,129,910 7,494,498
2023 5,105,525 7,364,438
2022 5,081,765 7,230,193
2021 5,059,988 7,092,043
2020 5,034,320 6,949,912
2019 4,999,553 6,803,944
2018 4,957,818 6,655,524
2017 4,913,177 6,507,061
2016 4,866,998 6,360,041
2015 4,818,038 6,215,770
2014 4,767,119 6,075,283
2013 4,716,147 5,939,341
2012 4,663,934 5,808,546
2011 4,609,833 5,683,417
2010 4,555,962 5,564,356
2009 4,499,791 5,451,592
2008 4,440,056 5,345,029
2007 4,380,248 5,244,046
2006 4,321,340 5,147,105
2005 4,261,240 5,052,257
2004 4,200,078 4,958,093
2003 4,138,784 4,863,865
2002 4,075,705 4,769,465
2001 4,008,947 4,675,409
2000 3,937,739 4,582,677
1999 3,862,101 4,492,170
1998 3,782,838 4,410,507
1997 3,701,711 4,336,730
1996 3,619,013 4,263,819
1995 3,535,176 4,191,203
1994 3,451,122 4,116,662
1993 3,367,434 4,032,407
1992 3,284,258 3,944,689
1991 3,202,176 3,855,894
1990 3,121,706 3,760,562
1989 3,043,827 3,662,459
1988 2,968,103 3,559,363
1987 2,892,699 3,452,731
1986 2,817,216 3,347,809
1985 2,741,894 3,247,534
1984 2,667,595 3,154,079
1983 2,595,153 3,067,534
1982 2,524,806 2,985,557
1981 2,456,637 2,907,187
1980 2,390,633 2,832,203
1979 2,326,490 2,760,358
1978 2,264,510 2,691,088
1977 2,205,025 2,623,948
1976 2,147,774 2,558,521
1975 2,092,719 2,494,570
1974 2,039,643 2,432,028
1973 1,988,343 2,370,919
1972 1,938,248 2,311,430
1971 1,888,539 2,253,119
1970 1,838,949 2,195,616
1969 1,789,276 2,139,024
1968 1,739,731 2,083,069
1967 1,689,523 2,027,403
1966 1,638,116 1,971,737
1965 1,586,208 1,915,916
1964 1,533,960 1,859,997
1963 1,481,604 1,804,272
1962 1,429,445 1,749,214
1961 1,377,920 1,695,400
1960 1,327,496 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 314,864 people (a 6.47% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2045 at 5.39M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Costa Rica
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
2100 -1% -0.29%
2099 -0.99% -0.27%
2098 -0.99% -0.26%
2097 -0.99% -0.24%
2096 -0.99% -0.23%
2095 -0.99% -0.22%
2094 -0.99% -0.21%
2093 -0.98% -0.19%
2092 -0.98% -0.18%
2091 -0.97% -0.17%
2090 -0.96% -0.15%
2089 -0.95% -0.14%
2088 -0.95% -0.13%
2087 -0.93% -0.11%
2086 -0.92% -0.1%
2085 -0.91% -0.08%
2084 -0.89% -0.07%
2083 -0.87% -0.06%
2082 -0.86% -0.04%
2081 -0.84% -0.03%
2080 -0.82% -0.008%
2079 -0.8% 0.01%
2078 -0.78% 0.03%
2077 -0.75% 0.04%
2076 -0.73% 0.06%
2075 -0.71% 0.07%
2074 -0.69% 0.09%
2073 -0.67% 0.1%
2072 -0.65% 0.12%
2071 -0.62% 0.13%
2070 -0.6% 0.14%
2069 -0.58% 0.15%
2068 -0.56% 0.16%
2067 -0.55% 0.17%
2066 -0.53% 0.18%
2065 -0.51% 0.19%
2064 -0.49% 0.2%
2063 -0.47% 0.22%
2062 -0.45% 0.24%
2061 -0.44% 0.25%
2060 -0.41% 0.28%
2059 -0.39% 0.31%
2058 -0.37% 0.33%
2057 -0.34% 0.36%
2056 -0.32% 0.4%
2055 -0.29% 0.43%
2054 -0.26% 0.47%
2053 -0.23% 0.51%
2052 -0.2% 0.55%
2051 -0.17% 0.59%
2050 -0.14% 0.63%
2049 -0.11% 0.68%
2048 -0.09% 0.71%
2047 -0.06% 0.75%
2046 -0.03% 0.78%
2045 0.002% 0.81%
2044 0.03% 0.83%
2043 0.05% 0.85%
2042 0.08% 0.87%
2041 0.11% 0.88%
2040 0.13% 0.89%
2039 0.16% 0.9%
2038 0.18% 0.91%
2037 0.2% 0.92%
2036 0.23% 0.93%
2035 0.25% 0.94%
2034 0.27% 0.96%
2033 0.29% 0.97%
2032 0.31% 1%
2031 0.33% 1.04%
2030 0.35% 1.15%
2029 0.37% 1.27%
2028 0.39% 1.38%
2027 0.41% 1.49%
2026 0.44% 1.6%
2025 0.46% 1.72%
2024 0.48% 1.77%
2023 0.47% 1.86%
2022 0.43% 1.95%
2021 0.51% 2.05%
2020 0.7% 2.15%
2019 0.84% 2.23%
2018 0.91% 2.28%
2017 0.95% 2.31%
2016 1.02% 2.32%
2015 1.07% 2.31%
2014 1.08% 2.29%
2013 1.12% 2.25%
2012 1.17% 2.2%
2011 1.18% 2.14%
2010 1.25% 2.07%
2009 1.35% 1.99%
2008 1.37% 1.93%
2007 1.36% 1.88%
2006 1.41% 1.88%
2005 1.46% 1.9%
2004 1.48% 1.94%
2003 1.55% 1.98%
2002 1.67% 2.01%
2001 1.81% 2.02%
2000 1.96% 2.01%
1999 2.1% 1.85%
1998 2.19% 1.7%
1997 2.29% 1.71%
1996 2.37% 1.73%
1995 2.44% 1.81%
1994 2.49% 2.09%
1993 2.53% 2.22%
1992 2.56% 2.3%
1991 2.58% 2.54%
1990 2.56% 2.68%
1989 2.55% 2.9%
1988 2.61% 3.09%
1987 2.68% 3.13%
1986 2.75% 3.09%
