| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 Jun 2024 |
The current population of Costa Rica is 5,249,137 as of July 27, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Costa Rica is projected at 39,107,046, or 39.11 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Costa Rica is projected at 38,781,291, or 38.78 million people, for the year 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Costa Rica is ranked 11th among 41 countries and territories in North America.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 5,167,063 | 5,180,829 | 27,532 | 0.531 | 0.065 |
| 2023 | 5,194,595 | 5,212,173 | 35,156 | 0.675 | 0.065 |
| 2024 | 5,229,751 | 5,246,714 | 33,926 | 0.647 | 0.065 |
| 2025 | 5,263,677 | 5,280,199 | 33,045 | 0.626 | 0.064 |
| 2026 | 5,296,722 | 5,312,699 | 31,954 | 0.601 | 0.064 |
| 2027 | 5,328,676 | 5,344,137 | 30,923 | 0.579 | 0.064 |
| 2028 | 5,359,599 | 5,374,600 | 30,003 | 0.558 | 0.064 |
| 2029 | 5,389,602 | 5,404,011 | 28,819 | 0.533 | 0.064 |
| 2030 | 5,418,421 | 5,432,243 | 27,645 | 0.509 | 0.064 |
| 2031 | 5,446,066 | 5,459,302 | 26,473 | 0.485 | 0.063 |
| 2032 | 5,472,539 | 5,485,099 | 25,119 | 0.458 | 0.063 |
| 2033 | 5,497,658 | 5,509,609 | 23,901 | 0.434 | 0.063 |
| 2034 | 5,521,559 | 5,532,923 | 22,728 | 0.411 | 0.063 |
| 2035 | 5,544,287 | 5,554,928 | 21,283 | 0.383 | 0.063 |
| 2036 | 5,565,570 | 5,575,485 | 19,831 | 0.356 | 0.062 |
| 2037 | 5,585,401 | 5,594,607 | 18,412 | 0.329 | 0.062 |
| 2038 | 5,603,813 | 5,612,274 | 16,921 | 0.302 | 0.062 |
| 2039 | 5,620,734 | 5,628,343 | 15,219 | 0.270 | 0.062 |
| 2040 | 5,635,953 | 5,642,847 | 13,789 | 0.244 | 0.061 |
| 2041 | 5,649,742 | 5,655,693 | 11,902 | 0.210 | 0.061 |
| 2042 | 5,661,644 | 5,666,916 | 10,543 | 0.186 | 0.061 |
| 2043 | 5,672,187 | 5,676,705 | 9,036 | 0.159 | 0.061 |
| 2044 | 5,681,223 | 5,684,960 | 7,474 | 0.131 | 0.060 |
| 2045 | 5,688,697 | 5,691,658 | 5,923 | 0.104 | 0.060 |
| 2046 | 5,694,620 | 5,696,869 | 4,499 | 0.079 | 0.060 |
| 2047 | 5,699,119 | 5,700,565 | 2,892 | 0.051 | 0.060 |
| 2048 | 5,702,011 | 5,702,694 | 1,366 | 0.024 | 0.059 |
| 2049 | 5,703,377 | 5,703,325 | -104 | -0.002 | 0.059 |
| 2050 | 5,703,273 | 5,702,525 | -1,497 | -0.026 | 0.059 |
| 2051 | 5,701,776 | 5,700,313 | -2,926 | -0.051 | 0.058 |
| 2052 | 5,698,850 | 5,696,703 | -4,293 | -0.075 | 0.058 |
