Natural population growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Natural population growth was 0.4722 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4722
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
136th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.69
in 1959
All-time low
0.3976
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Natural population growth in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4722 for natural population growth in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth in Costa Rica peaked at 3.69 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.3976, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 136th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 | 3.28 | 3.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.25 | 2.73 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.54 | 2.46 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 2.38 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.68 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 1.24 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9911 | 0.7537 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4676 | 0.3976 | 0.5793 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More population data for Costa Rica
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.32 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.32 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 31,632 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.32 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.33 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.31 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth in Costa Rica?
- Natural population growth in Costa Rica was 0.4722 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 in 1959.
- What is the lowest natural population growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3976 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for natural population growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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