Costa Rica's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 5.2 million in 2021.
The population of Costa Rica grew at 0.9% in the last year and is ranked the 18th most populated country in Americas, ahead of Panama.
Costa Rica last conducted a national census in 2011 and 99.6% of births in Costa Rica are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Costa Rica compares to other countries around the world and in the Americas region.
Costa Rica's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London