The latest officially reported population of Costa Rica was 5,129,910 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Costa Rica's population is 5,175,007 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 5,436 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Costa Rica is ranked the 126th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.06% for Costa Rica vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Costa Rica has had an average growth rate of +0.77% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of Costa Rica has increased from 4.32M people to 5.18M (19.8% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- Costa Rica is projected to reach its peak in 2044 at 5.38M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Costa Rica vs Vatican: live population counter
Costa Rica
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5175007
|
952
|
| Population rank | 126/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.06% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
21.6 minutes
|
2.37 weeks
|
| One birth every |
10.1 minutes
|
n/a |
| One death every |
18.9 minutes
|
n/a |
| One migration net change every |
9.06 hours
|
n/a |
| Annual migration change | +967 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +67 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +24,385 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 138/197 | 164/197 |
Costa Rica and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Costa Rica
|
Vatican
|
Costa Rica
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 1,327,496 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,377,920 | - | 3.8% | - |
| 1962 | 1,429,445 | - | 3.74% | - |
| 1963 | 1,481,604 | - | 3.65% | - |
| 1964 | 1,533,960 | - | 3.53% | - |
| 1965 | 1,586,208 | - | 3.41% | - |
| 1966 | 1,638,116 | - | 3.27% | - |
| 1967 | 1,689,523 | - | 3.14% | - |
| 1968 | 1,739,731 | - | 2.97% | - |
| 1969 | 1,789,276 | - | 2.85% | - |
| 1970 | 1,838,949 | - | 2.78% | - |
| 1971 | 1,888,539 | - | 2.7% | - |
| 1972 | 1,938,248 | - | 2.63% | - |
| 1973 | 1,988,343 | - | 2.58% | - |
| 1974 | 2,039,643 | - | 2.58% | - |
| 1975 | 2,092,719 | - | 2.6% | - |
| 1976 | 2,147,774 | - | 2.63% | - |
| 1977 | 2,205,025 | - | 2.67% | - |
| 1978 | 2,264,510 | - | 2.7% | - |
| 1979 | 2,326,490 | - | 2.74% | - |
| 1980 | 2,390,633 | - | 2.76% | - |
| 1981 | 2,456,637 | - | 2.76% | - |
| 1982 | 2,524,806 | - | 2.77% | - |
| 1983 | 2,595,153 | - | 2.79% | - |
| 1984 | 2,667,595 | - | 2.79% | - |
| 1985 | 2,741,894 | - | 2.79% | - |
| 1986 | 2,817,216 | - | 2.75% | - |
| 1987 | 2,892,699 | - | 2.68% | - |
| 1988 | 2,968,103 | - | 2.61% | - |
| 1989 | 3,043,827 | - | 2.55% | - |
| 1990 | 3,121,706 | - | 2.56% | - |
| 1991 | 3,202,176 | - | 2.58% | - |
| 1992 | 3,284,258 | - | 2.56% | - |
| 1993 | 3,367,434 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1994 | 3,451,122 | - | 2.49% | - |
| 1995 | 3,535,176 | - | 2.44% | - |
| 1996 | 3,619,013 | - | 2.37% | - |
| 1997 | 3,701,711 | - | 2.29% | - |
| 1998 | 3,782,838 | - | 2.19% | - |
| 1999 | 3,862,101 | - | 2.1% | - |
| 2000 | 3,937,739 | 880 | 1.96% | - |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 | 890 | 1.81% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 | 900 | 1.67% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 | 911 | 1.55% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 | 921 | 1.48% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 | 921 | 1.46% | 0% |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 | 932 | 1.41% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 | 821 | 1.36% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 | 824 | 1.37% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 | 826 | 1.35% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 | 829 | 1.25% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 | 832 | 1.18% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 | 836 | 1.17% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 | 839 | 1.12% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 | 842 | 1.08% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 | 1,000 | 1.07% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 | - | 1.02% | 0% |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 | 1,000 | 0.95% | 0% |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 | - | 0.91% | 0% |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 | 1,000 | 0.84% | 0% |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 | 987 | 0.7% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 | 970 | 0.51% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 | 944 | 0.43% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 | 922 | 0.47% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 | 933 | 0.48% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 5,152,946 | 939 | 0.45% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 5,174,780 | 952 | 0.42% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 5,195,555 | 974 | 0.4% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 5,215,247 | 985 | 0.38% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 5,233,877 | 983 | 0.36% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 5,251,495 | 976 | 0.34% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 5,268,137 | 968 | 0.32% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 5,283,807 | 968 | 0.3% | 0% |
| 2033 | 5,298,514 | 988 | 0.28% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 5,312,162 | 992 | 0.26% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 5,324,698 | 1,000 | 0.24% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 5,336,133 | 998 | 0.21% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 5,346,408 | 1,003 | 0.19% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 5,355,519 | 1,022 | 0.17% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 5,363,363 | 1,060 | 0.15% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 5,369,806 | 1,095 | 0.12% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 5,374,934 | 1,127 | 0.1% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 5,378,670 | 1,149 | 0.07% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 5,380,915 | 1,169 | 0.04% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 5,381,720 | 1,186 | 0.01% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 5,381,014 | 1,209 | -0.01% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 5,378,757 | 1,224 | -0.04% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 5,374,945 | 1,248 | -0.07% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 5,369,577 | 1,272 | -0.1% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 5,362,651 | 1,296 | -0.13% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 5,354,148 | 1,325 | -0.16% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Costa Rica
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Costa Rica and the Vatican
|
Costa Rica
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 81.4 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 37 years | n/a |
| Median age | 35.6 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 1.33 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 260.2 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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