Name: Costa Rica Population
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The total population in Costa Rica was estimated at 5.2 million people in 2025, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Costa Rica had a population of 1.3 million people. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Costa Rica

Population in Costa Rica is expected to reach 5.22 Million by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Costa Rica Population is projected to trend around 5.24 Million in 2027 and 5.28 Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	2155040.00	2183473.00		Mar 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	54.10	54.50	percent	Mar 2026
Population	5.19	5.16	Million	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	7.10	6.30	percent	Mar 2026

Costa Rica Population

The population of Costa Rica represents 0.07 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 1474 people on the planet is a resident of Costa Rica.