The population of Costa Rica is 5,047,561 and the population growth amounts 0.95% (2019). The male and female population are 2,522,539 (49.98%) and 2,525,022 (50.02%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 1.09% (positive growth).
The below table shows the Costa Rica population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 5,047,561 | 0.95% | 2,522,539 49.98% |
2,525,022 50.02% |
| 2018 | 4,999,441 | 0.99% | 2,499,228 49.99% |
2,500,213 50.01% |
| 2017 | 4,949,954 | 1.02% | 2,475,234 50.01% |
2,474,720 49.99% |
| 2016 | 4,899,345 | 1.05% | 2,450,644 50.02% |
2,448,701 49.98% |
| 2015 | 4,847,804 | 1.08% | 2,425,529 50.03% |
2,422,275 49.97% |
| 2014 | 4,795,396 | 1.11% | 2,399,919 50.05% |
2,395,477 49.95% |
| 2013 | 4,742,107 | 1.14% | 2,373,807 50.06% |
2,368,300 49.94% |
| 2012 | 4,688,000 | 1.17% | 2,347,233 50.07% |
2,340,767 49.93% |
| 2011 | 4,633,086 | 1.20% | 2,320,217 50.08% |
2,312,869 49.92% |
| 2010 | 4,577,378 | 1.24% | 2,292,779 50.09% |
2,284,599 49.91% |
| 2009 | 4,520,740 | 1.27% | 2,264,850 50.10% |
2,255,890 49.90% |
| 2008 | 4,463,125 | 1.31% | 2,236,411 50.11% |
2,226,714 49.89% |
| 2007 | 4,404,628 | 1.34% | 2,207,503 50.12% |
2,197,125 49.88% |
| 2006 | 4,345,412 | 1.38% | 2,178,229 50.13% |
2,167,183 49.87% |
| 2005 | 4,285,502 | 1.41% | 2,148,585 50.14% |
2,136,917 49.86% |
| 2004 | 4,225,155 | 1.45% | 2,118,713 50.15% |
2,106,442 49.85% |
| 2003 | 4,164,053 | 1.52% | 2,088,445 50.15% |
2,075,608 49.85% |
| 2002 | 4,100,925 | 1.63% | 2,057,181 50.16% |
2,043,744 49.84% |
| 2001 | 4,034,074 | 1.78% | 2,024,098 50.18% |
2,009,976 49.82% |
| 2000 | 3,962,372 | 1.94% | 1,988,649 50.19% |
1,973,723 49.81% |
| 1999 | 3,885,430 | 2.10% | 1,950,659 50.20% |
1,934,771 49.80% |
| 1998 | 3,803,887 | 2.23% | 1,910,421 50.22% |
1,893,466 49.78% |
| 1997 | 3,718,949 | 2.33% | 1,868,514 50.24% |
1,850,435 49.76% |
| 1996 | 3,632,362 | 2.39% | 1,825,772 50.26% |
1,806,590 49.74% |
| 1995 | 3,545,534 | 2.45% | 1,782,860 50.28% |
1,762,674 49.72% |
| 1994 | 3,458,834 | 2.50% | 1,739,967 50.31% |
1,718,867 49.69% |
| 1993 | 3,372,298 | 2.54% | 1,697,095 50.32% |
1,675,203 49.68% |
| 1992 | 3,286,520 | 2.57% | 1,654,548 50.34% |
1,631,972 49.66% |
| 1991 | 3,202,085 | 2.58% | 1,612,600 50.36% |
1,589,485 49.64% |
| 1990 | 3,119,433 | 2.58% | 1,571,467 50.38% |
1,547,966 49.62% |
| 1989 | 3,039,013 | 2.57% | 1,531,362 50.39% |
1,507,651 49.61% |
| 1988 | 2,960,929 | 2.57% | 1,492,338 50.40% |
1,468,591 49.60% |
| 1987 | 2,884,851 | 2.59% | 1,454,277 50.41% |
1,430,574 49.59% |
| 1986 | 2,810,242 | 2.62% | 1,416,940 50.42% |
1,393,302 49.58% |
| 1985 | 2,736,712 | 2.65% | 1,380,172 50.43% |
1,356,540 49.57% |
| 1984 | 2,664,223 | 2.67% | 1,343,971 50.45% |
1,320,252 49.55% |
| 1983 | 2,593,020 | 2.69% | 1,308,443 50.46% |
1,284,577 49.54% |
| 1982 | 2,523,354 | 2.69% | 1,273,697 50.48% |
1,249,657 49.52% |
| 1981 | 2,455,588 | 2.67% | 1,239,880 50.49% |
