Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 30 Oct 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Costa Rica is projected at 5.14 million, up by 0.88% compared with 5.09 million in 2020. Costa Rica is ranked 123rd in terms of population and 131th in terms of population growth rate.
There are 0.07 million births in Costa Rica in 2021. That is 185 per day, which is ranked 128th. The crude birth rate is 13.12 per 1000 people. There are 0.03 million deaths in Costa Rica in 2021. That is 75 per day, which is ranked 131th. The crude death rate is 5.3 per 1000 people.
4.14 million people are living in urban areas, which is 81.43% of Costa Rica population. Costa Rica is ranked 110th in terms of urbanization.
The Sex Ratio in Costa Rica in 2021 is 99.79 males per 100 females. There are 2.57 million males and 2.57 million females in Costa Rica. The percentage of female population is 50.05% compare to 49.95% male population. Costa Rica has 5.39 thousand more females than males. Costa Rica is at 150th position out of 201 countries/territories in terms of female to male ratio.
Year | Population | Growth (%) |
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1950 | 945,683 | - |
1955 | 1,110,088 | 3.57 |
1960 | 1,330,787 | 3.76 |
1965 | 1,592,834 | 3.43 |
1970 | 1,847,394 | 2.75 |
1975 | 2,094,186 | 2.54 |
1980 | 2,389,973 | 2.73 |
1985 | 2,736,719 | 2.72 |
1990 | 3,119,436 | 2.65 |
1995 | 3,545,524 | 2.51 |
2000 | 3,962,369 | 1.98 |
2005 | 4,285,504 | 1.43 |
2010 | 4,577,371 | 1.25 |
2015 | 4,847,805 | 1.09 |
2016 | 4,899,336 | 1.06 |
2017 | 4,949,955 | 1.03 |
2018 | 4,999,443 | 1.00 |
2019 | 5,047,561 | 0.96 |
2020 | 5,094,114 | 0.92 |
2021 | 5,139,053 | 0.88 |
Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
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Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
1950 | 12,173 | 39,368 | 12.71 | 41.27 |
1955 | 13,216 | 50,886 | 11.79 | 45.43 |
1960 | 13,677 | 61,412 | 10.23 | 45.90 |
1965 | 13,298 | 64,174 | 8.36 | 40.44 |
1970 | 12,450 | 59,774 | 6.73 | 32.43 |
1975 | 11,633 | 61,943 | 5.53 | 29.39 |
1980 | 11,034 | 71,753 | 4.60 | 29.93 |
1985 | 11,234 | 81,450 | 4.09 | 29.69 |
1990 | 12,348 | 85,616 | 3.95 | 27.39 |
1995 | 13,827 | 82,837 | 3.90 | 23.35 |
2000 | 15,628 | 76,351 | 3.96 | 19.34 |
2005 | 17,984 | 71,751 | 4.20 | 16.72 |
2010 | 20,683 | 71,990 | 4.52 | 15.72 |
2015 | 23,556 | 71,553 | 4.86 | 14.76 |
2020 | 26,598 | 68,242 | 5.23 | 13.40 |
2021 | 27,227 | 67,373 | 5.30 | 13.12 |
Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
1950 | 321,509 | 637,986 | - | 33.508 |
1955 | 379,324 | 740,293 | 3.62 | 33.880 |
1960 | 456,615 | 876,425 | 3.87 | 34.254 |
1965 | 568,941 | 1,020,680 | 5.17 | 35.791 |
1970 | 717,853 | 1,131,013 | 4.47 | 38.827 |
1975 | 867,261 | 1,230,146 | 3.40 | 41.349 |
1980 | 1,029,757 | 1,359,553 | 3.54 | 43.099 |
1985 | 1,240,768 | 1,489,465 | 4.73 | 45.445 |
1990 | 1,548,102 | 1,547,893 | 4.46 | 50.003 |
1995 | 1,915,604 | 1,595,322 | 4.22 | 54.561 |
2000 | 2,318,040 | 1,607,403 | 3.56 | 59.052 |
2005 | 2,789,638 | 1,458,203 | 3.47 | 65.672 |
2010 | 3,260,590 | 1,284,690 | 2.94 | 71.736 |
2015 | 3,695,430 | 1,112,422 | 2.28 | 76.862 |
2020 | 4,074,214 | 969,965 | 1.77 | 80.771 |
2021 | 4,142,550 | 944,993 | 1.68 | 81.425 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persons | Share (%) | ||||
00-04 | 175,943 | 167,840 | 343,783 | 6.69 | 104.828 |
05-09 | 182,941 | 174,616 | 357,557 | 6.96 | 104.768 |
10-14 | 182,165 | 173,980 | 356,145 | 6.93 | 104.705 |
15-19 | 183,896 | 175,910 | 359,806 | 7.00 | 104.540 |
20-24 | 200,594 | 192,781 | 393,375 | 7.65 | 104.053 |
25-29 | 213,933 | 206,918 | 420,851 | 8.19 | 103.390 |
30-34 | 219,087 | 213,675 | 432,762 | 8.42 | 102.533 |
35-39 | 203,565 | 200,372 | 403,937 | 7.86 | 101.594 |
40-44 | 179,405 | 178,737 | 358,142 | 6.97 | 100.374 |
45-49 | 151,976 | 155,402 | 307,378 | 5.98 | 97.795 |
50-54 | 148,397 | 154,173 | 302,570 | 5.89 | 96.254 |
55-59 | 147,208 | 153,618 | 300,826 | 5.85 | 95.827 |
60-64 | 124,059 | 130,946 | 255,005 | 4.96 | 94.741 |
65-69 | 90,194 | 97,380 | 187,574 | 3.65 | 92.621 |
70-74 | 68,167 | 75,369 | 143,536 | 2.79 | 90.444 |
75-79 | 44,946 | 52,357 | 97,303 | 1.89 | 85.845 |
80-84 | 27,589 | 34,620 | 62,209 | 1.21 | 79.691 |
85-89 | 14,711 | 20,420 | 35,131 | 0.68 | 72.042 |
90-94 | 6,197 | 9,693 | 15,890 | 0.31 | 63.933 |
95-99 | 1,640 | 2,951 | 4,591 | 0.09 | 55.574 |
100+ | 221 | 461 | 682 | 0.01 | 47.939 |
Total | 2,566,834 | 2,572,219 | 5,139,053 | 99.791 |