Demographics of Costa Rica
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 15 Sep 2024 |
As of 2024, the population of Costa Rica is projected at 5.13 million, compared to 5.11 million in 2023. It ranks 127th in the world by population and 11th in North America. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.46 percent, the 148th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.
There are 2.53 million males and 2.60 million females in Costa Rica. The percentage of the male population is 49.41%, compared to 50.59% of the female population. Costa Rica has 60k more females than males. The sex ratio in Costa Rica in 2024 will be 97.671 males per 100 females. Costa Rica is in the 99th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
- Population
- Growth
- Gender
| Year | Population | Growth (%) | M per 100 F | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | |||
| 1950 | 464,321 | 462,437 | 926,758 | 3.32 | 100.407 |
| 1955 | 553,815 | 549,234 | 1,103,049 | 3.61 | 100.834 |
| 1960 | 667,110 | 660,386 | 1,327,496 | 3.75 | 101.018 |
| 1965 | 797,633 | 788,576 | 1,586,208 | 3.29 | 101.149 |
| 1970 | 924,970 | 913,979 | 1,838,949 | 2.69 | 101.203 |
| 1975 | 1,052,147 | 1,040,572 | 2,092,719 | 2.58 | 101.112 |
| 1980 | 1,200,417 | 1,190,216 | 2,390,633 | 2.72 | 100.857 |
| 1985 | 1,376,259 | 1,365,634 | 2,741,894 | 2.74 | 100.778 |
| 1990 | 1,566,169 | 1,555,537 | 3,121,706 | 2.55 | 100.683 |
| 1995 | 1,764,885 | 1,770,291 | 3,535,176 | 2.38 | 99.695 |
| 2000 | 1,955,690 | 1,982,049 | 3,937,739 | 1.86 | 98.670 |
| 2005 | 2,113,180 | 2,148,059 | 4,261,240 | 1.45 | 98.376 |
| 2010 | 2,256,689 | 2,299,273 | 4,555,962 | 1.17 | 98.148 |
| 2015 | 2,385,764 | 2,432,275 | 4,818,038 | 1.05 | 98.088 |
| 2020 | 2,490,812 | 2,543,508 | 5,034,320 | 0.60 | 97.928 |
| 2021 | 2,502,349 | 2,557,638 | 5,059,988 | 0.42 | 97.838 |
| 2022 | 2,512,039 | 2,569,725 | 5,081,765 | 0.44 | 97.755 |
| 2023 | 2,523,133 | 2,582,392 | 5,105,525 | 0.49 | 97.705 |
| 2024 | 2,534,728 | 2,595,182 | 5,129,910 | 0.46 | 97.671 |
| Year | Life expectancy | Median age | Fertility rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 57.461 | 16.812 | 6.317 |
| 1955 | 60.453 | 16.318 | 6.571 |
| 1960 | 63.463 | 15.727 | 6.712 |
| 1965 | 64.760 | 15.605 | 5.960 |
| 1970 | 66.787 | 16.426 | 4.585 |
| 1975 | 70.253 | 17.833 | 3.804 |
| 1980 | 73.034 | 19.299 | 3.583 |
| 1985 | 74.765 | 20.608 | 3.511 |
| 1990 | 76.094 | 21.711 | 3.167 |
| 1995 | 76.440 | 22.874 | 2.779 |
| 2000 | 77.317 | 24.207 | 2.413 |
| 2005 | 78.877 | 25.961 | 2.038 |
| 2010 | 79.354 | 27.971 | 1.827 |
| 2015 | 80.407 | 30.155 | 1.797 |
| 2020 | 79.725 | 32.513 | 1.448 |
| 2021 | 78.050 | 33.022 | 1.353 |
| 2022 | 79.316 | 33.536 | 1.335 |
| 2023 | 80.799 | 34.070 | 1.330 |
| 2024 | 80.996 | 34.612 | 1.318 |
- Life expectancy
- Median age
- Fertility rate
| Year | Total | Crude (per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 11,230 | 41,602 | 12.117 | 44.890 |