1,215,708 49.51% |
| 1980 | 2,389,977 | 2.66% | 1,207,089 50.51% |
1,182,888 49.49% |
| 1979 | 2,326,464 | 2.64% | 1,175,292 50.52% |
1,151,172 49.48% |
| 1978 | 2,264,946 | 2.62% | 1,144,453 50.53% |
1,120,493 49.47% |
| 1977 | 2,205,615 | 2.58% | 1,114,685 50.54% |
1,090,930 49.46% |
| 1976 | 2,148,677 | 2.54% | 1,086,136 50.55% |
1,062,541 49.45% |
| 1975 | 2,094,188 | 2.48% | 1,058,865 50.56% |
1,035,323 49.44% |
| 1974 | 2,042,241 | 2.43% | 1,032,915 50.58% |
1,009,326 49.42% |
| 1973 | 1,992,514 | 2.43% | 1,008,119 50.60% |
984,395 49.40% |
| 1972 | 1,944,169 | 2.47% | 984,041 50.61% |
960,128 49.39% |
| 1971 | 1,896,077 | 2.57% | 960,083 50.64% |
935,994 49.36% |
| 1970 | 1,847,394 | 2.68% | 935,808 50.66% |
911,586 49.34% |
| 1969 | 1,797,893 | 2.79% | 911,081 50.67% |
886,812 49.33% |
| 1968 | 1,747,694 | 2.92% | 885,984 50.69% |
861,710 49.31% |
| 1967 | 1,696,732 | 3.04% | 860,469 50.71% |
836,263 49.29% |
| 1966 | 1,645,083 | 3.18% | 834,570 50.73% |
810,513 49.27% |
| 1965 | 1,592,841 | 3.32% | 808,338 50.75% |
784,503 49.25% |
| 1964 | 1,539,941 | 3.47% | 781,725 50.76% |
758,216 49.24% |
| 1963 | 1,486,553 | 3.58% | 754,833 50.78% |
731,720 49.22% |
| 1962 | 1,433,335 | 3.64% | 727,993 50.79% |
705,342 49.21% |
| 1961 | 1,381,183 | 3.65% | 701,673 50.80% |
679,510 49.20% |
| 1960 | 1,330,782 | N/A% | 676,234 50.81% |
654,548 49.19% |
The below chart is the timeline of Costa Rica population growth rates for 60 years.
The Costa Rica population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 1,063,957, 3,484,883, 498,721 respectively in 2019.
The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 5,047,561 | 1,063,957 21.08% |
3,484,883 69.04% |
498,721 9.88% |
| 2018 | 4,999,441 | 1,066,118 21.32% |
3,455,884 69.13% |
477,439 9.55% |
| 2017 | 4,949,954 | 1,068,070 21.58% |
3,423,988 69.17% |
457,896 9.25% |
| 2016 | 4,899,345 | 1,070,537 21.85% |
3,389,559 69.18% |
439,249 8.97% |
| 2015 | 4,847,804 | 1,073,771 22.15% |
3,353,091 69.17% |
420,942 8.68% |
| 2014 | 4,795,396 | 1,079,600 22.51% |
3,313,658 69.10% |
402,138 8.39% |
| 2013 | 4,742,107 | 1,087,058 22.92% |
3,271,319 68.98% |
383,730 8.09% |
| 2012 | 4,688,000 | 1,095,756 23.37% |
3,226,282 68.82% |
365,962 7.81% |
| 2011 | 4,633,086 | 1,104,571 23.84% |
3,179,158 68.62% |
349,357 7.54% |
| 2010 | 4,577,378 | 1,112,651 24.31% |
3,130,508 68.39% |
334,219 7.30% |
| 2009 | 4,520,740 | 1,124,881 24.88% |
3,076,172 68.05% |
319,687 7.07% |
| 2008 | 4,463,125 | 1,136,658 25.47% |
3,019,818 67.66% |
306,649 6.87% |
| 2007 | 4,404,628 | 1,148,376 26.07% |
2,961,496 67.24% |
294,756 6.69% |
| 2006 | 4,345,412 | 1,161,223 26.72% |
2,900,756 66.75% |
283,433 6.52% |
| 2005 | 4,285,502 | 1,175,774 27.44% |
2,837,428 66.21% |
272,300 6.35% |
| 2004 | 4,225,155 | 1,190,774 28.18% |
2,773,084 65.63% |
261,297 6.18% |
| 2003 | 4,164,053 | 1,206,134 28.97% |
2,707,218 65.01% |
250,701 6.02% |
