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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Vanuatu	Costa Rica	Vanuatu
1960	1,327,496	64,431	-	-
1961	1,377,920	66,264	3.8%	2.84%
1962	1,429,445	68,174	3.74%	2.88%
1963	1,481,604	70,159	3.65%	2.91%
1964	1,533,960	72,219	3.53%	2.94%
1965	1,586,208	74,358	3.41%	2.96%
1966	1,638,116	76,590	3.27%	3%
1967	1,689,523	78,921	3.14%	3.04%
1968	1,739,731	81,314	2.97%	3.03%
1969	1,789,276	83,755	2.85%	3%
1970	1,838,949	86,266	2.78%	3%
1971	1,888,539	88,862	2.7%	3.01%
1972	1,938,248	91,562	2.63%	3.04%
1973	1,988,343	94,362	2.58%	3.06%
1974	2,039,643	97,260	2.58%	3.07%
1975	2,092,719	100,269	2.6%	3.09%
1976	2,147,774	103,388	2.63%	3.11%
1977	2,205,025	106,618	2.67%	3.12%
1978	2,264,510	109,963	2.7%	3.14%
1979	2,326,490	113,040	2.74%	2.8%
1980	2,390,633	115,660	2.76%	2.32%
1981	2,456,637	118,249	2.76%	2.24%
1982	2,524,806	121,035	2.77%	2.36%
1983	2,595,153	123,998	2.79%	2.45%
1984	2,667,595	127,109	2.79%	2.51%
1985	2,741,894	130,356	2.79%	2.55%
1986	2,817,216	133,720	2.75%	2.58%
1987	2,892,699	137,187	2.68%	2.59%
1988	2,968,103	140,756	2.61%	2.6%
1989	3,043,827	144,393	2.55%	2.58%
1990	3,121,706	148,063	2.56%	2.54%
1991	3,202,176	151,793	2.58%	2.52%
1992	3,284,258	155,608	2.56%	2.51%
1993	3,367,434	159,463	2.53%	2.48%
1994	3,451,122	163,314	2.49%	2.41%
1995	3,535,176	167,137	2.44%	2.34%
1996	3,619,013	170,911	2.37%	2.26%
1997	3,701,711	174,626	2.29%	2.17%
1998	3,782,838	178,313	2.19%	2.11%
1999	3,862,101	182,048	2.1%	2.09%
2000	3,937,739	186,281	1.96%	2.33%
2001	4,008,947	191,031	1.81%	2.55%
2002	4,075,705	195,863	1.67%	2.53%
2003	4,138,784	200,746	1.55%	2.49%
2004	4,200,078	205,711	1.48%	2.47%
2005	4,261,240	210,760	1.46%	2.45%
2006	4,321,340	215,923	1.41%	2.45%
2007	4,380,248	221,276	1.36%	2.48%
2008	4,440,056	226,896	1.37%	2.54%
2009	4,499,791	232,731	1.35%	2.57%
2010	4,555,962	238,248	1.25%	2.37%
2011	4,609,833	243,474	1.18%	2.19%
2012	4,663,934	248,883	1.17%	2.22%
2013	4,716,147	254,482	1.12%	2.25%
2014	4,767,119	260,240	1.08%	2.26%
2015	4,818,038	266,101	1.07%	2.25%
2016	4,866,998	272,087	1.02%	2.25%
2017	4,913,177	278,507	0.95%	2.36%
2018	4,957,818	285,259	0.91%	2.42%
2019	4,999,553	291,985	0.84%	2.36%
2020	5,034,320	298,858	0.7%	2.35%
2021	5,059,988	305,868	0.51%	2.35%
2022	5,081,765	313,046	0.43%	2.35%
2023	5,105,525	320,409	0.47%	2.35%
2024	5,129,910	327,777	0.48%	2.3%
2025	5,152,946	335,169	0.45%	2.26%
2026	5,174,780	342,565	0.42%	2.21%
2027	5,195,555	349,970	0.4%	2.16%
2028	5,215,247	357,397	0.38%	2.12%
2029	5,233,877	364,883	0.36%	2.09%
2030	5,251,495	372,429	0.34%	2.07%
2031	5,268,137	380,015	0.32%	2.04%
2032	5,283,807	387,657	0.3%	2.01%
2033	5,298,514	395,366	0.28%	1.99%
2034	5,312,162	403,188	0.26%	1.98%
2035	5,324,698	411,061	0.24%	1.95%
2036	5,336,133	419,006	0.21%	1.93%
2037	5,346,408	427,031	0.19%	1.92%
2038	5,355,519	435,150	0.17%	1.9%
2039	5,363,363	443,311	0.15%	1.88%
2040	5,369,806	451,509	0.12%	1.85%
2041	5,374,934	459,733	0.1%	1.82%
2042	5,378,670	468,003	0.07%	1.8%
2043	5,380,915	476,308	0.04%	1.77%
2044	5,381,720	484,636	0.01%	1.75%
2045	5,381,014	492,989	-0.01%	1.72%
2046	5,378,757	501,316	-0.04%	1.69%
2047	5,374,945	509,621	-0.07%	1.66%
2048	5,369,577	517,889	-0.1%	1.62%
2049	5,362,651	526,138	-0.13%	1.59%
2050	5,354,148	534,374	-0.16%	1.57%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.