Population growth rate rose 2.41% to 0.615% in Costa Rica in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population growth rate in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 3.63% in 1961 and an all time low of 0.600% in 2021. When compared to Costa Rica's main peers, population growth rate in Guatemala amounted to 1.89%, 1.34% in Honduras, 0.717% in Nicaragua and 1.05% in Panama in 2022.
Costa Rica has been ranked 92nd within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of population growth rate, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Growth Rate | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Belize | % | 0.689% | 0.652% | 0.616% | 0.579% | 0.542% | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | % | -0.090% | -0.124% | -0.157% | -0.189% | -0.220% | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | -0.183% | -0.220% | -0.256% | -0.291% | -0.327% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | -0.651% | -0.691% | -0.732% | -0.772% | -0.807% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | 1.13% | 1.10% | 1.06% | 1.03% | 0.999% | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | % | 0.556% | 0.520% | 0.484% | 0.448% | 0.415% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | -0.160% | -0.196% | -0.232% | -0.268% | -0.302% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | 0.008% | -0.030% | -0.069% | -0.106% | -0.141% | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | % | 0.298% | 0.264% | 0.230% | 0.197% | 0.166% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 0.079% | 0.063% | 0.047% | 0.031% | 0.016% |
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