The global population hockey stick in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: The global population hockey stick was 5.11 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
5.11 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
126th
of 239 countries
All-time high
5.11 million people
in 2023
All-time low
8,000 people
in 1600
Years of data
241
1000–2023
The global population hockey stick in Costa Rica, 1000–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, the global population hockey stick in Costa Rica stood at 5.11 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, the global population hockey stick in Costa Rica peaked at 5.11 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,000 people, in 1600.
That places Costa Rica 126th out of 239 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
The global population hockey stick in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 291,252 people | — |
| 1100 | 317,730 people | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 346,614 people | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 378,125 people | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 412,500 people | +9.1% |
| 1500 | 450,000 people | +9.1% |
| 1600 | 8,000 people | -98.2% |
| 1700 | 22,742 people | +184.3% |
| 1710 | 24,606 people | +8.2% |
| 1720 | 26,623 people | +8.2% |
| 1730 | 28,805 people | +8.2% |
| 1740 | 31,166 people | +8.2% |
| 1750 | 33,720 people | +8.2% |
| 1760 | 36,484 people | +8.2% |
| 1770 | 39,475 people | +8.2% |
| 1780 | 42,711 people | +8.2% |
| 1790 | 46,212 people | +8.2% |
| 1800 | 53,000 people | +14.7% |
| 1801 | 53,460 people | +0.9% |
| 1802 | 53,924 people | +0.9% |
| 1803 | 54,392 people | +0.9% |
| 1804 | 54,864 people | +0.9% |
| 1805 | 55,340 people | +0.9% |
| 1806 | 55,821 people | +0.9% |
| 1807 | 56,305 people | +0.9% |
| 1808 | 56,794 people | +0.9% |
| 1809 | 57,287 people | +0.9% |
| 1810 | 57,788 people | +0.9% |
| 1811 | 58,290 people | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 58,796 people | +0.9% |
| 1813 | 59,306 people | +0.9% |
| 1814 | 59,821 people | +0.9% |
| 1815 | 60,340 people | +0.9% |
| 1816 | 60,864 people | +0.9% |
| 1817 | 61,392 people | +0.9% |
| 1818 | 61,925 people | +0.9% |
| 1819 | 62,625 people | +1.1% |
| 1820 | 63,498 people | +1.4% |
| 1821 | 64,547 people | +1.7% |
| 1822 | 65,779 people | +1.9% |
| 1823 | 67,199 people | +2.2% |
| 1824 | 68,650 people | +2.2% |
| 1825 | 70,132 people | +2.2% |
| 1826 | 71,646 people | +2.2% |
| 1827 | 73,192 people | +2.2% |
| 1828 | 74,772 people | +2.2% |
| 1829 | 76,344 people | +2.1% |
| 1830 | 77,905 people | +2.0% |
| 1831 | 79,455 people | +2.0% |
| 1832 | 80,994 people | +1.9% |
| 1833 | 82,519 people | +1.9% |
| 1834 | 84,073 people | +1.9% |
| 1835 | 85,657 people | +1.9% |
| 1836 | 87,270 people | +1.9% |
| 1837 | 88,914 people | +1.9% |
| 1838 | 90,588 people | +1.9% |
| 1839 | 92,076 people | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 93,371 people | +1.4% |
| 1841 | 94,469 people | +1.2% |
| 1842 | 95,365 people | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 96,052 people | +0.7% |
| 1844 | 96,745 people | +0.7% |
| 1845 | 97,442 people | +0.7% |
| 1846 | 98,145 people | +0.7% |
| 1847 | 98,852 people | +0.7% |
| 1848 | 99,565 people | +0.7% |
| 1849 | 100,488 people | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 101,627 people | +1.1% |
| 1851 | 103,127 people | +1.5% |
| 1852 | 104,857 people | +1.7% |
| 1853 | 106,824 people | +1.9% |
| 1854 | 108,828 people | +1.9% |
| 1855 | 110,870 people | +1.9% |
| 1856 | 112,949 people | +1.9% |
| 1857 | 115,067 people | +1.9% |
| 1858 | 117,225 people | +1.9% |
| 1859 | 119,325 people | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 121,363 people | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 123,339 people | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 125,248 people | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 127,087 people | +1.5% |
| 1864 | 128,954 people | +1.5% |
| 1865 | 130,847 people | +1.5% |
| 1866 | 132,768 people | +1.5% |
| 1867 | 134,718 people | +1.5% |
| 1868 | 136,695 people | +1.5% |
| 1869 | 139,136 people | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 142,062 people | +2.1% |
| 1871 | 145,492 people | +2.4% |
| 1872 | 149,450 people | +2.7% |
| 1873 | 153,958 people | +3.0% |
| 1874 | 158,602 people | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 163,385 people | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 168,312 people | +3.0% |
| 1877 | 173,388 people | +3.0% |
| 1878 | 178,616 people | +3.0% |
| 1879 | 184,022 people | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 189,610 people | +3.0% |
| 1881 | 195,387 people | +3.0% |
| 1882 | 201,360 people | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 207,534 people | +3.1% |
| 1884 | 213,898 people | +3.1% |
| 1885 | 220,456 people | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 227,215 people | +3.1% |
| 1887 | 234,180 people | +3.1% |
| 1888 | 241,359 people | +3.1% |
| 1889 | 248,294 people | +2.9% |
| 1890 | 254,968 people | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 261,360 people | +2.5% |
| 1892 | 267,452 people | +2.3% |
| 1893 | 273,223 people | +2.2% |
| 1894 | 279,118 people | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 285,140 people | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 291,291 people | +2.2% |
| 1897 | 297,574 people | +2.2% |
| 1898 | 303,993 people | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 310,549 people | +2.2% |
| 1900 | 317,246 people | +2.2% |
| 1901 | 324,088 people | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 331,076 people | +2.2% |
