World Bank · Demographics
Costa Rica: Population, total
5.15Mpeople · 2025+7.0% since 2015
Total population. Annual figures for Costa Rica from 1960 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (people) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,152,950 | |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 | |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 | |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 | |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 | |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 | |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 | |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 | |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 | |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 | |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 | |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 | |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 | |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 | |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 | |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 | |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 | |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 | |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 | |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 | |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 | |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 | |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 | |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 | |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 | |
| 2000 | 3,937,739 | |
| 1999 | 3,862,101 | |
| 1998 | 3,782,838 | |
| 1997 | 3,701,711 | |
| 1996 | 3,619,013 | |
| 1995 | 3,535,176 | |
| 1994 | 3,451,122 | |
| 1993 | 3,367,434 | |
| 1992 | 3,284,258 | |
| 1991 | 3,202,176 | |
| 1990 | 3,121,706 | |
| 1989 | 3,043,827 | |
| 1988 | 2,968,103 | |
| 1987 | 2,892,699 | |
| 1986 | 2,817,216 | |
| 1985 | 2,741,894 | |
| 1984 | 2,667,595 | |
| 1983 | 2,595,153 | |
| 1982 | 2,524,806 | |
| 1981 | 2,456,637 | |
| 1980 | 2,390,633 | |
| 1979 | 2,326,490 | |
| 1978 | 2,264,510 | |
| 1977 | 2,205,025 | |
| 1976 | 2,147,774 | |
| 1975 | 2,092,719 | |
| 1974 | 2,039,643 | |
| 1973 | 1,988,343 | |
| 1972 | 1,938,248 | |
| 1971 | 1,888,539 | |
| 1970 | 1,838,949 | |
| 1969 | 1,789,276 | |
| 1968 | 1,739,731 | |
| 1967 | 1,689,523 | |
| 1966 | 1,638,116 | |
| 1965 | 1,586,208 | |
| 1964 | 1,533,960 | |
| 1963 | 1,481,604 | |
| 1962 | 1,429,445 | |
| 1961 | 1,377,920 | |
| 1960 | 1,327,496 |
Source
Published by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Population, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-population-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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