Costa Rica
Population 2026
5,174,781
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.42%
- Density
- 102 per km²
- Land area
- 50,560 km²
- Capital
- San Jose
- Currency
- Colon (CRC)
- Official languages
- ES-CR, EN
- Urban population
- 79.7%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 50,2032026
- Deaths
- 29,9022026
- Birth rate
- 10.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.6per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.32
- Life expectancy
- 81.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 35.7
- Net migration
- 1,000
Age distribution
- 0–1418.3%
- 15–6468.9%
- 65+12.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $103B
- GDP per capita
- $20.0K
- GDP growth
- +4.6%
- Inflation
- -0.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Exports
- $40.0B
- Imports
- $33.6B
- Tourism receipts
- 7.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.4%
- Industry19.9%
- Manufacturing13.6%
- Services69.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture11.5%
- Industry18.5%
- Services70.0%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San JoséSan José | 335,0072025 |
| 2 | LimónLimón Province | 63,0812026 |
| 3 | AlajuelaAlajuela Province | 47,4942026 |
| 4 | LiberiaGuanacaste Province | 45,3802026 |
| 5 | ParaísoCartago Province | 39,7022022 |
| 6 | PuntarenasPuntarenas Province | 35,6502026 |
| 7 | San IsidroSan José | 34,8772018 |
| 8 | CurridabatSan José | 34,5862021 |
| 9 | San Vicente de MoraviaSan José | 34,4472016 |
| 10 | San VicenteSan José | 34,4472021 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,174,781 | 50.2K | 29.9K |
| 2020 | 5,034,323 | 57.2K | 28.1K |
| 2010 | 4,555,965 | 70.2K | 19.4K |
| 2000 | 3,937,737 | 79.7K | 15.4K |
| 1990 | 3,121,707 | 83.2K | 11.5K |
| 1980 | 2,390,641 | 72.6K | 10.0K |
| 1970 | 1,838,946 | 59.9K | 11.5K |
| 1960 | 1,327,501 | 60.4K | 11.5K |
| 1950 | 926,761 | 41.6K | 11.2K |