| 2053 | 5,694,557 | 5,691,823 | -5,469 | -0.096 | 0.058 |
| 2054 | 5,689,088 | 5,685,689 | -6,799 | -0.120 | 0.058 |
| 2055 | 5,682,289 | 5,678,350 | -7,878 | -0.139 | 0.057 |
| 2056 | 5,674,411 | 5,669,889 | -9,044 | -0.160 | 0.057 |
| 2057 | 5,665,367 | 5,660,388 | -9,958 | -0.176 | 0.057 |
| 2058 | 5,655,409 | 5,649,895 | -11,029 | -0.195 | 0.056 |
| 2059 | 5,644,380 | 5,638,287 | -12,187 | -0.216 | 0.056 |
| 2060 | 5,632,193 | 5,625,591 | -13,205 | -0.235 | 0.056 |
| 2061 | 5,618,988 | 5,611,905 | -14,166 | -0.252 | 0.056 |
| 2062 | 5,604,822 | 5,597,251 | -15,142 | -0.271 | 0.055 |
| 2063 | 5,589,680 | 5,581,708 | -15,943 | -0.286 | 0.055 |
| 2064 | 5,573,737 | 5,565,354 | -16,767 | -0.301 | 0.055 |
| 2065 | 5,556,970 | 5,548,158 | -17,625 | -0.318 | 0.054 |
| 2066 | 5,539,345 | 5,530,112 | -18,466 | -0.334 | 0.054 |
| 2067 | 5,520,879 | 5,511,074 | -19,609 | -0.356 | 0.054 |
| 2068 | 5,501,270 | 5,490,939 | -20,663 | -0.376 | 0.054 |
| 2069 | 5,480,607 | 5,469,788 | -21,637 | -0.396 | 0.053 |
| 2070 | 5,458,970 | 5,447,614 | -22,713 | -0.417 | 0.053 |
| 2071 | 5,436,257 | 5,424,412 | -23,691 | -0.437 | 0.053 |
| 2072 | 5,412,566 | 5,400,141 | -24,849 | -0.460 | 0.052 |
| 2073 | 5,387,717 | 5,374,819 | -25,795 | -0.480 | 0.052 |
| 2074 | 5,361,922 | 5,348,508 | -26,828 | -0.502 | 0.052 |
| 2075 | 5,335,094 | 5,321,240 | -27,707 | -0.521 | 0.051 |
| 2076 | 5,307,387 | 5,293,053 | -28,668 | -0.542 | 0.051 |
| 2077 | 5,278,719 | 5,263,994 | -29,450 | -0.559 | 0.051 |
| 2078 | 5,249,269 | 5,234,228 | -30,082 | -0.575 | 0.050 |
| 2079 | 5,219,187 | 5,203,843 | -30,688 | -0.590 | 0.050 |
| 2080 | 5,188,499 | 5,172,878 | -31,241 | -0.604 | 0.050 |
| 2081 | 5,157,258 | 5,141,346 | -31,823 | -0.619 | 0.049 |
| 2082 | 5,125,435 | 5,109,313 | -32,244 | -0.631 | 0.049 |
| 2083 | 5,093,191 | 5,076,950 | -32,481 | -0.640 | 0.049 |
| 2084 | 5,060,710 | 5,044,432 | -32,555 | -0.645 | 0.048 |
| 2085 | 5,028,155 | 5,011,764 | -32,783 | -0.654 | 0.048 |
| 2086 | 4,995,372 | 4,978,896 | -32,952 | -0.662 | 0.048 |
| 2087 | 4,962,420 | 4,945,975 | -32,891 | -0.665 | 0.047 |
| 2088 | 4,929,529 | 4,913,114 | -32,829 | -0.668 | 0.047 |
| 2089 | 4,896,700 | 4,880,387 | -32,625 | -0.668 | 0.047 |
| 2090 | 4,864,075 | 4,847,843 | -32,463 | -0.670 | 0.047 |
| 2091 | 4,831,612 | 4,815,492 | -32,241 | -0.670 | 0.046 |
| 2092 | 4,799,371 | 4,783,244 | -32,253 | -0.674 | 0.046 |
