Population in Costa Rica
The population of Costa Rica was 5,152,950 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Costa Rica, 2025
5,152,950
Change from 2024
+0.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
126th of 217
Population in Costa Rica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,152,950 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 5,129,910 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 5,105,525 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 5,081,765 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 5,059,988 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 5,034,320 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 4,999,553 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 4,957,818 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 4,913,177 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 4,866,998 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 4,818,038 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 4,767,119 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 4,716,147 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 4,663,934 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 4,609,833 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 4,555,962 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 4,499,791 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 4,440,056 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 4,380,248 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 4,321,340 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 4,261,240 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 4,200,078 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 4,138,784 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 4,075,705 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 4,008,947 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 5,129,910 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4,818,038 people, the figure has changed by +7.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Costa Rica has the 126th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Costa Rica
All statistics for Costa Rica
Population growth
0.45%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,105,526 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
34.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.33 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.49%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
12.8%
2025 · World Bank