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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Tuvalu	Costa Rica	Tuvalu
1960	1,327,496	5,598	-	-
1961	1,377,920	5,648	3.8%	0.89%
1962	1,429,445	5,699	3.74%	0.9%
1963	1,481,604	5,751	3.65%	0.91%
1964	1,533,960	5,752	3.53%	0.02%
1965	1,586,208	5,715	3.41%	-0.64%
1966	1,638,116	5,686	3.27%	-0.51%
1967	1,689,523	5,652	3.14%	-0.6%
1968	1,739,731	5,624	2.97%	-0.5%
1969	1,789,276	5,631	2.85%	0.12%
1970	1,838,949	5,663	2.78%	0.57%
1971	1,888,539	5,685	2.7%	0.39%
1972	1,938,248	5,692	2.63%	0.12%
1973	1,988,343	5,681	2.58%	-0.19%
1974	2,039,643	5,822	2.58%	2.48%
1975	2,092,719	6,117	2.6%	5.07%
1976	2,147,774	6,404	2.63%	4.69%
1977	2,205,025	6,686	2.67%	4.4%
1978	2,264,510	6,957	2.7%	4.05%
1979	2,326,490	7,184	2.74%	3.26%
1980	2,390,633	7,366	2.76%	2.53%
1981	2,456,637	7,526	2.76%	2.17%
1982	2,524,806	7,664	2.77%	1.83%
1983	2,595,153	7,789	2.79%	1.63%
1984	2,667,595	7,902	2.79%	1.45%
1985	2,741,894	8,046	2.79%	1.82%
1986	2,817,216	8,217	2.75%	2.13%
1987	2,892,699	8,371	2.68%	1.87%
1988	2,968,103	8,518	2.61%	1.76%
1989	3,043,827	8,662	2.55%	1.69%
1990	3,121,706	8,798	2.56%	1.57%
1991	3,202,176	8,928	2.58%	1.48%
1992	3,284,258	9,038	2.56%	1.23%
1993	3,367,434	9,126	2.53%	0.97%
1994	3,451,122	9,207	2.49%	0.89%
1995	3,535,176	9,280	2.44%	0.79%
1996	3,619,013	9,342	2.37%	0.67%
1997	3,701,711	9,400	2.29%	0.62%
1998	3,782,838	9,451	2.19%	0.54%
1999	3,862,101	9,496	2.1%	0.48%
2000	3,937,739	9,544	1.96%	0.51%
2001	4,008,947	9,586	1.81%	0.44%
2002	4,075,705	9,623	1.67%	0.39%
2003	4,138,784	9,695	1.55%	0.75%
2004	4,200,078	9,816	1.48%	1.25%
2005	4,261,240	9,940	1.46%	1.26%
2006	4,321,340	10,056	1.41%	1.17%
2007	4,380,248	10,182	1.36%	1.25%
2008	4,440,056	10,321	1.37%	1.37%
2009	4,499,791	10,461	1.35%	1.36%
2010	4,555,962	10,614	1.25%	1.46%
2011	4,609,833	10,780	1.18%	1.56%
2012	4,663,934	10,934	1.17%	1.43%
2013	4,716,147	11,001	1.12%	0.61%
2014	4,767,119	10,984	1.08%	-0.15%
2015	4,818,038	10,963	1.07%	-0.19%
2016	4,866,998	10,930	1.02%	-0.3%
2017	4,913,177	10,869	0.95%	-0.56%
2018	4,957,818	10,751	0.91%	-1.09%
2019	4,999,553	10,581	0.84%	-1.58%
2020	5,034,320	10,399	0.7%	-1.72%
2021	5,059,988	10,194	0.51%	-1.97%
2022	5,081,765	9,992	0.43%	-1.98%
2023	5,105,525	9,816	0.47%	-1.76%
2024	5,129,910	9,646	0.48%	-1.73%
2025	5,152,946	9,493	0.45%	-1.58%
2026	5,174,780	9,363	0.42%	-1.37%
2027	5,195,555	9,255	0.4%	-1.15%
2028	5,215,247	9,175	0.38%	-0.87%
2029	5,233,877	9,102	0.36%	-0.79%
2030	5,251,495	9,047	0.34%	-0.6%
2031	5,268,137	9,011	0.32%	-0.4%
2032	5,283,807	8,984	0.3%	-0.3%
2033	5,298,514	8,975	0.28%	-0.1%
2034	5,312,162	8,970	0.26%	-0.06%
2035	5,324,698	8,977	0.24%	0.08%
2036	5,336,133	8,995	0.21%	0.2%
2037	5,346,408	9,017	0.19%	0.24%
2038	5,355,519	9,051	0.17%	0.38%
2039	5,363,363	9,095	0.15%	0.48%
2040	5,369,806	9,143	0.12%	0.53%
2041	5,374,934	9,191	0.1%	0.52%
2042	5,378,670	9,245	0.07%	0.6%
2043	5,380,915	9,308	0.04%	0.68%
2044	5,381,720	9,375	0.01%	0.72%
2045	5,381,014	9,435	-0.01%	0.64%
2046	5,378,757	9,502	-0.04%	0.71%
2047	5,374,945	9,571	-0.07%	0.72%
2048	5,369,577	9,644	-0.1%	0.76%
2049	5,362,651	9,712	-0.13%	0.71%
2050	5,354,148	9,778	-0.16%	0.68%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Tuvalu gained 874 people (a 8.69% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,567 (a 14.3% decline).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Tuvalu was ranked 195th in 2006 and ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 4.43% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.