Total current population for Costa Rica in 2025 is 5,280,199, a 0.64% increase from 2024.

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<li>Total population for Costa Rica in 2024 was <strong>5,246,714</strong>, a <strong>2.77% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for Costa Rica in 2023 was <strong>5,105,525</strong>, a <strong>0.47% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for Costa Rica in 2022 was <strong>5,081,765</strong>, a <strong>0.43% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>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.

The total population in Costa Rica was estimated at 5.3 million people in 2023, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Costa Rica Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

As shown in this statistic, the total population of Costa Rica amounts to approximately 5.37 million people in 2025.Fluctuating rise between 1980 and 2025A total increase by approximately 3.07 million people can be observed between 1980 and 2025. The data emphasizes however that this increase did not happen continuously.Continuous rise between 2025 and 2030In 2030 the total population will be about 5.62 million people, according to forecasts. From 2025 onwards, there is an overall increase by approximately 250 thousand people. This growth reflects a steady upward trend.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

The here depicted total population of Costa Rica amounts to approximately 5.37 million people in 2025.Fluctuating rise between 1980 and 2025Compared to the earliest depicted observation from 1980 there is a total increase by approximately 3.07 million people. From the pattern between 1980 and 2025 it becomes clear that this increase however did not happen continuously.Continuous rise between 2025 and 2030The total population will stand at about 5.62 million people in 2030, according to forecasts. From 2025 onwards, there is an overall increase by approximately 250 thousand people. This growth reflects a steady upward trend.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the San Jose, Costa Rica metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Costa Rica was reported at 11.72 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Population ages 65 and above (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population, total in Costa Rica was reported at 5105525 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Rural population (% of total population) in Costa Rica was reported at 17.38 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Costa Rica was reported at 99.53 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on April of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.466 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.429 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 2.519 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2023, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.728 % in 1961 and a record low of 0.429 % in 2022. Costa Rica CR: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years).;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City data was reported at 1,482,460.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,461,989.000 Person for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 791,543.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,482,460.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 229,792.000 Person in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;;

Costa Rica CR: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data was reported at 28.898 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 28.635 % for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 24.101 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.898 % in 2024 and a record low of 17.310 % in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Population in Urban Agglomerations of More Than 1 Million: as % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

Urban population in Costa Rica was reported at 4218287 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Urban population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on April of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Net Migration data was reported at 967.000 Person in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 995.000 Person for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Net Migration data is updated yearly, averaging 2,267.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,393.000 Person in 1996 and a record low of 910.000 Person in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Net Migration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Sum;

Costa Rica birth rate for 2025 is 12.20, a 1.98% decline from 2024.

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<li>Costa Rica birth rate for 2024 was <strong>12.45</strong>, a <strong>22.3% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Costa Rica birth rate for 2023 was <strong>10.18</strong>, a <strong>1.36% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Costa Rica birth rate for 2022 was <strong>10.32</strong>, a <strong>2.12% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Population, female (% of total population) in Costa Rica was reported at 50.58 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for Costa Rica (SLEMPTOTLSPZSCRI) from 1991 to 2024 about Costa Rica, employment-population ratio, employment, and population.

Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 34.747 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.658 % for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.499 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.171 % in 1963 and a record low of 34.420 % in 2020. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data was reported at 19.331 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.840 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data is updated yearly, averaging 35.578 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 46.692 % in 1963 and a record low of 19.331 % in 2023. Costa Rica CR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 0-14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Costa Rica CR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 11.719 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.262 % for 2022. Costa Rica CR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 4.661 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.719 % in 2023 and a record low of 3.037 % in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Population: as % of Total: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.;United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;