| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Costa Rica is 5,235,678 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Costa Rica is projected at 5,139,052 or 5.14 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Costa Rica is projected at 5,094,118 or 5.10 million people for the year 2020. Costa Rica ranks number 123rd in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Costa Rica is ranked 11th among 41 countries in North America.
Costa Rica's population peak will be 2051 with 5.77 million people after Costa Rica's population will be decreased year by year. The Costa Rican population is projected to reach 5.47 million in 2030 and increase further to 5.77 million in 2050 and 4.8 million by 2100. Costa Rica accounts for 0.065 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.064% in 2027 and is projected to decline at 0.044% by 2100.
Costa Rica was at 134th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 131st in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 5,094,118 | 46,557 | 0.92 | 0.065 |
| 2021 | 5,139,052 | 44,934 | 0.88 | 0.065 |
| 2022 | 5,182,354 | 43,302 | 0.84 | 0.065 |
| 2023 | 5,223,980 | 41,626 | 0.80 | 0.065 |
| 2024 | 5,263,898 | 39,918 | 0.76 | 0.065 |
| 2025 | 5,302,111 | 38,213 | 0.73 | 0.065 |
| 2026 | 5,338,565 | 36,454 | 0.69 | 0.065 |
| 2027 | 5,373,262 | 34,697 | 0.65 | 0.064 |
| 2028 | 5,406,322 | 33,060 | 0.62 | 0.064 |
| 2029 | 5,437,877 | 31,555 | 0.58 | 0.064 |
| 2030 | 5,468,038 | 30,161 | 0.55 | 0.064 |
| 2031 | 5,496,847 | 28,809 | 0.53 | 0.064 |
| 2032 | 5,524,263 | 27,416 | 0.50 | 0.064 |
| 2033 | 5,550,301 | 26,038 | 0.47 | 0.063 |
| 2034 | 5,574,893 | 24,592 | 0.44 | 0.063 |
| 2035 | 5,598,031 | 23,138 | 0.42 | 0.063 |
| 2036 | 5,619,720 | 21,689 | 0.39 | 0.063 |
| 2037 | 5,639,982 | 20,262 | 0.36 | 0.063 |
| 2038 | 5,658,786 | 18,804 | 0.33 | 0.062 |
| 2039 | 5,676,125 | 17,339 | 0.31 | 0.062 |
| 2040 | 5,691,983 | 15,858 | 0.28 | 0.062 |
| 2041 | 5,706,365 | 14,382 | 0.25 | 0.062 |
| 2042 | 5,719,262 | 12,897 | 0.23 | 0.061 |
| 2043 | 5,730,726 | 11,464 | 0.20 | 0.061 |
| 2044 | 5,740,785 | 10,059 | 0.18 | 0.061 |
| 2045 | 5,749,468 | 8,683 | 0.15 | 0.061 |
| 2046 | 5,756,792 | 7,324 | 0.13 | 0.060 |
| 2047 | 5,762,772 | 5,980 | 0.10 | 0.060 |
| 2048 | 5,767,413 | 4,641 | 0.08 | 0.060 |
| 2049 | 5,770,715 | 3,302 | 0.06 | 0.060 |
| 2050 | 5,772,699 | 1,984 | 0.03 | 0.059 |
| 2051 | 5,773,363 | 664 | 0.01 | 0.059 |
| 2052 | 5,772,760 | -603 | -0.01 | 0.059 |
| 2053 | 5,770,881 | -1,879 | -0.03 | 0.058 |
| 2054 | 5,767,739 | -3,142 | -0.05 | 0.058 |
| 2055 | 5,763,366 | -4,373 | -0.08 | 0.058 |
