Armenia vs Costa Rica: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Armenia
776,917 people
in 2050
Costa Rica
788,334 people
in 2050
Armenia rank
131st
Costa Rica rank
130th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Armenia
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 788,334 people against 776,917 people in Armenia, a difference of 11,417 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Armenia ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 130th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 29 and Costa Rica in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1000s 87,000 people 291,248 people 204,248 people Costa Rica
1100s 130,498 people 317,715 people 187,217 people Costa Rica
1200s 173,993 people 346,566 people 172,573 people Costa Rica
1300s 217,973 people 377,968 people 159,995 people Costa Rica
1400s 173,936 people 411,985 people 238,049 people Costa Rica
1500s 217,758 people 448,313 people 230,555 people Costa Rica
1600s 260,130 people 7,910 people 252,220 people Armenia
1700s 305,617 people 21,975 people 283,642 people Armenia
1710s 321,703 people 23,671 people 298,032 people Armenia
1720s 338,634 people 25,515 people 313,119 people Armenia
1730s 356,457 people 27,492 people 328,965 people Armenia
1740s 375,218 people 29,610 people 345,608 people Armenia
1750s 394,966 people 31,877 people 363,089 people Armenia
1760s 415,754 people 34,300 people 381,454 people Armenia
1770s 437,636 people 36,886 people 400,750 people Armenia
1780s 460,860 people 39,642 people 421,218 people Armenia
1790s 483,942 people 42,575 people 441,367 people Armenia
1800s 507,867 people 45,690 people 462,176 people Armenia
1810s 532,564 people 50,596 people 481,968 people Armenia
1820s 557,919 people 55,941 people 501,978 people Armenia
1830s 583,763 people 65,354 people 518,408 people Armenia
1840s 609,856 people 77,261 people 532,595 people Armenia
1850s 635,860 people 89,137 people 546,723 people Armenia
1860s 661,308 people 100,780 people 560,528 people Armenia
1870s 685,563 people 125,446 people 560,117 people Armenia
1880s 707,763 people 157,863 people 549,900 people Armenia
1890s 726,748 people 188,620 people 538,128 people Armenia
1900s 740,964 people 236,708 people 504,256 people Armenia
1910s 748,338 people 286,338 people 462,000 people Armenia
1920s 746,114 people 342,549 people 403,565 people Armenia
1930s 730,633 people 362,804 people 367,829 people Armenia
1940s 861,085 people 454,158 people 406,927 people Armenia
1950s 845,646 people 723,487 people 122,159 people Armenia
1960s 955,583 people 1.00 million people 48,761 people Costa Rica
1970s 1.01 million people 1.22 million people 214,241 people Costa Rica
1980s 1.07 million people 1.49 million people 424,681 people Costa Rica
1990s 1.13 million people 1.63 million people 499,973 people Costa Rica
2000s 1.07 million people 1.50 million people 428,829 people Costa Rica
2010s 1.04 million people 1.21 million people 176,571 people Costa Rica
2020s 994,504 people 1.05 million people 59,787 people Costa Rica
2030s 911,949 people 906,654 people 5,295 people Armenia
2040s 822,695 people 813,267 people 9,428 people Armenia
2050s 776,917 people 788,334 people 11,417 people Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Armenia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 788,334 people against 776,917 people in Armenia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Armenia and Costa Rica?
11,417 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Costa Rica?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Armenia and Costa Rica rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Armenia ranks 131st and Costa Rica ranks 130th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.