Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Historical population data
Historical population data over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5.25 million Persons against 686,458 Persons in Luxembourg, a difference of 4.57 million Persons.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 7.7 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Luxembourg ranks 41st of 43 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.05 million Persons | 304,258 Persons | 748,160 Persons | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 1.50 million Persons | 327,252 Persons | 1.17 million Persons | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.99 million Persons | 353,959 Persons | 1.64 million Persons | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.63 million Persons | 368,287 Persons | 2.26 million Persons | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 3.45 million Persons | 405,890 Persons | 3.05 million Persons | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.21 million Persons | 463,793 Persons | 3.74 million Persons | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.83 million Persons | 563,329 Persons | 4.27 million Persons | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.18 million Persons | 658,914 Persons | 4.52 million Persons | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher historical population data, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at 5.25 million Persons against 686,458 Persons in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in historical population data between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 4.57 million Persons, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for historical population data?
- Costa Rica ranks 38th and Luxembourg ranks 41st of 43 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Historical population data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents annual population data from 1961 by sex and five year age groups as well as the share of children, youth, the elderly, old-age and total dependency ratios. The data is available for all member countries as well as for the EU27 and G20 countries, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa and the World total. The data refer to mid-year estimates of the population. See country details in Historical population metadata.