Population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population growth rate with and without migration was 0.492 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica is 0.492, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica peaked at 3.76 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.418, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.32 | — |
| 1951 | 3.4 | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 3.45 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 3.52 | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.57 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 3.61 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.65 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.69 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.74 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 3.76 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.75 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.71 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 3.64 | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 3.53 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 3.41 | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 3.29 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 3.15 | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3.03 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 2.83 | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 2.78 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.69 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.63 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.57 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.54 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.56 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.58 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.62 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.65 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.68 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.72 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.72 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.73 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.74 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.75 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.75 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.74 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.68 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.61 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.54 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.5 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.55 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.54 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.52 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.48 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.43 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.38 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.31 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.21 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.12 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.86 | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.73 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.57 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.44 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.45 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.35 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.36 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.31 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.17 | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.15 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.919 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.89 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.787 | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6 | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.418 | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 0.441 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.492 | +11.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.492 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.492, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.492 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.496, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -30.3% | 0.6 | 0.418 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.57 | 3.32 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.31 | 2.78 | 3.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.62 | 2.54 | 2.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.68 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.36 | 2.02 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.31 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.787 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4878 | 0.418 | 0.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 144 Fiji 0.519 compare
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- 148 Cape Verde 0.491 compare
- 149 Guernsey 0.475 compare
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- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2884 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1 (2100)
- Population density 73.96 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 123,827 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica?
- Population growth rate with and without migration in Costa Rica was 0.492 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.76 in 1959.
- What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.418 in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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 Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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