Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Latin America and the Caribbean · Central America
Costa Rica is recorded at 5.13m people in 2024, with total annual change of +23,670 under the WPP medium variant.
Costa Rica observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 51,253 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -28,551 |
| Natural change | +22,702 |
| Net migration | +967 |
| Total change | +23,670 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +23,670 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -251,812 since 2044 |
| Projected 2100 | 3.78m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Costa Rica 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 986.9k, ages 15-64 3.52m, ages 65+ 598.3k.
Costa Rica 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 675.3k, ages 15-64 3.33m, ages 65+ 1.35m.
Costa Rica 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 389.6k, ages 15-64 1.86m, ages 65+ 1.53m.
Stage since 2003.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2034.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.13m | 23,670 | 51.3k | 28.6k | 1.32 |
| 2030 | 5.25m | 17,111 | 48.9k | 32.8k | 1.31 |
| 2050 | 5.35m | -9,311 | 40.9k | 51.4k | 1.38 |
| 2080 | 4.57m | -38,384 | 29.9k | 69.4k | 1.46 |
| 2100 | 3.78m | -37,867 | 24.3k | 62.9k | 1.49 |