Costa Rica — statistics
We present to you the most complete, extensive, and comprehensive statistical information on Costa Rica.
Explore the most comprehensive statistical analysis of Costa Rica for the year 2025, extending to projections up to 2100. Our platform provides in-depth data across various metrics, catering to diverse informational needs.
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FAQ about Costa Rica
What area of the Costa Rica ?
Area Costa Rica is 51100 km2
What is the population of the Costa Rica ?
As of today, in the Costa Rica reside 4999441 person
What is the GDP in the Costa Rica ?
As of today, GDP Costa Rica is 60130 billion $
What is the national currency code of Costa Rica ?
International ISO code for the national currency of Costa Rica - crc
How many men in the Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica lives 2647180 men
How many women in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica lives 2657947 women
What is the average age of a resident of Costa Rica ?
Average age of a resident Costa Rica as of today - 36 years old
How many babies are there in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica 327416 babies. Of which the girls - 159818, the boys - 167597. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age
How many young children in Costa Rica ?
As of today in Costa Rica 347672 young children. Of these, the boys are - 177907 and girls 169764. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.
How many children are there in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica live 358412 children. Of these, the boys are - 183355 and girls - 175056. These are children from 10 to 14 years old
How many teenagers there are in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica live 356935 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 174436 , young men - 182498.
How many long-livers there are in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica 940 of long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 305 and women 634
What are the biggest cities in Costa Rica ?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top 100 largest cities in Costa Rica. It is always available at the link. The list is presented in a table sorted from largest to smallest.
What are the largest regions in Costa Rica?
Our website provides an up-to-date list of the top regions in Costa Rica. It is where the largest number of people in the country live. It is always available by link. The list is presented in a table sorted from the largest to the smallest.
Population
5,305,127
Male
2,647,180
Female
2,657,947
Median age
36
Countries area in km2
51,100
Density per km2
104
GDP (millions $)
60,130
GDP per capita ($)
11,334
Population by age
0-14 years old 1,033,500
15-29 years old 1,122,551
30-44 years old 1,249,550
45-59 years old 945,631
60-74 years old 687,533
75-89 years old 240,060
90+ years old 26,022
Male by age
0-14 years old 528,859
15-29 years old 572,602
30-44 years old 630,750
45-59 years old 466,205
60-74 years old 330,733
75-89 years old 107,957
90+ years old 9,933
Female by age
0-14 years old 504,638
15-29 years old 549,947
30-44 years old 618,800
45-59 years old 479,425
60-74 years old 356,798
75-89 years old 132,101
90+ years old 16,087
Top 7 locations in Costa Rica
| San José | 335,007 |
| Puerto Limón | 63,081 |
| San Francisco | 55,923 |
| Alajuela | 47,494 |
| Liberia | 45,380 |
| Paraíso | 39,702 |
| Puntarenas | 35,650 |
List of the largest cities in Costa Rica (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest cities in Costa Rica?" you've come to the right place!
Top 7 largest regions in Costa Rica
| Provincia de San José | 1,404,242 |
| Provincia de Alajuela | 885,571 |
| Provincia de Cartago | 490,903 |
| Provincia de Heredia | 433,677 |
| Provincia de Puntarenas | 410,929 |
| Provincia de Limón | 386,862 |
| Provincia de Guanacaste | 354,154 |
List of the largest regions in Costa Rica (with the largest population). If you are interested in the answer to the question "What are the largest regions in Costa Rica?" you've come to the right place!
CRC exchange rate
Exchange rates represented by the ExchangesBoard
The main milestones of Costa Rica population
| 1951 | 950,000 |
| 1952 | 1,000,000 |
| 1964 | 1,500,000 |
| 1974 | 2,000,000 |
| 1982 | 2,500,000 |
| 1989 | 3,000,000 |
| 1995 | 3,500,000 |
| 2001 | 4,000,000 |
| 2009 | 4,500,000 |
| 2019 | 5,000,000 |
| 2032 | 5,500,000 |
Costa Rica population is constantly growing, and we can estimate the main milestones of Costa Rica population
Sources of our data about Costa Rica
The main sources of data on the population, incidence of coronavirus and other in Costa Rica:
- United Nations (UN) Costa Rica statistic;
- World Bank Costa Rica statistic
- World Health Organization (WHO) Costa Rica statistic;
We constantly update information about Costa Rica to provide you with only reliable and verified data!
