Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Population long run with projections, annual growth rate was -0.9965 % change on previous year in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.9965 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4491 % change on previous year
in 2025
All-time low
-0.9965 % change on previous year
in 2100
Years of data
76
2025–2100
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 2025–2100
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica is -0.9965 % change on previous year, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4491 % change on previous year in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.9965 % change on previous year, in 2100.
Costa Rica ranks 207th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.4491 % change on previous year | — |
| 2026 | 0.4236 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2027 | 0.4016 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2028 | 0.379 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2029 | 0.3572 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2030 | 0.3367 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2031 | 0.3169 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2032 | 0.2974 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2033 | 0.2784 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2034 | 0.2574 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2035 | 0.2361 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2036 | 0.2148 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2037 | 0.1925 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 2038 | 0.1704 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2039 | 0.1466 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 2040 | 0.1201 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2041 | 0.0955 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 2042 | 0.0694 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2043 | 0.0418 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 2044 | 0.0149 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 2045 | -0.013 % change on previous year | -187.5% |
| 2046 | -0.042 % change on previous year | +222.9% |
| 2047 | -0.0708 % change on previous year | +68.7% |
| 2048 | -0.0999 % change on previous year | +41.0% |
| 2049 | -0.1291 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 2050 | -0.1585 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 2051 | -0.1885 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 2052 | -0.2187 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2053 | -0.2496 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2054 | -0.2775 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2055 | -0.3037 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2056 | -0.33 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2057 | -0.3548 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2058 | -0.3778 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2059 | -0.4002 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2060 | -0.4235 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2061 | -0.445 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2062 | -0.4626 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2063 | -0.4823 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2064 | -0.5014 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2065 | -0.5197 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2066 | -0.5376 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2067 | -0.5538 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2068 | -0.572 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2069 | -0.5936 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2070 | -0.6143 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2071 | -0.6346 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2072 | -0.6558 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2073 | -0.6782 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2074 | -0.7007 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2075 | -0.7221 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2076 | -0.7431 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2077 | -0.7646 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2078 | -0.7863 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2079 | -0.8069 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2080 | -0.8267 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2081 | -0.8461 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2082 | -0.8648 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2083 | -0.8814 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2084 | -0.8971 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2085 | -0.9127 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2086 | -0.9268 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2087 | -0.9399 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2088 | -0.95 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2089 | -0.9591 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2090 | -0.9686 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2091 | -0.9764 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2092 | -0.9819 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2093 | -0.9863 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2094 | -0.9884 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2095 | -0.9916 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2096 | -0.9939 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2097 | -0.9943 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2098 | -0.9945 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2099 | -0.9943 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2100 | -0.9965 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's -0.9965 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.3407 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's -0.9965 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.705 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2046 | -222.9% | -0.013 % change on previous year | -0.042 % change on previous year |
| 2045 | -187.5% | 0.0149 % change on previous year | -0.013 % change on previous year |
| 2047 | -68.7% | -0.042 % change on previous year | -0.0708 % change on previous year |
| 2044 | -64.5% | 0.0418 % change on previous year | 0.0149 % change on previous year |
| 2048 | -41.0% | -0.0708 % change on previous year | -0.0999 % change on previous year |
| 2043 | -39.7% | 0.0694 % change on previous year | 0.0418 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0.4021 % change on previous year | 0.3572 % change on previous year | 0.4491 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2030s | 0.2447 % change on previous year | 0.1466 % change on previous year | 0.3367 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.0013 % change on previous year | -0.1291 % change on previous year | 0.1201 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.2859 % change on previous year | -0.4002 % change on previous year | -0.1585 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.5091 % change on previous year | -0.5936 % change on previous year | -0.4235 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7107 % change on previous year | -0.8069 % change on previous year | -0.6143 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.9005 % change on previous year | -0.9591 % change on previous year | -0.8267 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.987 % change on previous year | -0.9945 % change on previous year | -0.9686 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.9965 % change on previous year | -0.9965 % change on previous year | -0.9965 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 204 Trinidad and Tobago -0.9182 % change on previous year compare
- 205 Saint Lucia -0.9618 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Singapore -0.9668 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Turkey -1 % change on previous year compare
- 209 Cape Verde -1.01 % change on previous year compare
- 210 Uruguay -1.01 % change on previous year compare
More population data for Costa Rica
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6681 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2884 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.9965 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,827 people (2100)
- Population density 73.96 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7399 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5224 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,703 Persons (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was -0.9965 % change on previous year in 2100, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population long run with projections, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4491 % change on previous year in 2025.
- What is the lowest population long run with projections, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9965 % change on previous year in 2100.
- How does Costa Rica rank for population long run with projections, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population long run with projections, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population long run with projections, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population long run with projections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population long run with projections. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.