| 2056 | 5,757,765 | -5,601 | -0.10 | 0.058 |
| 2057 | 5,750,975 | -6,790 | -0.12 | 0.057 |
| 2058 | 5,743,058 | -7,917 | -0.14 | 0.057 |
| 2059 | 5,734,061 | -8,997 | -0.16 | 0.057 |
| 2060 | 5,724,055 | -10,006 | -0.17 | 0.056 |
| 2061 | 5,713,058 | -10,997 | -0.19 | 0.056 |
| 2062 | 5,701,096 | -11,962 | -0.21 | 0.056 |
| 2063 | 5,688,197 | -12,899 | -0.23 | 0.055 |
| 2064 | 5,674,410 | -13,787 | -0.24 | 0.055 |
| 2065 | 5,659,752 | -14,658 | -0.26 | 0.055 |
| 2066 | 5,644,257 | -15,495 | -0.27 | 0.055 |
| 2067 | 5,627,934 | -16,323 | -0.29 | 0.054 |
| 2068 | 5,610,767 | -17,167 | -0.31 | 0.054 |
| 2069 | 5,592,734 | -18,033 | -0.32 | 0.054 |
| 2070 | 5,573,818 | -18,916 | -0.34 | 0.053 |
| 2071 | 5,554,037 | -19,781 | -0.35 | 0.053 |
| 2072 | 5,533,409 | -20,628 | -0.37 | 0.053 |
| 2073 | 5,511,945 | -21,464 | -0.39 | 0.052 |
| 2074 | 5,489,654 | -22,291 | -0.40 | 0.052 |
| 2075 | 5,466,539 | -23,115 | -0.42 | 0.052 |
| 2076 | 5,442,634 | -23,905 | -0.44 | 0.051 |
| 2077 | 5,418,006 | -24,628 | -0.45 | 0.051 |
| 2078 | 5,392,682 | -25,324 | -0.47 | 0.051 |
| 2079 | 5,366,741 | -25,941 | -0.48 | 0.050 |
| 2080 | 5,340,257 | -26,484 | -0.49 | 0.050 |
| 2081 | 5,313,269 | -26,988 | -0.51 | 0.050 |
| 2082 | 5,285,848 | -27,421 | -0.52 | 0.049 |
| 2083 | 5,258,076 | -27,772 | -0.53 | 0.049 |
| 2084 | 5,230,087 | -27,989 | -0.53 | 0.049 |
| 2085 | 5,201,974 | -28,113 | -0.54 | 0.048 |
| 2086 | 5,173,785 | -28,189 | -0.54 | 0.048 |
| 2087 | 5,145,582 | -28,203 | -0.55 | 0.048 |
| 2088 | 5,117,429 | -28,153 | -0.55 | 0.047 |
| 2089 | 5,089,392 | -28,037 | -0.55 | 0.047 |
| 2090 | 5,061,513 | -27,879 | -0.55 | 0.047 |
| 2091 | 5,033,844 | -27,669 | -0.55 | 0.047 |
| 2092 | 5,006,414 | -27,430 | -0.54 | 0.046 |
| 2093 | 4,979,260 | -27,154 | -0.54 | 0.046 |
| 2094 | 4,952,387 | -26,873 | -0.54 | 0.046 |
| 2095 | 4,925,834 | -26,553 | -0.54 | 0.045 |
| 2096 | 4,899,587 | -26,247 | -0.53 | 0.045 |
| 2097 | 4,873,682 | -25,905 | -0.53 | 0.045 |
| 2098 | 4,848,103 | -25,579 | -0.52 | 0.045 |
| 2099 | 4,822,871 | -25,232 | -0.52 | 0.044 |
| 2100 | 4,797,970 | -24,901 | -0.52 | 0.044 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 945,696 | - | - | 0.037 |
| 1951 | 972,157 | 26,461 | 2.80 | 0.038 |
| 1952 | 1,002,441 | 30,284 | 3.12 | 0.038 |
| 1953 | 1,035,859 | 33,418 | 3.33 | 0.039 |
| 1954 | 1,071,874 | 36,015 | 3.48 | 0.039 |
| 1955 | 1,110,087 | 38,213 | 3.57 | 0.040 |
| 1956 | 1,150,269 | 40,182 | 3.62 | 0.041 |
| 1957 | 1,192,358 | 42,089 | 3.66 | 0.041 |
| 1958 | 1,236,378 | 44,020 | 3.69 | 0.042 |
| 1959 | 1,282,494 | 46,116 | 3.73 | 0.043 |
| 1960 | 1,330,782 | 48,288 | 3.77 | 0.044 |