| 2002 | 4,100,925 | 1,220,127 29.75% |
2,640,328 64.38% |
240,470 5.86% |
| 2001 | 4,034,074 | 1,230,159 30.49% |
2,573,295 63.79% |
230,620 5.72% |
| 2000 | 3,962,372 | 1,234,693 31.16% |
2,506,545 63.26% |
221,134 5.58% |
| 1999 | 3,885,430 | 1,238,871 31.89% |
2,434,570 62.66% |
211,989 5.46% |
| 1998 | 3,803,887 | 1,237,369 32.53% |
2,363,262 62.13% |
203,256 5.34% |
| 1997 | 3,718,949 | 1,230,931 33.10% |
2,293,155 61.66% |
194,863 5.24% |
| 1996 | 3,632,362 | 1,221,268 33.62% |
2,224,378 61.24% |
186,716 5.14% |
| 1995 | 3,545,534 | 1,209,614 34.12% |
2,157,179 60.84% |
178,741 5.04% |
| 1994 | 3,458,834 | 1,195,052 34.55% |
2,092,920 60.51% |
170,862 4.94% |
| 1993 | 3,372,298 | 1,178,456 34.95% |
2,030,572 60.21% |
163,270 4.84% |
| 1992 | 3,286,520 | 1,159,464 35.28% |
1,971,040 59.97% |
156,016 4.75% |
| 1991 | 3,202,085 | 1,137,103 35.51% |
1,915,750 59.83% |
149,232 4.66% |
| 1990 | 3,119,433 | 1,111,064 35.62% |
1,865,393 59.80% |
142,976 4.58% |
| 1989 | 3,039,013 | 1,083,444 35.65% |
1,818,903 59.85% |
136,666 4.50% |
| 1988 | 2,960,929 | 1,053,740 35.59% |
1,776,281 59.99% |
130,908 4.42% |
| 1987 | 2,884,851 | 1,023,501 35.48% |
1,735,788 60.17% |
125,562 4.35% |
| 1986 | 2,810,242 | 995,215 35.41% |
1,694,579 60.30% |
120,448 4.29% |
| 1985 | 2,736,712 | 970,223 35.45% |
1,651,042 60.33% |
115,447 4.22% |
| 1984 | 2,664,223 | 947,413 35.56% |
1,605,935 60.28% |
110,875 4.16% |
| 1983 | 2,593,020 | 928,112 35.79% |
1,558,408 60.10% |
106,500 4.11% |
| 1982 | 2,523,354 | 911,679 36.13% |
1,509,399 59.82% |
102,276 4.05% |
| 1981 | 2,455,588 | 896,265 36.50% |
1,461,120 59.50% |
98,203 4.00% |
| 1980 | 2,389,977 | 880,421 36.84% |
1,415,290 59.22% |
94,266 3.94% |
| 1979 | 2,326,464 | 870,926 37.44% |
1,365,170 58.68% |
90,368 3.88% |
| 1978 | 2,264,946 | 862,646 38.09% |
1,315,777 58.09% |
86,523 3.82% |
| 1977 | 2,205,615 | 855,523 38.79% |
1,267,368 57.46% |
82,724 3.75% |
| 1976 | 2,148,677 | 849,861 39.55% |
1,219,828 56.77% |
78,988 3.68% |
| 1975 | 2,094,188 | 845,824 40.39% |
1,173,058 56.01% |
75,306 3.60% |
| 1974 | 2,042,241 | 842,053 41.23% |
1,128,157 55.24% |
72,031 3.53% |
| 1973 | 1,992,514 | 838,232 42.07% |
1,085,352 54.47% |
68,930 3.46% |
| 1972 | 1,944,169 | 833,327 42.86% |
1,044,864 53.74% |
65,978 3.39% |
| 1971 | 1,896,077 | 826,428 43.59% |
1,006,539 53.09% |
63,110 3.33% |
| 1970 | 1,847,394 | 817,210 44.24% |
969,924 52.50% |
60,260 3.26% |
| 1969 | 1,797,893 | 804,016 44.72% |
936,145 52.07% |
57,732 3.21% |
| 1968 | 1,747,694 | 787,678 45.07% |
904,709 51.77% |
55,307 3.16% |
| 1967 | 1,696,732 | 768,637 45.30% |
875,121 51.58% |
52,974 3.12% |
| 1966 | 1,645,083 | 747,598 45.44% |
846,756 51.47% |
50,729 3.08% |
| 1965 | 1,592,841 | 724,824 45.51% |
819,437 51.44% |
48,580 3.05% |
| 1964 | 1,539,941 | 702,268 45.60% |
791,006 51.37% |
46,667 3.03% |
| 1963 | 1,486,553 | 679,202 45.69% |
762,523 51.29% |
44,828 3.02% |