Statistics details
- Population
- Population by age
- Male by age
- Female by age
Costa Rica population, demographics, and projections to 2100
This graph provides information about the dynamics of changes in the quantitative composition of Costa Rica population: the Total number of inhabitants, the number of men, the number of women, and the average age of Costa Rica inhabitants.
In the table, we present similar data, taking into account the projections until 2100.
| Year | Population | Male | Female | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 945,683 | 481,919 | 463,764 | 18 |
| 1951 | 972,151 | 495,205 | 476,946 | — |
| 1952 | 1,002,444 | 510,465 | 491,979 | — |
| 1953 | 1,035,862 | 527,326 | 508,536 | — |
| 1954 | 1,071,875 | 545,506 | 526,369 | — |
| 1955 | 1,110,088 | 564,807 | 545,281 | 18 |
| 1956 | 1,150,271 | 585,099 | 565,172 | — |
| 1957 | 1,192,362 | 606,352 | 586,010 | — |
| 1958 | 1,236,387 | 628,580 | 607,807 | — |
| 1959 | 1,282,503 | 651,864 | 630,639 | — |
| 1960 | 1,330,787 | 676,237 | 654,550 | 17 |
| 1961 | 1,381,187 | 701,675 | 679,512 | — |
| 1962 | 1,433,346 | 727,999 | 705,347 | — |
| 1963 | 1,486,555 | 754,834 | 731,721 | — |
| 1964 | 1,539,942 | 781,726 | 758,216 | — |
| 1965 | 1,592,834 | 808,334 | 784,500 | 17 |
| 1966 | 1,645,076 | 834,566 | 810,510 | — |
| 1967 | 1,696,742 | 860,474 | 836,268 | — |
| 1968 | 1,747,690 | 885,982 | 861,708 | — |
| 1969 | 1,797,891 | 911,080 | 886,811 | — |
| 1970 | 1,847,394 | 935,808 | 911,586 | 18 |
| 1971 | 1,896,074 | 960,081 | 935,993 | — |
| 1972 | 1,944,170 | 984,042 | 960,128 | — |
| 1973 | 1,992,522 | 1,008,123 | 984,399 | — |
| 1974 | 2,042,242 | 1,032,916 | 1,009,326 | — |
| 1975 | 2,094,186 | 1,058,864 | 1,035,322 | 19 |
| 1976 | 2,148,681 | 1,086,138 | 1,062,543 | — |
| 1977 | 2,205,618 | 1,114,687 | 1,090,931 | — |
| 1978 | 2,264,942 | 1,144,451 | 1,120,491 | — |
| 1979 | 2,326,460 | 1,175,290 | 1,151,170 | — |
| 1980 | 2,389,973 | 1,207,087 | 1,182,886 | 21 |
| 1981 | 2,455,593 | 1,239,883 | 1,215,710 | — |
| 1982 | 2,523,358 | 1,273,699 | 1,249,659 | — |
| 1983 | 2,593,015 | 1,308,440 | 1,284,575 | — |
| 1984 | 2,664,220 | 1,343,969 | 1,320,251 | — |
| 1985 | 2,736,719 | 1,380,176 | 1,356,543 | 22 |
| 1986 | 2,810,245 | 1,416,942 | 1,393,303 | — |
| 1987 | 2,884,856 | 1,454,280 | 1,430,576 | — |
| 1988 | 2,960,932 | 1,492,340 | 1,468,592 | — |
| 1989 | 3,039,015 | 1,531,363 | 1,507,652 | — |
| 1990 | 3,119,436 | 1,571,469 | 1,547,967 | 23 |
| 1991 | 3,202,083 | 1,612,599 | 1,589,484 | — |
| 1992 | 3,286,525 | 1,654,551 | 1,631,974 | — |
| 1993 | 3,372,298 | 1,697,095 | 1,675,203 | — |
| 1994 | 3,458,829 | 1,739,964 | 1,718,865 | — |
| 1995 | 3,545,524 | 1,782,855 | 1,762,669 | 24 |
| 1996 | 3,632,361 | 1,825,771 | 1,806,590 | — |
| 1997 | 3,718,952 | 1,868,516 | 1,850,436 | — |
| 1998 | 3,803,893 | 1,910,424 | 1,893,469 | — |
| 1999 | 3,885,428 | 1,950,658 | 1,934,770 | — |
| 2000 | 3,962,369 | 1,988,647 | 1,973,722 | 25 |
| 2001 | 4,034,074 | 2,024,098 | 2,009,976 | — |
| 2002 | 4,100,922 | 2,057,179 | 2,043,743 | — |
| 2003 | 4,164,053 | 2,088,445 | 2,075,608 | — |
| 2004 | 4,225,156 | 2,118,714 | 2,106,442 | — |
| 2005 | 4,285,504 | 2,148,586 | 2,136,918 | 27 |
| 2006 | 4,345,421 | 2,178,234 | 2,167,187 | — |
| 2007 | 4,404,626 | 2,207,502 | 2,197,124 | — |
| 2008 | 4,463,123 | 2,236,410 | 2,226,713 | — |
| 2009 | 4,520,739 | 2,264,849 | 2,255,890 | — |
| 2010 | 4,577,371 | 2,292,775 | 2,284,596 | 29 |
| 2011 | 4,633,086 | 2,320,217 | 2,312,869 | — |
| 2012 | 4,688,003 | 2,347,235 | 2,340,768 | — |
| 2013 | 4,742,111 | 2,373,809 | 2,368,302 | — |
| 2014 | 4,795,390 | 2,399,916 | 2,395,474 | — |
| 2015 | 4,847,805 | 2,425,530 | 2,422,275 | 31 |
| 2016 | 4,899,336 | 2,450,639 | 2,448,697 | — |
| 2017 | 4,949,955 | 2,475,235 | 2,474,720 | — |
| 2018 | 4,999,443 | 2,499,229 | 2,500,214 | — |
| 2019 | 5,047,561 | 2,522,539 | 2,525,022 | — |
| 2020 | 5,094,114 | 2,545,076 | 2,549,038 | 33 |
| 2021 | 5,139,053 | 2,566,834 | 2,572,219 | — |
| 2022 | 5,182,352 | 2,587,802 | 2,594,550 | — |
| 2023 | 5,223,972 | 2,607,946 | 2,616,026 | — |
| 2024 | 5,263,904 | 2,627,263 | 2,636,641 | — |
| 2025 | 5,302,111 | 2,645,724 | 2,656,387 | 36 |
| 2026 | 5,338,556 | 2,663,316 | 2,675,240 | — |
| 2027 | 5,373,263 | 2,680,060 | 2,693,203 | — |
| 2028 | 5,406,321 | 2,696,001 | 2,710,320 | — |
| 2029 | 5,437,872 | 2,711,213 | 2,726,659 | — |
| 2030 | 5,468,042 | 2,725,770 | 2,742,272 | 38 |
| 2031 | 5,496,847 | 2,739,688 | 2,757,159 | — |
| 2032 | 5,524,261 | 2,752,945 | 2,771,316 | — |
| 2033 | 5,550,299 | 2,765,551 | 2,784,748 | — |
| 2034 | 5,574,888 | 2,777,467 | 2,797,421 | — |
| 2035 | 5,598,034 | 2,788,699 | 2,809,335 | 40 |
| 2036 | 5,619,724 | 2,799,231 | 2,820,493 | — |
| 2037 | 5,639,976 | 2,809,086 | 2,830,890 | — |
| 2038 | 5,658,785 | 2,818,241 | 2,840,544 | — |
| 2039 | 5,676,133 | 2,826,701 | 2,849,432 | — |
| 2040 | 5,691,986 | 2,834,439 | 2,857,547 | 42 |
| 2041 | 5,706,363 | 2,841,465 | 2,864,898 | — |
| 2042 | 5,719,266 | 2,847,783 | 2,871,483 | — |
| 2043 | 5,730,725 | 2,853,395 | 2,877,330 | — |
| 2044 | 5,740,785 | 2,858,343 | 2,882,442 | — |
| 2045 | 5,749,469 | 2,862,626 | 2,886,843 | 44 |
| 2046 | 5,756,791 | 2,866,255 | 2,890,536 | — |
| 2047 | 5,762,774 | 2,869,242 | 2,893,532 | — |
| 2048 | 5,767,403 | 2,871,568 | 2,895,835 | — |
| 2049 | 5,770,705 | 2,873,254 | 2,897,451 | — |
| 2050 | 5,772,686 | 2,874,294 | 2,898,392 | 46 |
| 2051 | 5,773,361 | 2,874,699 | 2,898,662 | — |
| 2052 | 5,772,755 | 2,874,476 | 2,898,279 | — |
| 2053 | 5,770,876 | 2,873,625 | 2,897,251 | — |
| 2054 | 5,767,740 | 2,872,164 | 2,895,576 | — |
| 2055 | 5,763,372 | 2,870,094 | 2,893,278 | 47 |
| 2056 | 5,757,759 | 2,867,410 | 2,890,349 | — |
| 2057 | 5,750,977 | 2,864,141 | 2,886,836 | — |
| 2058 | 5,743,052 | 2,860,305 | 2,882,747 | — |
| 2059 | 5,734,068 | 2,855,929 | 2,878,139 | — |
| 2060 | 5,724,047 | 2,851,030 | 2,873,017 | 48 |
| 2061 | 5,713,055 | 2,845,629 | 2,867,426 | — |
| 2062 | 5,701,098 | 2,839,725 | 2,861,373 | — |
| 2063 | 5,688,200 | 2,833,337 | 2,854,863 | — |
| 2064 | 5,674,400 | 2,826,469 | 2,847,931 | — |
| 2065 | 5,659,755 | 2,819,163 | 2,840,592 | 50 |
| 2066 | 5,644,252 | 2,811,397 | 2,832,855 | — |
| 2067 | 5,627,935 | 2,803,205 | 2,824,730 | — |
| 2068 | 5,610,772 | 2,794,558 | 2,816,214 | — |
| 2069 | 5,592,739 | 2,785,461 | 2,807,278 | — |
| 2070 | 5,573,822 | 2,775,898 | 2,797,924 | 51 |
| 2071 | 5,554,029 | 2,765,868 | 2,788,161 | — |
| 2072 | 5,533,403 | 2,755,404 | 2,777,999 | — |
| 2073 | 5,511,937 | 2,744,515 | 2,767,422 | — |
| 2074 | 5,489,651 | 2,733,228 | 2,756,423 | — |
| 2075 | 5,466,540 | 2,721,552 | 2,744,988 | 51 |
| 2076 | 5,442,639 | 2,709,503 | 2,733,136 | — |
| 2077 | 5,418,004 | 2,697,120 | 2,720,884 | — |
| 2078 | 5,392,682 | 2,684,421 | 2,708,261 | — |
| 2079 | 5,366,744 | 2,671,441 | 2,695,303 | — |
| 2080 | 5,340,254 | 2,658,205 | 2,682,049 | 52 |
| 2081 | 5,313,269 | 2,644,750 | 2,668,519 | — |
| 2082 | 5,285,852 | 2,631,101 | 2,654,751 | — |
| 2083 | 5,258,084 | 2,617,308 | 2,640,776 | — |
| 2084 | 5,230,085 | 2,603,432 | 2,626,653 | — |
| 2085 | 5,201,963 | 2,589,541 | 2,612,422 | 52 |
| 2086 | 5,173,781 | 2,575,651 | 2,598,130 | — |
| 2087 | 5,145,581 | 2,561,789 | 2,583,792 | — |
| 2088 | 5,117,436 | 2,547,983 | 2,569,453 | — |
| 2089 | 5,089,400 | 2,534,243 | 2,555,157 | — |
| 2090 | 5,061,516 | 2,520,581 | 2,540,935 | 52 |
| 2091 | 5,033,847 | 2,507,030 | 2,526,817 | — |
| 2092 | 5,006,413 | 2,493,591 | 2,512,822 | — |
| 2093 | 4,979,260 | 2,480,288 | 2,498,972 | — |
| 2094 | 4,952,382 | 2,467,116 | 2,485,266 | — |
| 2095 | 4,925,825 | 2,454,103 | 2,471,722 | 52 |
| 2096 | 4,899,584 | 2,441,236 | 2,458,348 | — |
| 2097 | 4,873,684 | 2,428,523 | 2,445,161 | — |
| 2098 | 4,848,108 | 2,415,957 | 2,432,151 | — |
| 2099 | 4,822,872 | 2,403,520 | 2,419,352 | — |
| 2100 | 4,797,969 | 2,391,209 | 2,406,760 | 52 |