Population 5,152,950
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Costa Rica 2025 · 5.15M
0 1.29M 2.58M 3.86M 5.15M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 1,327,496 1961: 1,377,920 1962: 1,429,445 1963: 1,481,604 1964: 1,533,960 1965: 1,586,208 1966: 1,638,116 1967: 1,689,523 1968: 1,739,731 1969: 1,789,276 1970: 1,838,949 1971: 1,888,539 1972: 1,938,248 1973: 1,988,343 1974: 2,039,643 1975: 2,092,719 1976: 2,147,774 1977: 2,205,025 1978: 2,264,510 1979: 2,326,490 1980: 2,390,633 1981: 2,456,637 1982: 2,524,806 1983: 2,595,153 1984: 2,667,595 1985: 2,741,894 1986: 2,817,216 1987: 2,892,699 1988: 2,968,103 1989: 3,043,827 1990: 3,121,706 1991: 3,202,176 1992: 3,284,258 1993: 3,367,434 1994: 3,451,122 1995: 3,535,176 1996: 3,619,013 1997: 3,701,711 1998: 3,782,838 1999: 3,862,101 2000: 3,937,739 2001: 4,008,947 2002: 4,075,705 2003: 4,138,784 2004: 4,200,078 2005: 4,261,240 2006: 4,321,340 2007: 4,380,248 2008: 4,440,056 2009: 4,499,791 2010: 4,555,962 2011: 4,609,833 2012: 4,663,934 2013: 4,716,147 2014: 4,767,119 2015: 4,818,038 2016: 4,866,998 2017: 4,913,177 2018: 4,957,818 2019: 4,999,553 2020: 5,034,320 2021: 5,059,988 2022: 5,081,765 2023: 5,105,525 2024: 5,129,910 2025: 5,152,950 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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