| 2093 | 4,767,118 | 4,751,182 | -31,872 | -0.671 | 0.046 |
| 2094 | 4,735,246 | 4,719,364 | -31,764 | -0.673 | 0.045 |
| 2095 | 4,703,482 | 4,687,681 | -31,601 | -0.674 | 0.045 |
| 2096 | 4,671,881 | 4,656,267 | -31,227 | -0.671 | 0.045 |
| 2097 | 4,640,654 | 4,625,115 | -31,078 | -0.672 | 0.045 |
| 2098 | 4,609,576 | 4,594,203 | -30,746 | -0.669 | 0.044 |
| 2099 | 4,578,830 | 4,563,480 | -30,700 | -0.673 | 0.044 |
| 2100 | 4,548,130 | 4,533,000 | -30,260 | -0.668 | 0.044 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 933,321 | 948,487 | 30,333 | 3.198 | 0.038 |
| 1951 | 963,654 | 979,749 | 32,189 | 3.286 | 0.039 |
| 1952 | 995,843 | 1,012,947 | 34,207 | 3.377 | 0.039 |
| 1953 | 1,030,050 | 1,048,055 | 36,011 | 3.436 | 0.040 |
| 1954 | 1,066,061 | 1,085,099 | 38,075 | 3.509 | 0.040 |
| 1955 | 1,104,136 | 1,123,982 | 39,691 | 3.532 | 0.041 |
| 1956 | 1,143,827 | 1,164,562 | 41,470 | 3.561 | 0.042 |
| 1957 | 1,185,297 | 1,207,056 | 43,518 | 3.606 | 0.042 |
| 1958 | 1,228,815 | 1,251,605 | 45,581 | 3.642 | 0.043 |
| 1959 | 1,274,396 | 1,298,054 | 47,317 | 3.646 | 0.044 |
| 1960 | 1,321,713 | 1,346,302 | 49,178 | 3.653 | 0.045 |
| 1961 | 1,370,891 | 1,396,138 | 50,493 | 3.617 | 0.046 |
| 1962 | 1,421,384 | 1,447,037 | 51,307 | 3.546 | 0.046 |
| 1963 | 1,472,691 | 1,498,647 | 51,911 | 3.464 | 0.047 |
| 1964 | 1,524,602 | 1,550,661 | 52,119 | 3.361 | 0.047 |
| 1965 | 1,576,721 | 1,602,736 | 52,031 | 3.247 | 0.048 |
| 1966 | 1,628,752 | 1,654,619 | 51,734 | 3.127 | 0.049 |
| 1967 | 1,680,486 | 1,706,062 | 51,151 | 2.998 | 0.049 |
| 1968 | 1,731,637 | 1,756,333 | 49,392 | 2.812 | 0.050 |
| 1969 | 1,781,029 | 1,805,968 | 49,879 | 2.762 | 0.050 |
| 1970 | 1,830,908 | 1,855,697 | 49,579 | 2.672 | 0.050 |
| 1971 | 1,880,487 | 1,905,486 | 49,998 | 2.624 | 0.051 |
| 1972 | 1,930,485 | 1,955,547 | 50,125 | 2.563 | 0.051 |
| 1973 | 1,980,610 | 2,006,247 | 51,275 | 2.556 | 0.051 |
| 1974 | 2,031,885 | 2,058,235 | 52,701 | 2.561 | 0.052 |
| 1975 | 2,084,586 | 2,111,850 | 54,528 | 2.582 | 0.052 |
| 1976 | 2,139,114 | 2,167,544 | 56,861 | 2.623 | 0.052 |
| 1977 | 2,195,975 | 2,225,630 | 59,309 | 2.665 | 0.053 |
| 1978 | 2,255,284 | 2,286,210 | 61,852 | 2.706 | 0.053 |
| 1979 | 2,317,136 | 2,349,258 | 64,244 | 2.735 | 0.054 |
| 1980 | 2,381,380 | 2,414,303 | 65,846 | 2.727 | 0.054 |
| 1981 | 2,447,226 | 2,481,334 | 68,217 | 2.749 | 0.055 |
| 1982 | 2,515,443 | 2,550,780 | 70,674 | 2.771 | 0.055 |
| 1983 | 2,586,117 | 2,622,532 | 72,831 | 2.777 | 0.056 |
| 1984 | 2,658,948 | 2,696,200 | 74,504 | 2.763 | 0.056 |
| 1985 | 2,733,452 | 2,771,463 | 76,022 | 2.743 | 0.057 |
| 1986 | 2,809,474 | 2,847,849 | 76,749 | 2.695 | 0.058 |
| 1987 | 2,886,223 | 2,924,595 | 76,744 | 2.624 | 0.058 |
| 1988 | 2,962,967 | 3,001,461 | 76,989 | 2.565 | 0.058 |
| 1989 | 3,039,956 | 3,079,001 | 78,090 | 2.536 | 0.059 |
| 1990 | 3,118,046 | 3,158,253 | 80,415 | 2.546 | 0.059 |
| 1991 | 3,198,461 | 3,239,414 | 81,907 | 2.529 | 0.060 |
| 1992 | 3,280,368 | 3,321,939 | 83,143 | 2.503 | 0.060 |
| 1993 | 3,363,511 | 3,405,372 | 83,722 | 2.459 | 0.061 |
| 1994 | 3,447,233 | 3,489,152 | 83,838 | 2.403 | 0.062 |
| 1995 | 3,531,071 | 3,572,856 | 83,570 | 2.339 | 0.062 |
| 1996 | 3,614,641 | 3,656,234 | 83,186 | 2.275 | 0.063 |
| 1997 | 3,697,827 | 3,739,421 | 83,189 | 2.225 | 0.063 |
| 1998 | 3,781,016 | 3,821,421 | 80,811 | 2.115 | 0.064 |
| 1999 | 3,861,827 | 3,901,430 | 79,206 | 2.030 | 0.064 |
| 2000 | 3,941,033 | 3,979,193 | 76,319 | 1.918 | 0.065 |
| 2001 | 4,017,352 | 4,053,222 | 71,741 | 1.770 | 0.065 |
| 2002 | 4,089,093 | 4,122,623 | 67,060 | 1.627 | 0.065 |
| 2003 | 4,156,153 | 4,188,610 | 64,915 | 1.550 | 0.066 |
| 2004 | 4,221,068 | 4,252,800 | 63,463 | 1.492 | 0.066 |
| 2005 | 4,284,531 | 4,315,887 | 62,712 | 1.453 | 0.066 |
| 2006 | 4,347,243 | 4,378,172 | 61,857 | 1.413 | 0.066 |
| 2007 | 4,409,100 | 4,440,019 | 61,838 | 1.393 | 0.066 |
| 2008 | 4,470,938 | 4,501,921 | 61,966 | 1.376 | 0.066 |
| 2009 | 4,532,904 | 4,563,127 | 60,447 | 1.325 | 0.066 |
| 2010 | 4,593,351 | 4,622,252 | 57,801 | 1.251 | 0.066 |
| 2011 | 4,651,152 | 4,679,926 | 57,549 | 1.230 | 0.066 |
| 2012 | 4,708,701 | 4,736,593 | 55,785 | 1.178 | 0.066 |
| 2013 | 4,764,486 | 4,791,535 | 54,098 | 1.129 | 0.066 |
| 2014 | 4,818,584 | 4,844,288 | 51,409 | 1.061 | 0.066 |
| 2015 | 4,869,993 | 4,895,242 | 50,498 | 1.032 | 0.066 |
| 2016 | 4,920,491 | 4,945,205 | 49,428 | 1.000 | 0.066 |
| 2017 | 4,969,919 | 4,993,842 | 47,845 | 0.958 | 0.066 |
| 2018 | 5,017,764 | 5,040,734 | 45,940 | 0.911 | 0.066 |
| 2019 | 5,063,704 | 5,084,532 | 41,655 | 0.819 | 0.065 |
| 2020 | 5,105,359 | 5,123,105 | 35,492 | 0.693 | 0.065 |
| 2021 | 5,140,851 | 5,153,957 | 26,212 | 0.509 | 0.065 |