| 1903 | 338,214 people | +2.2% |
| 1904 | 345,506 people | +2.2% |
| 1905 | 352,954 people | +2.2% |
| 1906 | 360,563 people | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 368,334 people | +2.2% |
| 1908 | 376,273 people | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 383,945 people | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 391,337 people | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 398,435 people | +1.8% |
| 1912 | 405,225 people | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 411,692 people | +1.6% |
| 1914 | 418,262 people | +1.6% |
| 1915 | 424,936 people | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 431,716 people | +1.6% |
| 1917 | 438,604 people | +1.6% |
| 1918 | 445,048 people | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 451,852 people | +1.5% |
| 1920 | 459,026 people | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 466,580 people | +1.6% |
| 1922 | 474,525 people | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 482,871 people | +1.8% |
| 1924 | 491,364 people | +1.8% |
| 1925 | 500,006 people | +1.8% |
| 1926 | 508,800 people | +1.8% |
| 1927 | 517,749 people | +1.8% |
| 1928 | 526,856 people | +1.8% |
| 1929 | 536,575 people | +1.8% |
| 1930 | 546,929 people | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 557,938 people | +2.0% |
| 1932 | 569,625 people | +2.1% |
| 1933 | 582,011 people | +2.2% |
| 1934 | 594,666 people | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 607,597 people | +2.2% |
| 1936 | 620,809 people | +2.2% |
| 1937 | 634,307 people | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 648,100 people | +2.2% |
| 1939 | 663,863 people | +2.4% |
| 1940 | 681,697 people | +2.7% |
| 1941 | 701,706 people | +2.9% |
| 1942 | 723,998 people | +3.2% |
| 1943 | 748,685 people | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 774,214 people | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 800,613 people | +3.4% |
| 1946 | 827,913 people | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 856,143 people | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 885,336 people | +3.4% |
| 1949 | 916,093 people | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 926,761 people | +1.2% |
| 1951 | 958,418 people | +3.4% |
| 1952 | 991,800 people | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 1.03 million people | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 1.06 million people | +3.6% |
| 1955 | 1.10 million people | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 1.14 million people | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 1.19 million people | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.23 million people | +3.8% |
| 1959 | 1.28 million people | +3.8% |
| 1960 | 1.33 million people | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 1.38 million people | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 1.43 million people | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 1.48 million people | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 1.53 million people | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 1.59 million people | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 1.64 million people | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 1.69 million people | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.74 million people | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 1.79 million people | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1.84 million people | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.89 million people | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.94 million people | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.99 million people | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.04 million people | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.09 million people | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2.15 million people | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.21 million people | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2.26 million people | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.33 million people | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.39 million people | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.46 million people | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.52 million people | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.60 million people | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.67 million people | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.74 million people | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.82 million people | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 2.89 million people | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 2.97 million people | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.04 million people | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3.12 million people | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3.20 million people | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.28 million people | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.37 million people | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.45 million people | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.54 million people | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.62 million people | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 3.70 million people | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.78 million people | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.86 million people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.94 million people | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.01 million people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.08 million people | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 4.14 million people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.20 million people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.26 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.32 million people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.38 million people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.44 million people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.50 million people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4.56 million people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.61 million people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.66 million people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.72 million people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.77 million people | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.82 million people | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 4.87 million people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.91 million people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.96 million people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.00 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.03 million people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.08 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.11 million people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 291,252 people | 291,252 people | 291,252 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 317,730 people | 317,730 people | 317,730 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 346,614 people | 346,614 people | 346,614 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 378,125 people | 378,125 people | 378,125 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 412,500 people | 412,500 people | 412,500 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 450,000 people | 450,000 people | 450,000 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 8,000 people | 8,000 people | 8,000 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 22,742 people | 22,742 people | 22,742 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 24,606 people | 24,606 people | 24,606 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 26,623 people | 26,623 people | 26,623 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 28,805 people | 28,805 people | 28,805 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 31,166 people | 31,166 people | 31,166 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 33,720 people | 33,720 people | 33,720 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 36,484 people | 36,484 people | 36,484 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 39,475 people | 39,475 people | 39,475 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 42,711 people | 42,711 people | 42,711 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 46,212 people | 46,212 people | 46,212 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 55,119 people | 53,000 people | 57,287 people | 10 |
| 1810s | 60,115 people | 57,788 people | 62,625 people | 10 |
| 1820s | 69,576 people | 63,498 people | 76,344 people | 10 |
| 1830s | 84,945 people | 77,905 people | 92,076 people | 10 |
| 1840s | 97,049 people | 93,371 people | 100,488 people | 10 |
| 1850s | 110,070 people | 101,627 people | 119,325 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 130,016 people | 121,363 people | 139,136 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 161,729 people | 142,062 people | 184,022 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 217,929 people | 189,610 people | 248,294 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 282,467 people | 254,968 people | 310,549 people | 10 |
| 1900s | 349,820 people | 317,246 people | 383,945 people | 10 |
| 1910s | 421,711 people | 391,337 people | 451,852 people | 10 |
| 1920s | 496,435 people | 459,026 people | 536,575 people | 10 |
| 1930s | 602,584 people | 546,929 people | 663,863 people | 10 |
| 1940s | 791,640 people | 681,697 people | 916,093 people | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.09 million people | 926,761 people | 1.28 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.56 million people | 1.33 million people | 1.79 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.07 million people | 1.84 million people | 2.33 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 million people | 2.39 million people | 3.04 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.49 million people | 3.12 million people | 3.86 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 million people | 3.94 million people | 4.50 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 million people | 4.56 million people | 5.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 million people | 5.03 million people | 5.11 million people | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the global population hockey stick in Costa Rica?
- The global population hockey stick in Costa Rica was 5.11 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the global population hockey stick recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest the global population hockey stick recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 people in 1600.
- How does Costa Rica rank for the global population hockey stick?
- Costa Rica ranks 126th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is the global population hockey stick rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.