Costa Rica vs Ireland: The global population hockey stick
Costa Rica
5.11 million people
in 2023
Ireland
5.20 million people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
126th
Ireland rank
123rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Costa Rica
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.20 million people against 5.11 million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 91,100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Ireland ranks 123rd of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.09 million people | 2.90 million people | 1.81 million people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 1.56 million people | 2.87 million people | 1.31 million people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.07 million people | 3.16 million people | 1.09 million people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.71 million people | 3.50 million people | 790,425 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 3.49 million people | 3.62 million people | 123,095 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 4.15 million people | 77,361 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.79 million people | 4.71 million people | 77,451 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 5.07 million people | 5.08 million people | 9,020 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Costa Rica or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.20 million people against 5.11 million people in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 91,100 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ireland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th and Ireland ranks 123rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.