Population growth in Costa Rica

Name: Population growth in Costa Rica
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

+0.45%

% change per year · 2025

143rd highest of 216 countries

In 2015: +1.06%

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Nearby in the ranking

Cabo Verde +0.47%
Antigua and Barb. +0.46%
Micronesia +0.46%
Costa Rica +0.45%
Bahamas +0.44%
Azerbaijan +0.43%
El Salvador +0.43%

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Population
Births per woman
Typical age
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Human Development Index
Women’s vs men’s development
People per household
People over 65
Children under 15
Women’s age at first marriage
Mothers’ age at first birth
All figures for Costa Rica

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About the data

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Unit: % change per year
Years: 1961–2025
Data as of: 2026-09-28
Source: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0
Credit: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.POP.GROW), CC BY 4.0