Costa Rica - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Costa Rica was 5,094,114 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,094,114 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,330,787 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 1,330,787
1961 1,381,187
1962 1,433,346
1963 1,486,555
1964 1,539,942
1965 1,592,834
1966 1,645,076
1967 1,696,742
1968 1,747,690
1969 1,797,891
1970 1,847,394
1971 1,896,074
1972 1,944,170
1973 1,992,522
1974 2,042,242
1975 2,094,186
1976 2,148,681
1977 2,205,618
1978 2,264,942
1979 2,326,460
1980 2,389,973
1981 2,455,593
1982 2,523,358
1983 2,593,015
1984 2,664,220
1985 2,736,719
1986 2,810,245
1987 2,884,856
1988 2,960,932
1989 3,039,015
1990 3,119,436
1991 3,202,083
1992 3,286,525
1993 3,372,298
1994 3,458,829
1995 3,545,524
1996 3,632,361
1997 3,718,952
1998 3,803,893
1999 3,885,428
2000 3,962,369
2001 4,034,074
2002 4,100,922
2003 4,164,053
2004 4,225,156
2005 4,285,504
2006 4,345,421
2007 4,404,626
2008 4,463,123
2009 4,520,739
2010 4,577,371
2011 4,633,086
2012 4,688,003
2013 4,742,111
2014 4,795,390
2015 4,847,805
2016 4,899,336
2017 4,949,955
2018 4,999,443
2019 5,047,561
2020 5,094,114

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Costa Rica was 2,549,038 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,549,038 in 2020 and a minimum value of 654,550 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 654,550
1961 679,512
1962 705,347
1963 731,721
1964 758,216
1965 784,500
1966 810,510
1967 836,268
1968 861,708
1969 886,811
1970 911,586
1971 935,993
1972 960,128
1973 984,399
1974 1,009,326
1975 1,035,322
1976 1,062,543
1977 1,090,931
1978 1,120,491
1979 1,151,170
1980 1,182,886
1981 1,215,710
1982 1,249,659
1983 1,284,575
1984 1,320,251
1985 1,356,543
1986 1,393,303
1987 1,430,576
1988 1,468,592
1989 1,507,652
1990 1,547,967
1991 1,589,484
1992 1,631,974
1993 1,675,203
1994 1,718,865
1995 1,762,669
1996 1,806,590
1997 1,850,436
1998 1,893,469
1999 1,934,770
2000 1,973,722
2001 2,009,976
2002 2,043,743
2003 2,075,608
2004 2,106,442
2005 2,136,918
2006 2,167,187
2007 2,197,124
2008 2,226,713
2009 2,255,890
2010 2,284,596
2011 2,312,869
2012 2,340,768
2013 2,368,302
2014 2,395,474
2015 2,422,275
2016 2,448,697
2017 2,474,720
2018 2,500,214
2019 2,525,022
2020 2,549,038

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Costa Rica was 50.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.04 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.19 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.19
1961 49.20
1962 49.21
1963 49.22
1964 49.24
1965 49.25
1966 49.27
1967 49.29
1968 49.31
1969 49.33
1970 49.34
1971 49.36
1972 49.38
1973 49.40
1974 49.42
1975 49.44
1976 49.45
1977 49.46
1978 49.47
1979 49.48
1980 49.49
1981 49.51
1982 49.52
1983 49.54
1984 49.55
1985 49.57
1986 49.58
1987 49.59
1988 49.60
1989 49.61
1990 49.62
1991 49.64
1992 49.66
1993 49.68
1994 49.70
1995 49.72
1996 49.74
1997 49.76
1998 49.78
1999 49.80
2000 49.81
2001 49.82
2002 49.84
2003 49.85
2004 49.85
2005 49.86
2006 49.87
2007 49.88
2008 49.89
2009 49.90
2010 49.91
2011 49.92
2012 49.93
2013 49.94
2014 49.95
2015 49.97
2016 49.98
2017 49.99
2018 50.01
2019 50.02
2020 50.04

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Costa Rica was 2,545,076 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,545,076 in 2020 and a minimum value of 676,237 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 676,237
1961 701,675
1962 727,999
1963 754,834
1964 781,726
1965 808,334
1966 834,566
1967 860,474
1968 885,982
1969 911,080
1970 935,808
1971 960,081
1972 984,042
1973 1,008,123
1974 1,032,916
1975 1,058,864
1976 1,086,138
1977 1,114,687
1978 1,144,451
1979 1,175,290
1980 1,207,087
1981 1,239,883
1982 1,273,699
1983 1,308,440
1984 1,343,969
1985 1,380,176
1986 1,416,942
1987 1,454,280
1988 1,492,340
1989 1,531,363
1990 1,571,469
1991 1,612,599
1992 1,654,551
1993 1,697,095
1994 1,739,964
1995 1,782,855
1996 1,825,771
1997 1,868,516
1998 1,910,424
1999 1,950,658
2000 1,988,647
2001 2,024,098
2002 2,057,179
2003 2,088,445
2004 2,118,714
2005 2,148,586
2006 2,178,234
2007 2,207,502
2008 2,236,410
2009 2,264,849
2010 2,292,775
2011 2,320,217
2012 2,347,235
2013 2,373,809
2014 2,399,916
2015 2,425,530
2016 2,450,639
2017 2,475,235
2018 2,499,229
2019 2,522,539
2020 2,545,076

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Costa Rica was 49.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.81 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.96 in 2020.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.81
1961 50.80
1962 50.79
1963 50.78
1964 50.76
1965 50.75
1966 50.73
1967 50.71
1968 50.69
1969 50.67
1970 50.66
1971 50.64
1972 50.62
1973 50.60
1974 50.58
1975 50.56
1976 50.55
1977 50.54
1978 50.53
1979 50.52
1980 50.51
1981 50.49
1982 50.48
1983 50.46
1984 50.45
1985 50.43
1986 50.42
1987 50.41
1988 50.40
1989 50.39
1990 50.38
1991 50.36
1992 50.34
1993 50.32
1994 50.31
1995 50.28
1996 50.26
1997 50.24
1998 50.22
1999 50.20
2000 50.19
2001 50.18
2002 50.16
2003 50.15
2004 50.15
2005 50.14
2006 50.13
2007 50.12
2008 50.11
2009 50.10
2010 50.09
2011 50.08
2012 50.07
2013 50.06
2014 50.05
2015 50.03
2016 50.02
2017 50.01
2018 49.99
2019 49.98
2020 49.96

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population