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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Costa Rica	Vietnam	Costa Rica	Vietnam
1960	1,327,496	32,531,933	-	-
1961	1,377,920	33,409,059	3.8%	2.7%
1962	1,429,445	34,288,560	3.74%	2.63%
1963	1,481,604	35,249,101	3.65%	2.8%
1964	1,533,960	36,201,563	3.53%	2.7%
1965	1,586,208	37,129,656	3.41%	2.56%
1966	1,638,116	38,024,836	3.27%	2.41%
1967	1,689,523	38,895,080	3.14%	2.29%
1968	1,739,731	39,734,609	2.97%	2.16%
1969	1,789,276	40,582,096	2.85%	2.13%
1970	1,838,949	41,475,230	2.78%	2.2%
1971	1,888,539	42,449,276	2.7%	2.35%
1972	1,938,248	43,429,168	2.63%	2.31%
1973	1,988,343	44,409,861	2.58%	2.26%
1974	2,039,643	45,413,537	2.58%	2.26%
1975	2,092,719	46,482,903	2.6%	2.35%
1976	2,147,774	47,684,931	2.63%	2.59%
1977	2,205,025	48,954,872	2.67%	2.66%
1978	2,264,510	50,249,552	2.7%	2.64%
1979	2,326,490	51,378,211	2.74%	2.25%
1980	2,390,633	52,490,101	2.76%	2.16%
1981	2,456,637	53,738,141	2.76%	2.38%
1982	2,524,806	55,011,289	2.77%	2.37%
1983	2,595,153	56,337,921	2.79%	2.41%
1984	2,667,595	57,706,067	2.79%	2.43%
1985	2,741,894	59,060,622	2.79%	2.35%
1986	2,817,216	60,347,048	2.75%	2.18%
1987	2,892,699	61,584,651	2.68%	2.05%
1988	2,968,103	62,843,228	2.61%	2.04%
1989	3,043,827	64,147,348	2.55%	2.08%
1990	3,121,706	65,504,552	2.56%	2.12%
1991	3,202,176	66,891,775	2.58%	2.12%
1992	3,284,258	68,260,337	2.56%	2.05%
1993	3,367,434	69,586,384	2.53%	1.94%
1994	3,451,122	70,854,391	2.49%	1.82%
1995	3,535,176	72,049,940	2.44%	1.69%
1996	3,619,013	73,156,447	2.37%	1.54%
1997	3,701,711	74,226,889	2.29%	1.46%
1998	3,782,838	75,299,660	2.19%	1.45%
1999	3,862,101	76,287,452	2.1%	1.31%
2000	3,937,739	77,154,011	1.96%	1.14%
2001	4,008,947	77,969,361	1.81%	1.06%
2002	4,075,705	78,772,224	1.67%	1.03%
2003	4,138,784	79,563,777	1.55%	1%
2004	4,200,078	80,338,971	1.48%	0.97%
2005	4,261,240	81,088,313	1.46%	0.93%
2006	4,321,340	82,167,897	1.41%	1.33%
2007	4,380,248	83,633,375	1.36%	1.78%
2008	4,440,056	85,175,788	1.37%	1.84%
2009	4,499,791	86,460,018	1.35%	1.51%
2010	4,555,962	87,455,152	1.25%	1.15%
2011	4,609,833	88,468,314	1.18%	1.16%
2012	4,663,934	89,510,356	1.17%	1.18%
2013	4,716,147	90,573,104	1.12%	1.19%
2014	4,767,119	91,679,578	1.08%	1.22%
2015	4,818,038	92,823,254	1.07%	1.25%
2016	4,866,998	94,000,117	1.02%	1.27%
2017	4,913,177	95,176,977	0.95%	1.25%
2018	4,957,818	96,237,319	0.91%	1.11%
2019	4,999,553	97,173,776	0.84%	0.97%
2020	5,034,320	98,079,191	0.7%	0.93%
2021	5,059,988	98,935,098	0.51%	0.87%
2022	5,081,765	99,680,655	0.43%	0.75%
2023	5,105,525	100,352,192	0.47%	0.67%
2024	5,129,910	100,987,686	0.48%	0.63%
2025	5,152,946	101,598,531	0.45%	0.6%
2026	5,174,780	102,177,434	0.42%	0.57%
2027	5,195,555	102,727,392	0.4%	0.54%
2028	5,215,247	103,255,746	0.38%	0.51%
2029	5,233,877	103,761,151	0.36%	0.49%
2030	5,251,495	104,254,900	0.34%	0.48%
2031	5,268,137	104,737,913	0.32%	0.46%
2032	5,283,807	105,204,401	0.3%	0.45%
2033	5,298,514	105,656,307	0.28%	0.43%
2034	5,312,162	106,097,515	0.26%	0.42%
2035	5,324,698	106,530,671	0.24%	0.41%
2036	5,336,133	106,945,842	0.21%	0.39%
2037	5,346,408	107,346,046	0.19%	0.37%
2038	5,355,519	107,732,019	0.17%	0.36%
2039	5,363,363	108,097,653	0.15%	0.34%
2040	5,369,806	108,437,634	0.12%	0.31%
2041	5,374,934	108,752,199	0.1%	0.29%
2042	5,378,670	109,040,314	0.07%	0.26%
2043	5,380,915	109,292,559	0.04%	0.23%
2044	5,381,720	109,506,274	0.01%	0.2%
2045	5,381,014	109,685,396	-0.01%	0.16%
2046	5,378,757	109,827,664	-0.04%	0.13%
2047	5,374,945	109,930,243	-0.07%	0.09%
2048	5,369,577	109,994,024	-0.1%	0.06%
2049	5,362,651	110,018,017	-0.13%	0.02%
2050	5,354,148	110,008,910	-0.16%	-0.008%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Costa Rica increased by 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Costa Rica gained 308,009 (a 6.33% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,183,327 (a 8.71% growth).

Costa Rica was ranked 119th most populous country in 2006 and is 126th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.66% to 110,008,910 people and will still be ranked 16th.