World population growth in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: World population growth was -1.0% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
210th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 1959
All-time low
-1.0%
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Costa Rica, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded -1.0% for world population growth in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Costa Rica peaked at 3.8% in 1959 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2100.
Costa Rica ranks 210th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 1.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.8% | -20.9% |
| 1900 | 2.1% | +158.3% |
| 1905 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 1.9% | -10.6% |
| 1915 | 1.6% | -17.0% |
| 1920 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.7% | +10.7% |
| 1930 | 1.9% | +9.6% |
| 1935 | 2.2% | +12.6% |
| 1940 | 2.7% | +23.2% |
| 1945 | 3.4% | +26.5% |
| 1950 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 3.4% | +2.3% |
| 1952 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 3.7% | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 3.7% | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 3.8% | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 3.8% | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 3.2% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 2.6% | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.7% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2026 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2027 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2028 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2029 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2030 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2031 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2032 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2033 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2034 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2035 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 2036 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2037 | 0.2% | -11.3% |
| 2038 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2039 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 2040 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2041 | 0.1% | -21.5% |
| 2042 | 0.1% | -34.5% |
| 2043 | 0.0% | -49.1% |
| 2044 | 0.0% | -92.9% |
| 2045 | -0.0% | -1500.0% |
| 2046 | -0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2047 | -0.1% | +51.8% |
| 2048 | -0.1% | +35.3% |
| 2049 | -0.1% | +24.3% |
| 2050 | -0.2% | +21.7% |
| 2051 | -0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2052 | -0.2% | +15.8% |
| 2053 | -0.3% | +12.8% |
| 2054 | -0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2055 | -0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2056 | -0.3% | +8.5% |
| 2057 | -0.4% | +6.7% |
| 2058 | -0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2059 | -0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2060 | -0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2061 | -0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2062 | -0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2063 | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2064 | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2065 | -0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2066 | -0.5% | +3.0% |
| 2067 | -0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2068 | -0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2069 | -0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2070 | -0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2071 | -0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2072 | -0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2073 | -0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2074 | -0.7% | +3.3% |
| 2075 | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2076 | -0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2077 | -0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2078 | -0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2079 | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2081 | -0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2082 | -0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2083 | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2084 | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2085 | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| 2086 | -0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2087 | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2088 | -1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2089 | -1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2090 | -1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2091 | -1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2092 | -1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2093 | -1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2094 | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2095 | -1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2096 | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2097 | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2098 | -1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2099 | -1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2100 | -1.0% | +0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3%, 2.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -1.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.7%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2045 | -1500.0% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1900 | +158.3% | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| 2046 | -100.0% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2044 | -92.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2047 | -51.8% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2043 | -49.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1940s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.3% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.4% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 1 |
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- 211 Turkey -1.0% compare
- 212 Cape Verde -1.0% compare
- 213 Uruguay -1.0% compare
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Costa Rica?
- World population growth in Costa Rica was -1.0% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1959.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2100.
- How does Costa Rica rank for world population growth?
- Costa Rica ranks 210th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.