1985 2.79% 2.96%
1984 2.79% 2.82%
1983 2.79% 2.75%
1982 2.77% 2.7%
1981 2.76% 2.65%
1980 2.76% 2.6%
1979 2.74% 2.57%
1978 2.7% 2.56%
1977 2.67% 2.56%
1976 2.63% 2.56%
1975 2.6% 2.57%
1974 2.58% 2.58%
1973 2.58% 2.57%
1972 2.63% 2.59%
1971 2.7% 2.62%
1970 2.78% 2.65%
1969 2.85% 2.69%
1968 2.97% 2.75%
1967 3.14% 2.82%
1966 3.27% 2.91%
1965 3.41% 3.01%
1964 3.53% 3.09%
1963 3.65% 3.15%
1962 3.74% 3.17%
1961 3.8% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Costa Rica grew by 0.48%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Costa Rica Turkmenistan
Current population
5181862
7776557
Population rank 126/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 0.09%
One net population change
21.6 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
10.1 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
18.9 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +67 +356
Annual growth/decline +24,385 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 138/197 61/197
One migration net change every
8.78 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +1,000 +13,268
Net migration rank 63/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 628,404 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 75/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 12.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 55/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Costa Rica
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Costa Rica Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,000 - 13,268
2024 - 967 - 14,646
2023 24,109 995 117,529 15,005
2022 21,409 1,006 121,814 14,141
2021 20,119 1,018 122,721 17,617
2020 29,164 1,029 124,014 19,913
2019 37,682 1,653 128,275 19,735
2018 42,469 1,673 129,537 19,293
2017 43,471 1,671 131,417 16,678
2016 45,565 1,649 132,581 13,365
2015 49,077 1,617 132,663 9,936
2014 49,559 1,589 129,677 8,696
2013 49,227 1,579 126,217 7,287
2012 52,036 1,587 120,957 7,125
2011 52,884 1,695 115,197 6,992
2010 50,803 2,357 109,318 6,621
2009 55,757 3,432 102,931 6,656
2008 56,491 3,794 96,815 6,734
2007 55,244 4,080 92,038 6,388
2006 54,177 4,321 87,840 7,613
2005 57,139 4,567 83,968 10,263
2004 55,769 4,856 79,850 14,242
2003 56,743 5,216 76,737 17,625
2002 58,388 5,812 75,639 18,803
2001 62,199 7,119 76,682 16,982
2000 64,268 8,826 76,875 14,925
1999 64,922 13,253 76,362 12,859
1998 64,788 15,556 77,342 -3,239
1997 64,954 16,954 79,045 -5,600
1996 66,094 17,393 80,996 -8,627
1995 67,585 16,609 86,289 -13,423
1994 68,336 15,587 89,319 -13,094
1993 69,016 14,431 92,596 -312
1992 69,830 13,069 96,668 -13,517
1991 70,506 10,757 99,297 -4,864
1990 71,727 7,949 101,099 -4,864
1989 72,327 3,758 103,553 -3,576
1988 72,944 2,414 104,802 1,408
1987 73,188 2,267 103,885 3,161
1986 73,211 2,302 100,930 1,878
1985 72,776 2,357 95,890 1,861
1984 71,062 2,402 90,591 -1,427
1983 68,972 2,449 85,183 -1,264
1982 66,826 2,453 80,989 -961
1981 64,632 2,431 77,829 -1,102
1980 62,561 2,387 74,394 -1,152
1979 60,984 2,349 71,135 -677
1978 58,327 2,296 68,437 -350
1977 56,122 2,228 66,318 -132
1976 54,019 2,129 64,513 160
1975 51,979 1,992 62,681 550
1974 50,349 1,839 60,925 924
1973 48,943 1,468 59,169 1,194
1972 48,417 1,366 57,326 1,293
1971 48,341 1,296 56,666 1,348
1970 48,398 1,137 55,617 1,376
1969 48,790 1,017 54,791 1,397
1968 48,361 939 54,324 1,401
1967 50,193 926 54,209 1,397
1966 50,755 930 54,353 1,377
1965 51,196 932 54,558 1,366
1964 51,435 934 54,574 1,340
1963 51,403 938 54,203 1,332
1962 51,046 934 53,248 1,337
1961 50,149 924 51,659 1,372
1960 48,857 910 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/costa-rica/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 628,404 residents or 12.2% of the population were not native-born in Costa Rica, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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