| 1962 | 1,433,335 | 655,540 45.74% |
734,740 51.26% |
43,055 3.00% |
| 1961 | 1,381,183 | 630,384 45.64% |
709,404 51.36% |
41,395 3.00% |
| 1960 | 1,330,782 | 603,126 45.32% |
687,783 51.68% |
39,873 3.00% |
The below chart and table represents Costa Rica population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 0.96% | -0.20% | 0.84% | 4.46% |
| 2018 | 1.00% | -0.18% | 0.93% | 4.27% |
| 2017 | 1.03% | -0.23% | 1.02% | 4.25% |
| 2016 | 1.06% | -0.30% | 1.09% | 4.35% |
| 2015 | 1.09% | -0.54% | 1.19% | 4.68% |
| 2014 | 1.12% | -0.69% | 1.29% | 4.80% |
| 2013 | 1.15% | -0.79% | 1.40% | 4.86% |
| 2012 | 1.19% | -0.80% | 1.48% | 4.75% |
| 2011 | 1.22% | -0.73% | 1.55% | 4.53% |
| 2010 | 1.25% | -1.09% | 1.77% | 4.55% |
| 2009 | 1.29% | -1.04% | 1.87% | 4.25% |
| 2008 | 1.33% | -1.02% | 1.97% | 4.03% |
| 2007 | 1.36% | -1.11% | 2.09% | 3.99% |
| 2006 | 1.40% | -1.24% | 2.23% | 4.09% |
| 2005 | 1.43% | -1.26% | 2.32% | 4.21% |
| 2004 | 1.47% | -1.27% | 2.43% | 4.23% |
| 2003 | 1.54% | -1.15% | 2.53% | 4.25% |
| 2002 | 1.66% | -0.82% | 2.60% | 4.27% |
| 2001 | 1.81% | -0.37% | 2.66% | 4.29% |
| 2000 | 1.98% | -0.34% | 2.96% | 4.31% |
| 1999 | 2.14% | 0.12% | 3.02% | 4.30% |
| 1998 | 2.28% | 0.52% | 3.06% | 4.31% |
| 1997 | 2.38% | 0.79% | 3.09% | 4.36% |
| 1996 | 2.45% | 0.96% | 3.12% | 4.46% |
| 1995 | 2.51% | 1.22% | 3.07% | 4.61% |
| 1994 | 2.57% | 1.41% | 3.07% | 4.65% |
| 1993 | 2.61% | 1.64% | 3.02% | 4.65% |
| 1992 | 2.64% | 1.97% | 2.89% | 4.55% |
| 1991 | 2.65% | 2.34% | 2.70% | 4.38% |
| 1990 | 2.65% | 2.55% | 2.56% | 4.62% |
| 1989 | 2.64% | 2.82% | 2.40% | 4.40% |
| 1988 | 2.64% | 2.95% | 2.33% | 4.26% |
| 1987 | 2.65% | 2.84% | 2.43% | 4.25% |
| 1986 | 2.69% | 2.58% | 2.64% | 4.33% |
| 1985 | 2.72% | 2.41% | 2.81% | 4.12% |
| 1984 | 2.75% | 2.08% | 3.05% | 4.11% |
| 1983 | 2.76% | 1.80% | 3.25% | 4.13% |
| 1982 | 2.76% | 1.72% | 3.30% | 4.15% |
| 1981 | 2.75% | 1.80% | 3.24% | 4.18% |
| 1980 | 2.73% | 1.09% | 3.67% | 4.31% |
| 1979 | 2.72% | 0.96% | 3.75% | 4.44% |
| 1978 | 2.69% | 0.83% | 3.82% | 4.59% |
| 1977 | 2.65% | 0.67% | 3.90% | 4.73% |
| 1976 | 2.60% | 0.48% | 3.99% | 4.89% |
| 1975 | 2.54% | 0.45% | 3.98% | 4.55% |
| 1974 | 2.50% | 0.46% | 3.94% | 4.50% |
| 1973 | 2.49% | 0.59% | 3.87% | 4.47% |
| 1972 | 2.54% | 0.83% | 3.81% | 4.54% |
| 1971 | 2.64% | 1.13% | 3.78% | 4.73% |
| 1970 | 2.75% | 1.64% | 3.61% | 4.38% |
| 1969 | 2.87% | 2.07% | 3.47% | 4.38% |
| 1968 | 3.00% | 2.48% | 3.38% | 4.40% |
| 1967 | 3.14% | 2.81% | 3.35% | 4.43% |
| 1966 | 3.28% | 3.14% | 3.33% | 4.42% |
| 1965 | 3.44% | 3.21% | 3.59% | 4.10% |
| 1964 | 3.59% | 3.40% | 3.74% | 4.10% |
| 1963 | 3.71% | 3.61% | 3.78% | 4.12% |
| 1962 | 3.78% | 3.99% | 3.57% | 4.01% |
| 1961 | 3.79% | 4.52% | 3.14% | 3.82% |
The global rank of Costa Rica population is 109 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:
| Ages | Rank |
| Total | 109 |
| 0-14 | 108 |
| 15-64 | 109 |
| 65 over | 91 |