Population growth rate: Costa Rica
0.492% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.492 |
| 2022 | 0.441 |
| 2021 | 0.418 |
| 2020 | 0.6 |
| 2019 | 0.787 |
| 2018 | 0.89 |
| 2017 | 0.919 |
| 2016 | 0.97 |
| 2015 | 1.052 |
| 2014 | 1.073 |
| 2013 | 1.077 |
| 2012 | 1.15 |
| 2011 | 1.184 |
| 2010 | 1.167 |
| 2009 | 1.315 |
| 2008 | 1.358 |
| 2007 | 1.354 |
| 2006 | 1.354 |
| 2005 | 1.448 |
| 2004 | 1.443 |
| 2003 | 1.497 |
| 2002 | 1.575 |
| 2001 | 1.729 |
| 2000 | 1.856 |
| 1999 | 2.024 |
| 1998 | 2.124 |
| 1997 | 2.213 |
| 1996 | 2.307 |
| 1995 | 2.382 |
| 1994 | 2.432 |
| 1993 | 2.479 |
| 1992 | 2.524 |
| 1991 | 2.538 |
| 1990 | 2.552 |
| 1989 | 2.5 |
| 1988 | 2.539 |
| 1987 | 2.608 |
| 1986 | 2.681 |
| 1985 | 2.74 |
| 1984 | 2.754 |
| 1983 | 2.752 |
| 1982 | 2.744 |
| 1981 | 2.73 |
| 1980 | 2.717 |
| 1979 | 2.723 |
| 1978 | 2.677 |
| 1977 | 2.646 |
| 1976 | 2.615 |
| 1975 | 2.579 |
| 1974 | 2.559 |
| 1973 | 2.535 |
| 1972 | 2.569 |
| 1971 | 2.628 |
| 1970 | 2.694 |
| 1969 | 2.783 |
| 1968 | 2.833 |
| 1967 | 3.026 |
| 1966 | 3.155 |
| 1965 | 3.287 |
| 1964 | 3.414 |
| 1963 | 3.533 |
| 1962 | 3.636 |
| 1961 | 3.707 |
| 1960 | 3.75 |
| 1959 | 3.758 |
| 1958 | 3.738 |
| 1957 | 3.692 |
| 1956 | 3.652 |
| 1955 | 3.611 |
| 1954 | 3.574 |
| 1953 | 3.525 |
| 1952 | 3.452 |
| 1951 | 3.396 |
| 1950 | 3.32 |