| 1961 | 1,381,183 | 50,401 | 3.79 | 0.045 |
| 1962 | 1,433,335 | 52,152 | 3.78 | 0.045 |
| 1963 | 1,486,553 | 53,218 | 3.71 | 0.046 |
| 1964 | 1,539,941 | 53,388 | 3.59 | 0.047 |
| 1965 | 1,592,841 | 52,900 | 3.44 | 0.048 |
| 1966 | 1,645,083 | 52,242 | 3.28 | 0.048 |
| 1967 | 1,696,732 | 51,649 | 3.14 | 0.049 |
| 1968 | 1,747,694 | 50,962 | 3.00 | 0.049 |
| 1969 | 1,797,893 | 50,199 | 2.87 | 0.050 |
| 1970 | 1,847,394 | 49,501 | 2.75 | 0.050 |
| 1971 | 1,896,077 | 48,683 | 2.64 | 0.050 |
| 1972 | 1,944,169 | 48,092 | 2.54 | 0.050 |
| 1973 | 1,992,514 | 48,345 | 2.49 | 0.051 |
| 1974 | 2,042,241 | 49,727 | 2.50 | 0.051 |
| 1975 | 2,094,188 | 51,947 | 2.54 | 0.051 |
| 1976 | 2,148,677 | 54,489 | 2.60 | 0.052 |
| 1977 | 2,205,615 | 56,938 | 2.65 | 0.052 |
| 1978 | 2,264,946 | 59,331 | 2.69 | 0.053 |
| 1979 | 2,326,464 | 61,518 | 2.72 | 0.053 |
| 1980 | 2,389,977 | 63,513 | 2.73 | 0.054 |
| 1981 | 2,455,588 | 65,611 | 2.75 | 0.054 |
| 1982 | 2,523,354 | 67,766 | 2.76 | 0.055 |
| 1983 | 2,593,020 | 69,666 | 2.76 | 0.055 |
| 1984 | 2,664,223 | 71,203 | 2.75 | 0.056 |
| 1985 | 2,736,712 | 72,489 | 2.72 | 0.056 |
| 1986 | 2,810,242 | 73,530 | 2.69 | 0.057 |
| 1987 | 2,884,851 | 74,609 | 2.65 | 0.057 |
| 1988 | 2,960,929 | 76,078 | 2.64 | 0.058 |
| 1989 | 3,039,013 | 78,084 | 2.64 | 0.058 |
| 1990 | 3,119,433 | 80,420 | 2.65 | 0.059 |
| 1991 | 3,202,085 | 82,652 | 2.65 | 0.059 |
| 1992 | 3,286,520 | 84,435 | 2.64 | 0.060 |
| 1993 | 3,372,298 | 85,778 | 2.61 | 0.060 |
| 1994 | 3,458,834 | 86,536 | 2.57 | 0.061 |
| 1995 | 3,545,534 | 86,700 | 2.51 | 0.062 |
| 1996 | 3,632,362 | 86,828 | 2.45 | 0.062 |
| 1997 | 3,718,949 | 86,587 | 2.38 | 0.063 |
| 1998 | 3,803,887 | 84,938 | 2.28 | 0.064 |
| 1999 | 3,885,430 | 81,543 | 2.14 | 0.064 |
| 2000 | 3,962,372 | 76,942 | 1.98 | 0.064 |
| 2001 | 4,034,074 | 71,702 | 1.81 | 0.065 |
| 2002 | 4,100,925 | 66,851 | 1.66 | 0.065 |
| 2003 | 4,164,053 | 63,128 | 1.54 | 0.065 |
| 2004 | 4,225,155 | 61,102 | 1.47 | 0.065 |
| 2005 | 4,285,502 | 60,347 | 1.43 | 0.066 |
| 2006 | 4,345,412 | 59,910 | 1.40 | 0.066 |
| 2007 | 4,404,628 | 59,216 | 1.36 | 0.066 |
| 2008 | 4,463,125 | 58,497 | 1.33 | 0.066 |
| 2009 | 4,520,740 | 57,615 | 1.29 | 0.066 |
| 2010 | 4,577,378 | 56,638 | 1.25 | 0.066 |
| 2011 | 4,633,086 | 55,708 | 1.22 | 0.066 |
| 2012 | 4,688,000 | 54,914 | 1.19 | 0.066 |
| 2013 | 4,742,107 | 54,107 | 1.15 | 0.066 |
| 2014 | 4,795,396 | 53,289 | 1.12 | 0.066 |
| 2015 | 4,847,804 | 52,408 | 1.09 | 0.066 |
| 2016 | 4,899,345 | 51,541 | 1.06 | 0.066 |
| 2017 | 4,949,954 | 50,609 | 1.03 | 0.066 |
| 2018 | 4,999,441 | 49,487 | 1.00 | 0.066 |
| 2019 | 5,047,561 | 48,120 | 0.96 | 0.065 |