| 1955 | 11,402 | 50,495 | 10.337 | 45.778 |
| 1960 | 11,500 | 60,357 | 8.663 | 45.467 |
| 1965 | 12,090 | 63,287 | 7.622 | 39.898 |
| 1970 | 11,537 | 59,934 | 6.274 | 32.592 |
| 1975 | 10,356 | 62,334 | 4.948 | 29.786 |
| 1980 | 10,030 | 72,588 | 4.195 | 30.364 |
| 1985 | 10,625 | 83,400 | 3.875 | 30.417 |
| 1990 | 11,474 | 83,202 | 3.676 | 26.653 |
| 1995 | 13,644 | 81,227 | 3.859 | 22.977 |
| 2000 | 15,421 | 79,689 | 3.916 | 20.237 |
| 2005 | 16,381 | 73,520 | 3.844 | 17.253 |
| 2010 | 19,392 | 70,192 | 4.256 | 15.407 |
| 2015 | 21,766 | 70,846 | 4.518 | 14.704 |
| 2020 | 28,056 | 57,220 | 5.573 | 11.366 |
| 2021 | 33,229 | 53,349 | 6.567 | 10.543 |
| 2022 | 31,029 | 52,440 | 6.106 | 10.319 |
| 2023 | 27,861 | 51,969 | 5.457 | 10.179 |
| 2024 | 28,551 | 51,253 | 5.566 | 9.991 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 321,509 | 637,986 | 33.508 |
| 1955 | 379,324 | 740,293 | 33.880 |
| 1960 | 456,615 | 876,425 | 34.254 |
| 1965 | 568,941 | 1,020,680 | 35.791 |
| 1970 | 717,853 | 1,131,013 | 38.827 |
| 1975 | 867,261 | 1,230,146 | 41.349 |
| 1980 | 1,029,757 | 1,359,553 | 43.099 |
| 1985 | 1,240,768 | 1,489,465 | 45.445 |
| 1990 | 1,548,102 | 1,547,893 | 50.003 |
| 1995 | 1,915,604 | 1,595,322 | 54.561 |
| 2000 | 2,318,040 | 1,607,403 | 59.052 |
| 2005 | 2,789,638 | 1,458,203 | 65.672 |
| 2010 | 3,260,590 | 1,284,690 | 71.736 |
| 2015 | 3,695,430 | 1,112,422 | 76.862 |
| 2020 | 4,074,214 | 969,965 | 80.771 |
| 2021 | 4,142,550 | 944,993 | 81.425 |
| 2022 | 4,208,353 | 921,163 | 82.042 |
| 2023 | 4,271,646 | 898,466 | 82.622 |
| 2024 | 4,332,482 | 876,892 | 83.167 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 138,148 | 132,405 | 270,553 | 5.27 | 104.337 |
| 05-09 | 173,472 | 166,308 | 339,780 | 6.62 | 104.308 |
| 10-14 | 180,853 | 173,200 | 354,053 | 6.90 | 104.419 |
| 15-19 | 184,770 | 177,157 | 361,928 | 7.06 | 104.297 |
| 20-24 | 192,370 | 184,810 | 377,180 | 7.35 | 104.091 |
| 25-29 | 203,056 | 196,794 | 399,851 | 7.79 | 103.182 |
| 30-34 | 208,017 | 202,713 | 410,729 | 8.01 | 102.617 |
| 35-39 | 208,496 | 205,587 | 414,083 | 8.07 | 101.415 |
| 40-44 | 188,048 | 190,465 | 378,513 | 7.38 | 98.731 |
| 45-49 | 161,677 | 170,226 | 331,902 | 6.47 | 94.978 |
| 50-54 | 143,613 | 155,909 | 299,522 | 5.84 | 92.113 |
| 55-59 | 139,621 | 152,745 | 292,366 | 5.70 | 91.408 |
| 60-64 | 129,666 | 142,644 | 272,310 | 5.31 | 90.902 |
| 65-69 | 101,844 | 114,728 | 216,572 | 4.22 | 88.770 |
| 70-74 | 75,190 | 86,885 | 162,075 | 3.16 | 86.540 |
| 75-79 | 52,637 | 62,730 | 115,367 | 2.25 | 83.910 |
| 80-84 | 31,192 | 40,732 | 71,924 | 1.40 | 76.579 |
| 85-89 | 15,482 | 24,042 | 39,523 | 0.77 | 64.396 |
| 90-94 | 5,334 | 11,102 | 16,436 | 0.32 | 48.045 |
| 95-99 | 1,121 | 3,404 | 4,525 | 0.09 | 32.932 |
| 100+ | 118 | 600 | 718 | 0.01 | 19.667 |
| Total | 2,534,725 | 2,595,186 | 5,129,910 | 97.670 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio