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 2024, extending to projections up to 2100. Our platform provides in-depth data across various metrics, catering to diverse informational needs.
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- Economic Indicators: Explore GDP, GDP per capita, and the national currency's international ISO code. This data is crucial for understanding the economic status and development of Costa Rica.
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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 2633259 men
How many women in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica lives 2643054 women
What is the average age of a resident of Costa Rica ?
Average age of a resident Costa Rica as of today - 35 years old
How many babies are there in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica 330497 babies. Of which the girls - 161327, the boys - 169169. By infants we mean young children under 4 years of age
How many young children in Costa Rica ?
As of today in Costa Rica 349302 young children. Of these, the boys are - 178738 and girls 170564. These are children from 5 to 9 years old.
How many children are there in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica live 358145 children. Of these, the boys are - 183215 and girls - 174930. These are children from 10 to 14 years old
How many teenagers there are in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica live 357770 teenagers. These are people from 14 to 19 years old. Of these, the girls are - 174854 , young men - 182915.
How many long-livers there are in Costa Rica ?
Today in Costa Rica 891 of long-livers. These are people who are over 100 years old. Of these men 289 and women 602
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
5,276,313
Male
2,633,259
Female
2,643,054
Median age
35
Countries area in km2
51,100
Density per km2
103
GDP (millions $)
60,130
GDP per capita ($)
11,396
Population by age
0-14 years old 1,037,944
15-29 years old 1,131,937
30-44 years old 1,239,241
45-59 years old 938,909
60-74 years old 669,151
75-89 years old 231,811
90+ years old 25,017
Male by age
0-14 years old 531,122
15-29 years old 577,315
30-44 years old 625,338
45-59 years old 462,644
60-74 years old 321,989
75-89 years old 104,177
90+ years old 9,536
Female by age
0-14 years old 506,821
15-29 years old 554,621
30-44 years old 613,901
45-59 years old 476,262
60-74 years old 347,160
75-89 years old 127,632
90+ years old 15,479
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 | 35 |
| 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 |