In 2023, the total population of Costa Rica amounted to about 5.21 million. The number of men who lived in Costa Rica was nearly the same as the number of women, with approximately 2.61 million inhabitants of each gender. Population figures in this Central American country show a maintained upward trend at least since 2008.
Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by gender
(in million inhabitants)
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in million inhabitants) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in million inhabitants)." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank. (2024). Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in million inhabitants). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Total Population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by Gender (in Million Inhabitants)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
World Bank, Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in million inhabitants) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Total population of Costa Rica from 2008 to 2023, by gender (in million inhabitants) [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/790925/population-total-gender-costa-rica/
