Costa Rica vs Ireland: Population projections

Costa Rica
5.34 million Persons
in 2070
Ireland
6.07 million Persons
in 2070
Costa Rica rank
37th
Ireland rank
36th

Population projections over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ireland
02.0M4.0M6.0M202420472070

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 6.07 million Persons against 5.34 million Persons in Costa Rica, a difference of 734,740 Persons.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 36th of 43 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ireland Difference Ahead
2020s 5.30 million Persons 5.32 million Persons 25,288 Persons Ireland
2030s 5.48 million Persons 5.58 million Persons 103,438 Persons Ireland
2040s 5.64 million Persons 5.89 million Persons 251,854 Persons Ireland
2050s 5.63 million Persons 6.06 million Persons 429,081 Persons Ireland
2060s 5.45 million Persons 6.08 million Persons 636,816 Persons Ireland
2070s 5.34 million Persons 6.07 million Persons 734,740 Persons Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population projections, Costa Rica or Ireland?
Ireland, at 6.07 million Persons against 5.34 million Persons in Costa Rica as of 2070.
What is the difference in population projections between Costa Rica and Ireland?
734,740 Persons, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
47 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2070.
How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for population projections?
Costa Rica ranks 37th and Ireland ranks 36th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Population projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population projections
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 2,581 data points, 2024–2070
Last refreshed

This dataset presents annual population projections data up to 2070 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. Population projections are, in most countries, according to medium variant. See country details for the variants retained for each demographic component of total fertility, life expectancy at birth and net annual migration) in Population projection metadata.