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

Costa Rica
788,334 people
in 2050
Sweden
801,164 people
in 2050
Costa Rica rank
130th
Sweden rank
129th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 801,164 people against 788,334 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 12,830 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sweden ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 130th and Sweden ranks 129th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1000s 291,248 people 399,985 people 108,737 people Sweden
1100s 317,715 people 469,948 people 152,233 people Sweden
1200s 346,566 people 539,820 people 193,254 people Sweden
1300s 377,968 people 1.10 million people 720,932 people Sweden
1400s 411,985 people 432,327 people 20,342 people Sweden
1500s 448,313 people 503,215 people 54,902 people Sweden
1600s 7,910 people 755,518 people 747,608 people Sweden
1700s 21,975 people 1.31 million people 1.29 million people Sweden
1710s 23,671 people 1.33 million people 1.31 million people Sweden
1720s 25,515 people 1.32 million people 1.30 million people Sweden
1730s 27,492 people 1.43 million people 1.41 million people Sweden
1740s 29,610 people 1.48 million people 1.45 million people Sweden
1750s 31,877 people 1.48 million people 1.45 million people Sweden
1760s 34,300 people 1.55 million people 1.52 million people Sweden
1770s 36,886 people 1.60 million people 1.57 million people Sweden
1780s 39,642 people 1.60 million people 1.56 million people Sweden
1790s 42,575 people 1.61 million people 1.57 million people Sweden
1800s 45,690 people 1.68 million people 1.63 million people Sweden
1810s 50,596 people 1.65 million people 1.60 million people Sweden
1820s 55,941 people 1.71 million people 1.65 million people Sweden
1830s 65,354 people 1.84 million people 1.77 million people Sweden
1840s 77,261 people 1.92 million people 1.84 million people Sweden
1850s 89,137 people 2.04 million people 1.95 million people Sweden
1860s 100,780 people 2.16 million people 2.06 million people Sweden
1870s 125,446 people 2.25 million people 2.12 million people Sweden
1880s 157,863 people 2.36 million people 2.20 million people Sweden
1890s 188,620 people 2.34 million people 2.16 million people Sweden
1900s 236,708 people 2.38 million people 2.15 million people Sweden
1910s 286,338 people 2.43 million people 2.14 million people Sweden
1920s 342,549 people 2.41 million people 2.06 million people Sweden
1930s 362,804 people 2.40 million people 2.04 million people Sweden
1940s 454,158 people 2.33 million people 1.88 million people Sweden
1950s 723,487 people 2.31 million people 1.58 million people Sweden
1960s 1.00 million people 1.80 million people 795,072 people Sweden
1970s 1.22 million people 1.44 million people 218,272 people Sweden
1980s 1.49 million people 1.41 million people 79,187 people Costa Rica
1990s 1.63 million people 1.42 million people 209,792 people Costa Rica
2000s 1.50 million people 1.41 million people 86,079 people Costa Rica
2010s 1.21 million people 1.33 million people 113,646 people Sweden
2020s 1.05 million people 1.17 million people 116,708 people Sweden
2030s 906,654 people 988,717 people 82,064 people Sweden
2040s 813,267 people 848,183 people 34,916 people Sweden
2050s 788,334 people 801,164 people 12,830 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 801,164 people against 788,334 people in Costa Rica as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Costa Rica and Sweden?
12,830 people, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Sweden ranks 129th 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.