The population of Costa Rica is expected to grow by 45,000 in 2020 and reach 5,088,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 2,699 people yearly. On average there are 67,373 births and 26,289 deaths in Costa Rica per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.82 percent per year. The population density of Costa Rica has changed from 46.8 in 1980 to 97.0 in 2018.
| Current population | 5,054,970 people at present (Tuesday 31st of March 2020) | |
| Median Age | 35.4 years |
| Life expectancy | 80.6 years | |
| Population density | 98.8 per km2 |
| 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%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 3,277 | 35.0 | 1.74 | 98 | 3,997,000 (79.9%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 3,277 | 34.7 | 1.76 | 97 | 3,925,000 (79.2%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 3,277 | 34.3 | 1.77 | 96 | 3,850,000 (78.5%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 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 2019 the population of Costa Rica was 4,999,000 and the average age increased from 22.5 in 1960 to 35.0. Urban population has increased from 2,317,935 (59.0%) in 2000 to 4,066,000 (80.6%) in the current year. The population density of Costa Rica has changed from 46.8 in 1980 to 97.0 in 2018.
| 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 0.90% (46,000 residents, including 25,161 deaths). The demographics of Costa Rica constitutes of 2,523,000 women and 2,521,000 men, which means there are 999 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 28.0% of population (1,413,329) is 19 or younger, 61.5% of population (3,103,069) is between age 20 and 64 and 10.5% of population (527,098) is over 65.