The population of Costa Rica is expected to grow by 46,000 in 2019 and reach 5,044,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 3,277 people yearly. On average there are 67,939 births and 25,725 deaths in Costa Rica per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.84 percent per year. The population density of Costa Rica has changed from 46.8 in 1980 to 96.1 in 2017.
| Current population | 5,041,904 people at present (Saturday 14th of December 2019) | |
| Median Age | 35.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 80.4 years | |
| Population density | 97.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4,999,000 | 46,000 (0.9%) | 3,277 | 35.0 | 1.74 | 98 | 3,997,000 (79.9%) |
| 2018 | 4,953,000 | 47,000 (1.0%) | 3,277 | 34.7 | 1.76 | 97 | 3,925,000 (79.2%) |
| 2017 | 4,906,000 | 48,726 (1.0%) | 3,277 | 34.3 | 1.77 | 96 | 3,850,000 (78.5%) |
| 2016 | 4,857,274 | 49,422 (1.0%) | 3,277 | 34.0 | 1.79 | 95 | 3,772,888 (77.7%) |
| 2015 | 4,807,852 | 50,277 (1.1%) | 3,277 | 33.7 | 1.80 | 94 | 3,693,440 (76.8%) |
| 2010 | 4,545,280 | 57,017 (1.3%) | 3,932 | 32.0 | 1.92 | 89 | 3,260,511 (71.7%) |
| 2005 | 4,247,841 | 60,803 (1.4%) | 6,068 | 30.3 | 2.07 | 83 | 2,789,515 (65.7%) |
| 2000 | 3,925,443 | 76,720 (2.0%) | 8,358 | 28.7 | 2.37 | 77 | 2,317,935 (59.0%) |
| 1995 | 3,510,926 | 85,236 (2.4%) | 17,905 | 27.4 | 2.82 | 69 | 1,915,526 (54.6%) |
| 1990 | 3,095,995 | 77,040 (2.5%) | 13,840 | 26.3 | 3.17 | 61 | 1,548,059 (50.0%) |
| 1985 | 2,730,233 | 70,452 (2.6%) | 3,483 | 25.6 | 3.41 | 53 | 1,240,754 (45.4%) |
| 1980 | 2,389,310 | 62,606 (2.6%) | 3,775 | 24.8 | 3.59 | 47 | 1,029,769 (43.1%) |
| 1975 | 2,097,407 | 51,827 (2.5%) | 3,485 | 24.0 | 3.81 | 41 | 867,257 (41.3%) |
| 1970 | 1,848,866 | 50,555 (2.7%) | 2,528 | 23.0 | 4.61 | 36 | 717,859 (38.8%) |
| 1965 | 1,589,621 | 52,580 (3.3%) | 1,565 | 22.5 | 5.85 | 31 | 568,941 (35.8%) |
| 1960 | 1,333,040 | 48,877 (3.5%) | 1,581 | 22.5 | 6.45 | 26 | 456,620 (34.3%) |
In 2018 the population of Costa Rica was 4,953,000 and the average age increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 34.7. Urban population has increased from 2,317,935 (59.0%) in 2000 to 3,997,000 (79.9%) in the current year. The population density of Costa Rica has changed from 46.8 in 1980 to 96.1 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,044,000 | 45,000 (0.9%) | 2,699 | 35.4 | 1.73 | 99 | 4,066,000 (80.6%) |
| 2025 | 5,247,000 | 38,000 (0.7%) | 2,196 | 37.1 | 1.68 | 103 | 4,373,000 (83.3%) |
| 2030 | 5,417,000 | 31,000 (0.6%) | 1,758 | 38.8 | 1.66 | 106 | 4,618,000 (85.2%) |
| 2035 | 5,554,000 | 25,000 (0.5%) | 1,756 | 40.4 | 1.66 | 109 | 4,802,000 (86.5%) |
| 2040 | 5,659,000 | 19,000 (0.3%) | 1,755 | 41.9 | 1.67 | 111 | 4,935,000 (87.2%) |
| 2045 | 5,733,000 | 13,000 (0.2%) | 1,756 | 43.3 | 1.68 | 112 | 5,040,000 (87.9%) |
| 2050 | 5,774,000 | 6,000 (0.1%) | 1,756 | 44.5 | 1.69 | 113 | 5,115,000 (88.6%) |
Total Costa Rica population should reach 5,044,000 by 2020 and should increase to 5,774,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 85.4 (84.0 years for male and 86.9 years for females). Population density will go up to 113.1 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.93% (47,000 residents, including 24,599 deaths). The demographics of Costa Rica constitutes of 2,500,000 women and 2,499,000 men, which means there are 1,000 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 28.5% of population (1,425,715) is 19 or younger, 61.4% of population (3,071,386) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.1% of population (503,899) is over 65.