Population in Costa Rica compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	UAE	Costa Rica	UAE
1960	1,327,496	131,334	-	-
1961	1,377,920	137,989	3.8%	5.07%
1962	1,429,445	144,946	3.74%	5.04%
1963	1,481,604	152,211	3.65%	5.01%
1964	1,533,960	159,692	3.53%	4.91%
1965	1,586,208	167,103	3.41%	4.64%
1966	1,638,116	173,976	3.27%	4.11%
1967	1,689,523	179,700	3.14%	3.29%
1968	1,739,731	199,416	2.97%	11%
1969	1,789,276	239,660	2.85%	20.2%
1970	1,838,949	286,536	2.78%	19.6%
1971	1,888,539	335,027	2.7%	16.9%
1972	1,938,248	385,014	2.63%	14.9%
1973	1,988,343	436,399	2.58%	13.3%
1974	2,039,643	489,087	2.58%	12.1%
1975	2,092,719	542,856	2.6%	11%
1976	2,147,774	615,866	2.63%	13.4%
1977	2,205,025	710,209	2.67%	15.3%
1978	2,264,510	809,274	2.7%	13.9%
1979	2,326,490	912,010	2.74%	12.7%
1980	2,390,633	1,015,700	2.76%	11.4%
1981	2,456,637	1,099,855	2.76%	8.29%
1982	2,524,806	1,166,370	2.77%	6.05%
1983	2,595,153	1,235,305	2.79%	5.91%
1984	2,667,595	1,305,996	2.79%	5.72%
1985	2,741,894	1,377,911	2.79%	5.51%
1986	2,817,216	1,467,383	2.75%	6.49%
1987	2,892,699	1,574,244	2.68%	7.28%
1988	2,968,103	1,681,788	2.61%	6.83%
1989	3,043,827	1,789,851	2.55%	6.43%
1990	3,121,706	1,898,220	2.56%	6.05%
1991	3,202,176	2,006,626	2.58%	5.71%
1992	3,284,258	2,114,730	2.56%	5.39%
1993	3,367,434	2,222,093	2.53%	5.08%
1994	3,451,122	2,328,188	2.49%	4.77%
1995	3,535,176	2,434,662	2.44%	4.57%
1996	3,619,013	2,597,564	2.37%	6.69%
1997	3,701,711	2,817,410	2.29%	8.46%
1998	3,782,838	3,040,421	2.19%	7.92%
1999	3,862,101	3,266,009	2.1%	7.42%
2000	3,937,739	3,493,575	1.96%	6.97%
2001	4,008,947	3,723,590	1.81%	6.58%
2002	4,075,705	3,956,826	1.67%	6.26%
2003	4,138,784	4,192,457	1.55%	5.96%
2004	4,200,078	4,428,967	1.48%	5.64%
2005	4,261,240	4,664,790	1.46%	5.32%
2006	4,321,340	5,009,100	1.41%	7.38%
2007	4,380,248	5,624,635	1.36%	12.3%
2008	4,440,056	6,302,664	1.37%	12.1%
2009	4,499,791	6,707,058	1.35%	6.42%
2010	4,555,962	6,869,838	1.25%	2.43%
2011	4,609,833	7,104,538	1.18%	3.42%
2012	4,663,934	7,391,448	1.17%	4.04%
2013	4,716,147	7,693,031	1.12%	4.08%
2014	4,767,119	8,059,440	1.08%	4.76%
2015	4,818,038	8,505,237	1.07%	5.53%
2016	4,866,998	8,935,095	1.02%	5.05%
2017	4,913,177	9,223,225	0.95%	3.22%
2018	4,957,818	9,346,701	0.91%	1.34%
2019	4,999,553	9,445,785	0.84%	1.06%
2020	5,034,320	9,401,038	0.7%	-0.47%
2021	5,059,988	9,575,152	0.51%	1.85%
2022	5,081,765	10,074,977	0.43%	5.22%
2023	5,105,525	10,483,751	0.47%	4.06%
2024	5,129,910	10,986,400	0.48%	4.79%
2025	5,152,946	11,304,093	0.45%	2.89%
2026	5,174,780	11,531,926	0.42%	2.02%
2027	5,195,555	11,712,175	0.4%	1.56%
2028	5,215,247	11,868,257	0.38%	1.33%
2029	5,233,877	12,010,111	0.36%	1.2%
2030	5,251,495	12,145,577	0.34%	1.13%
2031	5,268,137	12,281,573	0.32%	1.12%
2032	5,283,807	12,421,758	0.3%	1.14%
2033	5,298,514	12,565,679	0.28%	1.16%
2034	5,312,162	12,712,942	0.26%	1.17%
2035	5,324,698	12,863,015	0.24%	1.18%
2036	5,336,133	13,015,458	0.21%	1.19%
2037	5,346,408	13,169,969	0.19%	1.19%
2038	5,355,519	13,326,337	0.17%	1.19%
2039	5,363,363	13,484,193	0.15%	1.18%
2040	5,369,806	13,643,197	0.12%	1.18%
2041	5,374,934	13,803,349	0.1%	1.17%
2042	5,378,670	13,964,553	0.07%	1.17%
2043	5,380,915	14,126,724	0.04%	1.16%
2044	5,381,720	14,289,828	0.01%	1.15%
2045	5,381,014	14,453,775	-0.01%	1.15%
2046	5,378,757	14,619,554	-0.04%	1.15%
2047	5,374,945	14,788,991	-0.07%	1.16%
2048	5,369,577	14,961,419	-0.1%	1.17%
2049	5,362,651	15,135,496	-0.13%	1.16%
2050	5,354,148	15,310,628	-0.16%	1.16%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,598,800 (a 29.1% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.7% to 15,310,628 people and rank change from 86th to 84th.